Calbuco, the Chilean volcano which erupted violently twice mid April, 2015 for the first time in 40 years, spewed out a plume of ash more than six miles high and blanketed parts of Chile and Argentina. More than 4,000 were evacuated but thankfully no deaths or injuries have been reported. Rodrigo B...

Giving birth is never easy - but for mum Audra Lynn it was a textbook delivery. The footage of her water birth in Orange County, California has stunned social media users because the baby seemingly pops out after only a few contractions. The clip, uploaded to Instagram and Facebook, has had more tha...

There have been two new eruptions at the summit of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. There’s no end to the flow of the red-hot lava, and now there’s a new danger

The 500,000-pound Stratolaunch jet took off for the first time ever for a two-hour flight over California's Mojave desert. It's designed as a flying launch pad for as many as three satellite-laden rockets. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to explain why this launch is a benefit to t...

The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process of aligning the observatory’s primary mirror using the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument.

This is huge. America’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan could reshape the country for generations to come.

War in the 21st century will be waged on many fronts -- one of which will be a digital battlefield with no guns or bombs. National Geographic presents Cyber war -
Origins: The Journey of Humankind:
Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning a...

The sound of the eruption was heard in many parts of the world. As far away as the US!
On Saturday, January15, the underwater volcano at Tonga erupted, about 65km north of the capital Nuku'alofa, triggering a tsunami that flooded Pacific coastlines from Japan to the US. It caused waves higher than ...

While the engines in propeller-powered aircraft generally achieve their maximum efficiency at much lower speeds and altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency at speeds close to or even well above the speed of sound. Check out this spectacular landing in NYC's JFK Airport.

The Weather Channel television network has been bringing expert weather forecasts and analysis to viewers in the United States for nearly 40 years. Recently, the company has looked to new ways to engage and educate viewers, working with The Future Group to create special immersive mixed reality segm...