A teenage boy has partially regained his sight after receiving a bio-engineered pig cornea transplant in south China's Guangdong.

When Joe Biden was 29 years old, he became one of the youngest people elected to the U.S. Senate. He has remained a member of the federal government in the 44 years that followed. Now, at age 73, the 47th vice president of the United States looks back on a remarkable career and life in "CBS This Mor...

Kevin Alloca discusses the four main resons why videos go viral.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate ch...

Climate Change is a Reality!

China opened the doors of its new, futuristic library in November, 2017. The Tianjin Binhai Library, located just outside Beijing, features a luminous spherical atrium with bookshelves lining the walls, from floor to ceiling. What looks to be a book lover's ultimate fantasy could ultimately house 1....

With more cameras on the ground, the world is getting a closer look at the extent of the damage from the earthquake that hit Japan. Ben Tracy reports on the ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California. Scientists of The Ocean Cleanup Foundation have conducted the most extensive analysis ever of this area.

The COVID-19 crisis has been compared to the Spanish flu pandemic that killed millions around the world in 1918. That disease affected everything from the results of World War I to the development of public health systems. But despite its name ... the Spanish flu isn’t actually from Spain. And can w

The war in Ukraine has severely strained U.S.-Russia relations and increased the risk of a wider European conflict. Tensions are likely to increase between Russia and neighboring NATO member countries that would likely involve the United States, due to alliance security commitments. Additionally, t...

The ten most ambitious mega-projects currently under development around the world, featuring: Dubai World Central Airport (United Arab Emirates); Songdo International Business District (South Korea); Tokyo-Osaka Maglev Train (Japan); Masdar City (United Arab Emirates); The Grand Canal (Nicaragua); N...