Venice has battled rising water levels since the fifth century. But today, the water seems to be winning. Several factors, both natural and man-made, cause Venice to flood about 100 times a year — usually from October until late winter — a phenomenon called the acqua alta.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday a monumental milestone in nuclear fusion research: a "net energy gain" was achieved for the first time in history by scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called it "one of the most...

Color Scope is a series that explores our perception of color, it's use across cultures and other curiosities. Each month we examine a new color. Written and narrated by Dr. James Fox. Blue eyes are in fact pale brown. As light enters a 'blue' eye, it is scattered to create a blue hue, there is no a

Altocumulus Standing Lenticular Clouds: When sufficient moisture is present above mountain-top level, ACSL clouds develop within the crest of these mountain waves where the air is rising. ACSL clouds are continually developing and dissipating in the vicinity of the wave's crest and immediately dow...

Over the next four years, Saudi Arabia is set to spend a whopping $500 billion dollars to build a futuristic city, 17 times bigger than London and 33 times bigger than New York City. The goal is to build an innovation hub and tourist destination to lead the world in smart city technology and clean e

Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 70 million people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 35 million people have died of HIV. Globally, 36.7 million [30.8–42.9 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2016. An estimated 0.8% [0.7-0.9%] of adults aged 15–49 years worl

Disney Imagineering has created autonomous robot stunt doubles. The robot acrobats can flip through the air and stick a landing every time. The machines they’re creating are becoming more active and mobile in order to better represent the wildly physical nature of the characters they portray within

The Stand is Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are emb

Can LaGuardia really be turned around? LaGuardia Airport renovation. Featured snippet from the webThe total $8 billion transformation of LaGuardia Airport makes it is the first new major airport built in the United States in the last 25 years. Delta's brand new Terminal C opened to passengers on ...

There's a medical marijuana plant that has parents moving to Colorado to help their children. The strain of marijuana is called "Charlotte's Web," and it's named after a young girl in Colorado previously reported on by CBS4. The strain, converted into oil, has drastically changed Charlotte Figi's li...