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 new museum, which is the key part of a beautification plan that also includes landscaping and lighting, will give the more than 4.3 million annual visitors to the Statue of Liberty the opportunity to learn about and honor the Statue's history, influence and legacy in the world. It's schedule to ...

The global conservation movement has reached a turning point. We have documented the fast pace of habitat loss, the growing number of endangered and extinct species, and the increasing speed of global climate change.

Yet while the seriousness of these threats cannot be denied,