Health

America's birth rate has plunged. Are smartphones to blame?

A decades-long decline in the U.S. fertility rate has confounded policymakers and economists alike, with experts pointing to possible causes ranging from the economic fallout of the Great Recession to changing public attitudes about parenthood. Now, one economist is pointing to another factor: the iPhone.

FBI raids CA site where overheated chemical tank forced evacuations

The FBI has executed a search warrant at the Southern California facility where an overheated chemical tank prompted the evacuation of roughly 50,000 residents last month amid fears of an explosion.

Atlantic Trivia: The Worms Are Turning

Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.

Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown

Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region

US measles cases pass 2,000 this year as outbreak nears worst in decades

Outbreak driven by falling vaccination and misinformation as federal public health cuts hamper state response

'Russian' manicures are on the rise

More customers are seeking out meticulous e-file manicures, but there are concerns about the risk of infection with the cuticle-raising beauty treatment

'Demonized, called hysterical': the rise of witchcraft retreats where US women go to defy man and church

In an age of spiritual isolation, witches are flocking to the woods of Ireland and elsewhere to form covens of ‘sisterhood’

Is the growing use of GLP-1s reshaping ideas of Black beauty?

People across the Black diaspora are increasingly turning to weight-loss drugs. How might this reshape our health, wellbeing and body image?

‘A big pouffy dress is not really me’: the brides who got wed in a suit

When the singer got married in London last month, her skirt suit made headlines. But she was hardly the first to reject tradition. Here are the stories behind some other beautiful but unconventional outfits

Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price

We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment

‘The patients scattered’: how gun crime cuts off healthcare for South Africa’s poorest

Cities see surge in attacks and extortion demands at clinics in townships, leaving patients and staff vulnerable

Working remotely full-time can negatively impact mental health, research finds

New research suggests that working remotely full-time can negatively affect people's mental health, despite polls that show people are willing to get paid less for that flexibility. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.