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The ancient scrolls look and feel more like blocks of charcoal. A new technique gives a peek inside.

Scientists have used a particle accelerator to read ancient scrolls without unrolling them. The breakthrough could potentially be used to decipher hundreds of texts.

The proposed location of the Rose Canyon Fisheries aquaculture project off San Diego's coast.

Documents Raise Questions About San Diego Aquaculture Project

Reports of diseased and deformed fish are raising questions about Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute’s role in running a proposed fish farm four miles off San Diego’s coast.

The protective gear worn by Ebola burial teams is critical: A corpse can be contagious for up to 7 days. These workers are carrying the body of a woman who died of the virus in her home in a suburb of Monrovia, Liberia.

How Long Is An Ebola Victim's Body Contagious? You Don't Want To Know

New research confirms that even after a victim dies, viral cells on the corpse can infect others for as long as 7 days.

Virginia farmer Joel Salatin says the PRIME Act would make it easier for consumers to buy more affordable local meat and give small farmers more access to the market.

Small Meat Producers Take Their Slaughterhouse Gripes To Congress

Many small meat producers have a hard time getting their animals processed. A group of farmers and local food advocates is trying to help by pushing for changes to federal meat inspection law.

The World Cup will come to the Arena de Sao Paola, shown here when it was under construction last fall. Brazil is also making a big push to control the local mosquitoes that can spread dengue fever.

Ready, Set, Spray! Brazil Battles Dengue Ahead Of The World Cup

With more than a million visitors expected for the games, Brazilian authorities are trying to control the mosquitoes that carry the disease and stop a sudden spike of cases in Sao Paulo.

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina walks onstage followed by Scott Walker, Jeb Bush and other candidates to Wednesday's debate.

As The Trump Show Faded, Fiorina's Star Brightened

Fiorina had been languishing in the low single digits in most national polls but after Wednesday's debate performance, that could be about to change.

CBS News correspondent Bob Simon, seen here in New York City in 2007, won four Peabody Awards and 27 Emmys in a long and distinguished career.

Bob Simon, Veteran Of CBS News And '60 Minutes,' Dies In Car Crash

Decorated journalist Bob Simon, a correspondent for 60 Minutes known for his insightful reporting from far-flung spots around the world, has died in a car crash in New York City. He was 73.

They are the champions of Africa (and Europe, too): Uganda's 2015 team will take on the best of the planet in the Little League Baseball World Series that starts Thursday in Williamsport, Pa.

Baseball And Uganda — Two Words That Don't Usually Go Together

Until now: The Ugandan team is the only African nine in this year's Little League Baseball World Championships. And they got there by clobbering European teams with scores like 16-0.

The U.S. holds more prisoners in solitary confinement than any other democratic country, according to critics of the treatment. Here, an immigrant detainee makes a call from his "segregation cell" at a detention facility in Adelanto, Calif., last November.

Solitary Confinement Costs $78K Per Inmate And Should Be Curbed, Critics Say

Inmates who are held in solitary confinement spend 23 hours a day in small windowless cells, receiving their food on trays that are pushed through a slot in the cell's door.

The National Mall, looking west from the Capitol, pre-2007.

Does America Really Need The National Mall?

Centerstage for many historic protests and demonstrations, the National Mall has fallen on hard times.

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