First, a report on the only active rare earth mine in the U.S. Then, collapse of U.S. shipbuilding poses national and economic security risks. And, a dog study may help pets and humans age well. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" Yo ...

The last minute of 60 Minutes is sponsored by United Healthcare. Coverage you can count on for your whole life ahead. No American woman has won more Olympic medals than swimmer Katie Leiddki, 14 total, including nine gold.Now she's training for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. We asked Leiddki as an Olympian, what has she learned about America. >> What I've learned over time as a member of Team USA is that we are a nation of strivvers that embraces competition of all sorts.We are a very prideful nation ...

The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, too. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/60minutes Watch full episodes: h ...

The war in Iran is highlighting the importance of ships, not just warships, but cargo vessels like those carrying oil or gas trapped near the straight of Hormuz. But American ship building is in shambles due to decades of short-sighted policies and neglect. Our submarine building program is sluggish and our commercial ship building is nearly extinct. China makes roughly a thousand cargo ships a year. The US maybe three. The Trump administration has called this a national security crisis. But can this ship b ...

Last week, President Trump postponed a summit with his Chinese counterpart on account of the war with Iran. When Trump and Xiinping do meet, here's an agenda item bound to figure prominently. Rare Earth elements.Right now, China holds a near monopoly over these strategic metals that are key components in so much that makes the modern world go. Smartphones, robotics, EVs, also fighter jets, drones, and radar technology. That is, China controls materials essential to America's ability to wage war.Tonight, the ...

60 Minutes overtime. If we want to achieve supply chain security, maybe we don't actually have to be opening dozens of new rare earth mines. Maybe we could actually achieve rare earth and other critical mineral supply chain security just by cleaning up the waste that we already have.This week on 60 Minutes, we report on rare earths, a group of 17 metallic elements on the periodic table that are essential for so many modern technologies. From smartphones and laptops to wind turbines and fighter jets, they ma ...

60 Minutes overtime. >> Good boy. Ready.You want it. >> This week on 60 Minutes, we reported on the Dog Aging Project, a collaboration between dog owners, scientists, and veterinarians to study dogs as they age. >> This way, Rob.>> Over 50,000 have participated so far. Some suffering from dementia. And the scientists working on the initiative, they hope that they can unlock the secrets of a longer healthier life for humans >> to understand human disease.And to be able to intervene and even prevent human dis ...

Humans share many of the same genes as dogs. In 2022, Anderson Cooper reported on how scientists were using that similarity in a field called comparative oncology, testing new cancer treatments on dogs and humans. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to ...

There's a good chance that many of you watching right now have a dog somewhere nearby. But what do you actually know about where dogs come from. You're probably aware they evolved from wolves, but how and when.It turns out much of that is still a mystery. There are some intriguing clues, however, that have been discovered in the DNA of dogs and wolves. Clues that just might give us a better understanding of how they and we evolved.You've heard of survival of the fittest, but a scientist at Duke University s ...

American ship building is in shambles. A money loser falling decades behind our global rivals. China makes roughly a thousand cargo ships a year.The US maybe three. >> At the end of the day, ship building is a national security necessity. The US needs to be able to secure our own commerce. We need to be able to export our own energy.We are in a ship building crisis in the United States and every American should be aware of that. ...