A portrait of portraitist Michael Shane Neal

Michael Shane Neal, perhaps America’s greatest living portraitist, recently fulfilled a long-held ambition: to paint a living president. He talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about producing a portrait of former President Joe Biden. He also discusses “being in the zone” while painting a portrait; following in the footsteps of famed artists Everett Raymond Kinstler and …

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Nature: Prairie chickens in South Dakota

Nature: Prairie chickens in South Dakota – CBS News Watch CBS News We leave you this Sunday morning with prairie chickens and sharp tail grouse near Ft. Pierre, South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.

Cementing a more sustainable alternative to concrete

The process of making 30 billion tons of concrete every year produces more carbon pollution than all the world’s ships and planes put together. Now, the North Carolina and Denmark-based Biomason is using biotechnology, including naturally-occurring microbes, to create “biocement” that’s just as sturdy but emits much less CO2. David Pogue reports.

“Proof”: Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri make their Broadway bows

They’re larger-than-life, and somehow on stage they still are. In “Proof” David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Don Cheadle plays a mathematical genius with mental health issues; Ayo Edebiri plays his daughter, with issues of her own. This is the first time they’ve ever worked together. Edebiri said she was “very happy” when she …

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“Proof”: Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri make their Broadway bows

Celebrated actors Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri are both making their Broadway debuts in a revival of David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winner “Proof,” about a brilliant mathematics professor with mental-health issues, and his daughter with issues of her own. Cheadle and Edebiri talk with Tracy Smith about exploring the dynamics of a parent-child relationship, …

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Breeding a better bread – CBS News

Over the past century, the cultivation and processing of wheat has led to strains of grain that are less nutritious, less flavorful, and more vulnerable to climate change. The researchers at Breadlab, at Washington State University, are trying to breed varieties of whole grains that are better for farmers, consumers – and taste buds. David …

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Using the ocean to power data centers

There are two global problems you probably don’t like to think about. First, burning gas and coal is still heating up the planet. Second, the thousands of AI data centers popping up all over the country consume enormous amounts of power, which produces even more carbon pollution – and drives up our electric bills. And …

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Passage: In memoriam

“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including children’s TV producer Sid Krofft, creator of “H.R. Pufnstuf.”

Selling cars for a song

When opera singer Andrew Hiers took a side gig as a car salesman in Cocoa, Florida, his talent was not as evident on the showroom floor. But once the bass-baritone posted a video of himself singing a car’s praises, his sales hit a high note. Luke Burbank reports.

Rat poison found in HiPP baby food in Austria, prompting recall

The Dutch baby food and formula brand HiPP has recalled jars of baby food after one in Austria tested positive for rat poison, officials said. No one consumed the baby food. Authorities believe someone may have tampered with it. They said the sample, which tested positive for the poison on Saturday, was one of HiPP’s …

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