Inventor Lonnie Johnson had no idea what a splash his souped up squirt gun would make. But since the Super Soaker hit the toy store shelves in the early 90's it's racked up sales of more than a billion dollars.

Children with autism often struggle with their social skills - and that can affect their learning in the classroom.

Our CBS News colleague Don Champion says students at KIPP Truth Academy in Dallas are getting some high-tech help.

If you're a fan of the old cartoon show "The Jetsons", maybe you've wondered, "Hey, why don't we have flying cars like George Jetson?"

Well, you can ... if you're willing to spend big bucks.

On this day, May 19th in 1963, a letter was published that would become one of the most famous ever written about the civil rights movement.

We take flying for granted these days. Most of us think no more of getting on an airplane than we do of getting into a car. But it wasn't that long ago that flying was thought to be something that humans could never do. Two brothers named Orville and Wilbur Wright proved the doubters wrong.

Guns used in shootings are usually confiscated and destroyed. But a company in Philadelphia is turning them into jewelry.

People like to use the phrase "worst-case scenario" when talking about what might go wrong someday.

If there ever is a "worst-case scenario" on a global scale someday, some experts are already planning ahead.

Researchers at the University of Reading in Britain say that climate change is causing more and more bumpy flights - and that things are likely to get worse.

Most businesses aren't open around the clock, all day and all night. And more and more people who work for companies tele-commute. So there's a growing need for temporary workspace. Our CBS News colleague Wendy Gillette says restaurants and bars have have discovered newfound new sources of revenue and profits by by letting other kinds of businesses operate from their space at a time other than mealtime.

If you're spending a lot of time under the Sun this summer ... maybe a day at the beach or a long hike outdoors ... you'll need to wear sunscreen to protect your skin from the Sun's ultraviolet rays. What if you could use a natural sunscreen that is just as effective as the ones that we have now? A tiny type of algae living in the sea just might hold the key.