Nic Cutrona

Sep 3, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Nancy Chen |Nic Cutrona

New York City — What scientists are brewing inside a New York City lab could dramatically change the products people use every day. Shara Ticku, co-founder of C16 Biosciences, took CBS News inside the lab where the company grows an alternative to palm oil. Ticku said yeast plays a key role in their development process.   "Palm oil is responsible for making hand soaps, foam and cleanse," Ticku explained. "It makes the color stay on your lipstick and on your lips.

Apr 10, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Nancy Chen |Nic Cutrona

Tax scams increase as deadline nears Scammers ramp up activity as tax deadline approaches 01:59 Peak tax season comes with an increase in scammers hoping to dupe people out of their money. In recent years,more than 75,000 Americans have lost $28 million in IRS impostor scams, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Apr 10, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Nancy Chen |Nic Cutrona

Tax scams increase as deadline nears Scammers ramp up activity as tax deadline approaches 01:59 Peak tax season comes with an increase in scammers hoping to dupe people out of their money. In recent years,more than 75,000 Americans have lost $28 million in IRS imposter scams, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Mar 1, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Janet Shamlian |Nic Cutrona

Millions nearing retirement without savings Millions of Americans nearing retirement without savings 02:22 Cumberland, Rhode Island — Maryann O'Connor is juggling two jobs, sometimes working up to 11 hours per day, not what she expected to be doing at age 66. "I would hope to be retired, playing the piano again, just enjoying my life," O'Connor said.

Feb 9, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Omar Villafranca |Nic Cutrona |Alyssa Estrada

Texas program studies human-robot interactions Texas program studies human-robot interactions 02:35 Austin, Texas — When the four-legged robots walk around the campus of University of Texas at Austin, all the attention is on them. They are part of a groundbreaking science and social experiment from the school's robotics program. The experiment is trying to see how the programmable robots interact with nonprogrammable humans.