Global warming hiatus never happened

Studies had suggested that global warming slowed or paused since 1998. More thorough research shows the global warming "hiatus" likely never happened.

Faces of Pluto emerge in new images

As the New Horizons spacecraft speeds closer to its July flight through the Pluto system, we're seeing an increasingly complex surface. Best views yet.

North America once linked to Australia?

A new tectonic model suggests that the continent of North America may have once been attached to Australia.

Is the universe really accelerating?

New research questions the claim that the universe is accelerating. But this new work isn't as strong as some claim.

Watch start of India’s monsoon season

This year's monsoon rainfall began on June 5 in southern India. This animation, made from satellite data, shows where the precipitation fell as the season started.

Latest image of Ceres bright spots

Scientists are having fun contemplating the spots along with the rest of us. NASA wants you to vote on what you think the spots might be.

Measuring sea level on a dynamic Earth

Warming temps, and the rise and fall of coasts, complicate measurements of sea level. How do scientists establish sea level on a constantly changing Earth?

Will Mars glass reveal life signs?

NASA spacecraft discovered deposits of impact glass preserved in Martian craters, possibly preserving ancient signs of life.

Video: Fine dining in microgravity

An astronaut aboard the ISS prepares one of her favorite meals - quinoa salad with tomato, mackerel and leek cream in a warm tortilla. Here's how it's done in space.

First-of-its-kind bird fossil found in Brazil

It dates back approximately 115 million years and reveals a prehistoric bird with long tail feathers, a first-of-its-kind find for South America.