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Greenland sharks could be the world's longest-living vertebrates
Marine biologists said this shark species, which roams the North Atlantic, may have an average lifespan of at least 272 years.
Here's how to watch the Perseid meteor shower 'outburst event' tonight
NASA and other organizations are hosting webcasts to celebration the Perseid meteor shower peaking Thursday night into early Friday morning.
The glory of the Perseids: This year's must-see meteor shower
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best cosmic light shows of the year. Here's what it looks like.
Elon Musk wants SolarCity to build "solar roofs" as Tesla CEO eyes takeover
"It’s not a thing on the roof. It is the roof," Musk said this week during a SolarCity earnings call. Tesla has offered to buy SolarCity for $2.6 billion.
At least three dead in Portugal wildfires as flames creep into downtown Funchal
Sparked by a summer heatwave, the flames forced 1,000 residents and tourists to escape overnight and left hundreds injured.
A cluster of young, blue stars shines hot in new Milky Way photo
A new photo from a telescope on Earth shows a bright young cluster of stars in a sea of gas and dust.
High-speed video of SpaceX missions is hauntingly beautiful
This isn't your typical launch-and-landing video.
By Karissa Bell
The U.S. finally has its first offshore wind energy farm, after a decade of trying
The five-turbine wind farm off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island is a major feat for the U.S. clean energy industry.
Paris Agreement on climate change could go into effect this year
With a narrowing window to act and the prospect of a President Donald Trump, countries are sprinting to enact the Paris climate agreement.
Astronomers Without Borders needs your help to bring thousands of shades to Africa for solar eclipse
For every dollar raised by a new crowdfunding effort, a student in Africa will get a pair of solar eclipse glasses.
New NASA video shows dazzling details of a rocket test as never before
A new camera from NASA has produced an incredibly detailed video of a powerful rocket test firing in June.
How Apple is taking the tech world’s love affair with renewables to a new level
The California technology giant can now sell more than iPhones and Macbooks — it also plans to sell electricity from its own solar power plants.
By Maria Gallucci and Kerry Flynn
Trump's economics speech full of protests and whiplash-inducing flip-flops
Through a series of protests during which Trump put on a tight-lipped face, he gave no indication that he often contradicted and undermined himself in sentence after sentence.
Your guide to the potentially awesome Perseid meteor shower this week
This year's Perseid meteor shower is bound to impress, with forecasts suggesting there could be up to 200 shooting stars per hour.
Cargo plane overshoots runway during a storm in Italy, ends up on a road
A cargo plane overshot the runway at Milan's Bergamo Airport on Friday during heavy showers and thunderstorms.
Before-and-after photos from space show how much Rio has transformed
Digital Globe has been keeping an eye on the venues for the 2016 Olympics.
By Miriam Kramer and Brittany Herbert
A comet got vaporized by the sun and a spacecraft watched it happen
Watch a comet as it plunges to its death.
Next week's Perseid meteor shower could be like no other
Meteor researchers expect that the Perseid meteor shower could produce as many as 200 meteors per hour on August 12.
Super long camera zoom goes from city street to moon’s surface
Stop spying on the man on the moon. He can see you.
Melting Greenland ice sheet will soon unearth waste from long-forgotten Cold War-era military base
Global warming is likely to exhume waste from a Cold War "city under the ice" in Greenland.
Australia backflips on climate science approach but the damage may be done
Australian scientists may be suffering from a case of whiplash.
By Ariel Bogle
Intense bald eagle attack caught on nest camera
Do not mess with America's national bird.
Donald Trump wants you to take a hard look at America's space program
"Look what’s going on folks. We’re like a third-world nation."
To cut pollution, old-school sailing boats are taking on diesel megaships
A small but growing movement to replace petroleum-powered cargo ships with traditional sailing boats is taking hold in European waters.
