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  1. 400-year-old Greenland shark 'longest-living vertebrate'
    BBC News

    Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, scientists say. Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old.

  2. Passing Showers: The People Behind the Perseids
    The New Yorker

    The shooting stars of August have been with us for centuries. Where do they come from? Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER GREIG / REX VIA AP.

  3. Ancient Venus May Have Been Habitable, Likely Had Liquid-Water Ocean
    International Business Times

    In its early days, Venus was likely a very different place than it is today - different enough to even have a shallow liquid-water ocean and habitable surface temperatures, a new study suggests.

  4. Light that gives you a suntan has travelled from OUTSIDE our galaxy
    Daily Mail

    This summer you might be spending some time topping up your tan on the beach, basking in the warmth and light from our sun. But the light that helps cause tans, and sun burn, does not only come from our sun.

  5. I'd consider wearing this gel touchpad on my arm
    The Verge

    Lots of tech companies think the future is going to involve flexible screens that we wear. So far, though, most of what we've seen is either impractical or ugly or both.

  6. Two Galaxies Have Left the Void and Entered Hubble's Heart
    Gizmodo

    The Hubble Space Telescope is one of our favorite things because it gives us images like the one above, which not only pictures a number of galaxies, but shows the introduction of two new ones.

  7. Ancient Greek Skeleton May Be Remains of Human Sacrifice to Zeus
    Live Science

    The 3,000-year-old skeletal remains of a teenage male were found buried at an altar used for sacrifice on Mount Lykaion. Part of the skeleton's skull is missing, according to archaeologists.

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