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For millions of people living in remote villages across Bangladesh, electricity is still hard to get. These communities are far from existing power lines, making it difficult to bring electricity to their homes. Some residents use their own solar panels. However, many low-income families cannot afford the high cost of buying and installing them. To solve this problem, a startup called SOLshare has come up with an innovative solution. The company has built a system that allows neighbors to sell their extra solar power to nearby homes....

A large Kelvin wave of warm water is expected to reach the California coast around mid-October. The slow-moving bulge of water could temporarily raise sea levels along the coastline by about 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm). This extra water, combined with high tides, large waves, or storms, may increase the risk of coastal flooding and erosion....

On October 12, 2026, people across the United States will observe a holiday with two different names. Some will celebrate it as Columbus Day, while others will mark it as Indigenous Peoples’ Day....

The European Space Agency (ESA) revealed on September 19, 2026, that a special Pikachu plush had spent 67 days on the International Space Station (ISS). The "astronaut" went to the ISS on a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on April 11. It returned to Earth on June 17 aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft. During its time in orbit, Pikachu completed about 1,040 trips around Earth....

NASA has unveiled a $20 billion initiative to build a permanent base on the Moon. Called "Ignition," it aims to test whether humans can sustainably live beyond Earth. The plan, announced on March 24, 2026, marks a major shift from short lunar visits to a long-term human presence on the Moon....

A team of paleontologists led by Cairo University’s Dr. Tarek Yassin have unearthed an ancient "shark graveyard" in Egypt’s Western Desert. The discovery was revealed in the journal Cretaceous Research on August 18, 2026. It provides evidence that this now dry landscape was once covered by a shallow, tropical sea filled with marine life, including sharks....

Microplastics can be found almost everywhere — in oceans, soil, food, and even the air we breathe. Because they are so tiny, removing them is incredibly difficult. Now, 18-year-old Arya Satheesh has come up with a clever way to tackle the problem. She has developed Eco Purge, a plant-based plastic that naturally decomposes while helping break down microplastics already in the environment....

Most wooden furniture is made in factories. Trees are cut into boards, which are shaped and assembled into chairs, tables, and other pieces. But in Derbyshire, England, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking a completely different approach. The owners of Full Grown use a method called “tree shaping” to grow furniture from living trees....

It was a typical Tuesday at NOAA’s Panama City Laboratory in Florida. Biologists were analyzing shark data and studying fish populations when they heard a strange tapping sound. Looking outside, they were surprised to find a wild brown pelican repeatedly pecking at the glass door with its beak....