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Imagine becoming one of the world's top chess players before finishing middle school! For Bodhana Sivanandan, an 11-year-old from northwest London, England, this is already a reality. On September 26, 2026, she became the youngest person ever to earn the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title. The record was previously held by Kateryna Lagno, who was 12 when she won the title in 2002....

Ron Wallace of Greene, Rhode Island, is no stranger to breaking world records with giant pumpkins. In 2006, his 1,502-pound (681 kg) pumpkin became the first to top 1,500 pounds. In 2012, he became the first grower to produce a pumpkin weighing more than 2,000 pounds (907 kg)....

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 backyard project in northern Denmark unexpectedly led to one of the biggest archeological discoveries in Scandinavian history. While clearing the ground for a new terrace, a homeowner unearthed a massive Viking Age treasure. Weighing more than 40 pounds (18.5 kg), it is the largest silver hoard ever found on Danish soil....