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Shrey Parikh bounced back from a school spelling bee loss caused by illness to become the 2026 National Spelling Bee champion, setting a record by spelling 32 words correctly in 90 seconds. His victory proves that dedication after defeat can lead to incredible triumph.
After three straight county championships and years of late-night study sessions, Harding Academy student Daksh Singh capped his four-year spelling bee journey with third place at the Arkansas State Spelling Bee. His dedication shows what persistence and passion for learning can achieve.
Two Nigerian students just took top honors at the African Spelling Bee, with one claiming the championship title and their team earning second place overall. Over 30 African nations competed in the spelling showdown held in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Four young spellers from Ghana and Nigeria competed at the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, with Nigeria's Newton Temojo advancing to the quarterfinals. Their performances mark Africa's growing presence on the world's most prestigious spelling stage.
Two sisters faced off in an emotional final at the Palm Springs Unified School District Spelling Bee, with eighth grader Juniper Donovan defending her championship title against younger sister Marygold. The family showdown ended in round 16 when Juniper correctly spelled "shaman" to advance to the county competition.
Fourteen-year-old Shrey Parikh from California won the 98th Scripps National Spelling Bee after correctly spelling 32 words in just 90 seconds during a rare tiebreaker round. His victory capped three years of competition and five hours of daily practice.
California teen Shrey Parikh just won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 32 words in 90 seconds, defeating 246 other competitors. The 14-year-old bounced back from being a 2024 finalist to claim the championship trophy and $50,000 prize.
An Arkansas middle schooler just clinched his third county spelling bee championship and is heading back to the state competition for the second year in a row. His winning word? "Contiguous."
After finishing second or worse in five major competitions, 14-year-old Adeolu Oreofe just became the 2026 African Spelling Bee Champion. Her win earned her a $5,000 scholarship and defeated competitors from over 20 countries.
A California teenager just won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, walking away with $50,000 and proving that hard work and dedication still pay off. Shrey Parikh outlasted nearly 250 competitors over three intense days of competition.
Shrey Parikh just became the national spelling champion by correctly spelling 32 incredibly difficult words in 90 seconds flat. The 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga spent a year practicing five hours a day after missing his chance in 2025.
Eugene Osei Mensah conquered 170 competitors to win Ghana's National Spelling Bee with the word "breviloquent." Now he's representing his country at the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington this May.
A Nigerian high school student earned the chance to run Africa's largest city after spelling her way to victory. Etiyemonu Esther sat in the real governor's chair and got a taste of leadership at just 16 years old.
A queen bee's job is anything but leisurely—she lays up to 2,000 eggs every single day to keep her colony thriving. National Geographic's new documentary "Secrets of the Bees" reveals the incredible non-stop work behind bee royalty.
Each summer, 1,000 queen bees take flight over a small Belgian town in an urgent mission to save Europe's endangered dark bee. The annual gathering has become a lifeline for the native species nearly wiped out by commercial breeding.
A Cornell researcher taking a shortcut through an Ithaca cemetery stumbled upon one of the world's largest documented bee colonies. More than 5.5 million wild bees have been thriving in the undisturbed sandy soil for over a century.
A Cornell lab tech discovered millions of bees living beneath a historic Ithaca cemetery, revealing a thriving pollinator haven that's existed for over a century. The find sparked a global effort to protect similar underground bee communities.
Scientists discovered one of the world's largest wild bee colonies thriving beneath a New York cemetery since the early 1900s. The 5.5 million mining bees are pollinating nearby orchards and proving that old cemeteries can be vital urban wildlife sanctuaries.
Everyday citizens in Kansas are becoming bee detectives, helping scientists track bumble bees across the prairies. Their efforts have already identified two species at risk of extinction.
Tiny bees are responsible for pollinating a third of the food we eat, making them essential partners in feeding the world. A new National Geographic documentary celebrates these vital pollinators and reminds us why protecting them matters.
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