Summer is already zooming by — happy July! — and that means we owe you an announcement about our Cause of the Season. This year, we’re extending our fundraiser with Every Mother Counts in hopes of garnering more donations to support the nonprofit’s mission to make pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period safer for women around the globe. Donate here.
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Family-Owned Ohio Amusement Park Opens Only 4 Days a Year — And One Is This Week
Stricker’s Grove
If you’re local to the Cincinnati area and need something to do for the Fourth of July, you might want to put Stricker’s Grove on your radar. The family-owned amusement park just outside the Ohio city is only open to the public four days a year — and one of those is this Saturday. The park is even sweetening the deal by offering free admission (with a pay-per-ride system) and topping off the day with fireworks.
Stricker’s Grove dates back to 1924, when Henry Stricker purchased the property to build a dance hall. More than 100 years later, it has since moved locations and is now co-run by Stricker’s granddaughter, but it’s still brimming with good old-fashioned nostalgia (and still surrounded by corn fields).
The slice of Americana features 17 classic rides, including two hand-built wooden roller coasters and a merry-go-round, as well as carnival games, a train, and a mini golf course. While it’s open to all only a handful of times per year — the remaining dates after July Fourth are Aug. 9, Sept. 7, and Oct. 11 — serious amusement park fans can also rent it for private groups from May to October. See more pics.
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Over 2 Dozen New-to-Science Species Found in the Middle of the Ocean
ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute
Scientists announced last month they discovered 31 potentially new-to-science species off the coast of Brazil, all found in just two weeks. The team on the efficient expedition honed their focus on the ocean midwater, which encompasses 90% of the living space on our planet but is also one of the least explored sections.
“The midwater is chock full of incredible animals that we don’t know much about,” Karen Osborn, the team’s chief scientist, told The Guardian. “And this was an area that hadn’t been explored before so there were more opportunities to find new species.”
The findings include nine jellyfish, seven comb jellies, and a surprisingly fast-swimming gossamer worm, pictured here. “The ocean never let up with surprises in every pocket of water that we explored,” John Burns, another scientist on the expedition, said in a statement.
The survey was carried out aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too) research vessel, and researchers credited some of the trip’s swiftness to the cutting-edge tools at their disposal. One of note is a microscope nicknamed Squid that uses lasers to scan the internal cellular structures of organisms at sea and “opens up a whole new world of exploring,” said Osborn. Meet some of the new-to-us species.
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Netflix Doc Follows Tennis Pros’ Journey From Rivals to Cancer-Fighting Friends
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In 1973, Chris Evert, 18, and Martina Navratilova, 16, met as opponents during a tennis match in Akron, Ohio. Evert won the match, but Navratilova’s star power was immediately evident — and thus began a prolific rivalry that went on for over a decade.
Many years later, after both pros retired, they found themselves no longer rivals but two friends in their own fights against cancer. Evert was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 and Navratilova was diagnosed with throat and breast cancer the following year. They turned to each other for support, a story that’s documented in the new Netflix documentary Chris & Martina: The Final Set.
“I can’t get away from her,” Evert, who shared last week that her cancer has recurred, jokingly told NPR.“We had a 15-year career, and then we got cancer at the same time. It really is freaky, but I always say: If I want someone to be in the trenches with me, it’s Martina because she has been so supportive and so understanding.”
Read a touching interview with the rivals-turned-friends.
In Other News
Nine female white rhinos arrived in Mozambique, the country’s first viable breeding population in decades (read more)
Sephora launched a “quiet hours” initiative to foster a calmer environment for neurodivergent shoppers (read more)
WhatsApp announced plans for a feature that will address a longstanding privacy concern of the platform (read more)
A new HIV prevention drug rolled out this month in South Africa, home to the world’s largest HIV epidemic (read more)
Fossil fluke: Scientists happened upon a rare dinosaur bone from Antarctica inside a drawer (read more)
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All hands on deck for Venezuela
Since the two devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela last week, some Venezuelan restaurant owners in the U.S. have turned their eateries into donation centers for people to drop off items to send back to their home country. “Our people need everything. Everything matters in this moment that we are passing through,” said Ricardo Scogna, whose family owns Arepas Latin Cuisine in San Francisco. Learn how you can help.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for admiring photos of celestial phenomena: The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest released its 2026 shortlist. The stunning shots include the one above from photographer Samuel Morse, showing pink- and blue-hued aurora dancing over the Causey Reservoir in Utah. Browse through the other shortlisted images of the sky’s many wonders, from the Milky Way and the moon to meteor showers.
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