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  • Favorites and Sleepers: Mid-Ohio

    Favorites and Sleepers: Mid-Ohio

    Reigning Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course winner Pato O’Ward snapped the Team Penske/Chip Ganassi Racing domination on the 2.258-mile track last year by giving Arrow McLaren its first victory there.

    But Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou enters this weekend as the driver to beat. The three-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion is undefeated on natural road courses in 2025 with wins at The Thermal Club, Barber Motorsports Park, Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and Road America. He’s also on a four-race podium streak at Mid-Ohio, including a 2023 victory and runner-up finish last year.

    Can anyone stop the points leader in Sunday’s 90-lap race?

    If so, it may take a village.

    Typically, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has been a track that has featured organization-wide dominance; if someone tops Palou, look for their teammate to be close by.

    Since 1990, a one-two team finish has occurred 138 times in NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition. Mid-Ohio has produced a series-leading 16 of those occurrences, double the next best of eight at the former Belle Isle Park circuit in Detroit.

    Here are the favorites and sleepers for The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the All-New 2026 Passport airing at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, the FOX Sports app and the INDYCAR Radio Network.

    Favorites

    Scott McLaughlin (No. 3 Odyssey Battery Team Penske Chevrolet)

    McLaughlin has three straight top-five finishes at Mid-Ohio, including a 2022 win in which he led 45 laps. He finished third last season, the third straight year a Team Penske driver finished in that spot, with Will Power doing so in 2022 and 2023. On natural road course races this season, McLaughlin finished 27th, third, fourth and 12th, respectively, showing he’s a serious contender when the car is right.

    Pato O’Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet)

    Last year’s winner led 24 of 80 laps en route to the victory, but history isn’t on his side as no driver has gone back-to-back at Mid-Ohio since Scott Dixon in 2011-12. However, O’Ward has flashed natural road course speed this season with podiums at The Thermal Club and the IMS road course. He also earned NTT P1 Award honors and led 51 laps at The Thermal Club and finished sixth at Barber Motorsports Park.

    Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda)

    Dixon has six wins in 19 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course starts. His recent finishes include fourth, fifth, second and 27th, respectively. Chip Ganassi Racing has also produced the second-place finisher each of the last four years via Marcus Ericsson (2021), Palou (2022, 2024) and Dixon (2023).

    Alex Palou (No. 10 Open AI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda)

    Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has been a great track for Palou, who has three straight top-two finishes on the track, including a victory in 2023. There’s not much more to say for the three-time series champion, who leads second-place Kyle Kirkwood by 93 in the standings.

    Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet)

    Power led 206 combined laps with seven top-four finishes in his last 10 Mid-Ohio starts. While he finished 11th last year, he battled a sickness that compromised his ability to push his car beyond its limits. He finished sixth this season at The Thermal Club, fifth at Barber, third on the IMS road course and 14th at Road America.

    Sleepers

    Christian Lundgaard (No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet)

    Lundgaard, in his last two Mid-Ohio starts driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, qualified fifth and ninth and finished fourth and seventh, respectively. This season, his first with Arrow McLaren, he has shown podium speed on natural road courses, with finishes of third and second at Thermal and Barber, before dipping to 16th and 24th at the IMS road course and Road America, respectively. Arrow McLaren proved it can win here, and Lundgaard is more than capable.

    Graham Rahal (No. 15 Fifth Third Bank Honda)

    Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is Rahal’s home track and is a place where he has performed well. Rahal has completed 99.7 percent of his laps (1,521 out of 1,525) and produced 10 top-10 finishes in his last 12 tries. He qualified second in 2023 and finished seventh after a slow final pit stop dropped him in the finishing order. Rahal has finished 11th, 14th, sixth and 20th on natural road courses this season.

    Kyle Kirkwood (No. 27 Andretti Global Honda)

    The only driver not named Alex Palou to win this season, with three in total, is chasing his first natural road course victory. Kirkwood is 0-for-24 on this type of track but is trending upward and improving nearly every season at like venues. At Mid-Ohio, he has finished 26th, 17th and eighth, respectively. Kirkwood finished fourth two weekends ago at Road America.

    Louis Foster (No. 45 Mi-Jack Honda)

    He finished first and second, respectively, at Mid-Ohio in USF Pro 2000 competition in 2022. He then earned his first career INDY NXT by Firestone victory on this track in 2023 and repeated last year during his 10-win championship season. Foster earned NTT P1 Award honors in the last race at Road America, and his best finishes during his rookie season are 11th at both the IMS and Road America road courses. He has qualified 10th, 12th, third and first, respectively, on natural road courses, too.

    Felix Rosenqvist (No. 60 SiriusXM Honda)

    Rosenqvist earned his first career podium at Mid-Ohio by finishing runner-up to Dixon in 2019. He placed runner-up in the last race, at Road America. On natural road course tracks this season, Rosenqvist has three top-10 finishes in four tries.


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  • Melbourne Instruments’ Roto-Control gets Bitwig Studio integration following 2.0 firmware update

    Melbourne Instruments’ Roto-Control gets Bitwig Studio integration following 2.0 firmware update

    Announced earlier this year at NAMM 2025, Melbourne Instruments’ Roto-Control is a MIDI controller with a difference.

    Equipped with eight motorized knobs – first seen on the company’s NINA synth – that instantly recall parameter values when opening new projects or plugins, Roto-Control also offered Ableton Live integration straight out of the box.

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  • How Iranian missile strike on Israel impacts Europe

    How Iranian missile strike on Israel impacts Europe

    Israel’s historic military operation in Iran delivered significant achievements whose complete impact will only emerge over time, whether through the elimination of key officials in the Islamic Republic’s leadership or through meaningful damage to its nuclear capabilities. However, this powerful operation triggered devastating retaliation that killed Israelis and scarred the nation with widespread destruction – damage that extends far beyond Israel’s borders affecting numerous European countries, and specifically, the European Commission.

    We joined European Union Ambassador to Israel Dimiter Tzantchev during his visit to the Weizmann Institute of Science, among the hardest-hit locations from Iranian ballistic missile attacks, as part of a tour of strike sites nationwide. Two missiles rendered five buildings unusable, affecting research conducted by at least 52 research groups. The cancer research center suffered the worst damage, with laboratories now entombed beneath mountains of debris.

    The destroyed Cancer Research Center at the Weizmann Institute (Photo: Adi Nirman)

    “We truly experienced the five stages of grief,”  Dr. Leeat Yankielowicz-Keren, who heads a team investigating connections between the immune system and cancer. Her laboratory housed cutting-edge, exclusive equipment essential to her Weizmann research team’s work – all completely destroyed. “We obtained special permission to enter the building today, and several people wept. The devastation is beyond belief. One of my students, a reserve combat soldier who served in Gaza, insisted he would rappel through windows to salvage what he could, though we told him ‘nothing’s left.’ He was really in denial.”

    Another laboratory that became unusable as a result of the blast belongs to Dr. Ranit Kedmi, who studies the immune system. “I only opened my laboratory two years ago,” she shared.” Both research teams share a crucial commonality – they were enabled by European Research Council (ERC) grants, financed through the European Commission. The destruction of these laboratories means Iranian strikes directly impact European interests.

    Dr. Yankielowicz-Keren stresses the consequences reach even further internationally. “During the first week [after the attack], I had to spend at least an hour every day replying to emails from all over the world – people offering to help, people offering to send students, people showing compassion,” she said. “After October 7th, I didn’t feel the same kind of solidarity. I think that this time the scientific community and particularly the cancer community experienced this as their own loss. It’s not a Weizmann-specific research – it’s our understanding of cancer that got pushed back years because of this, on a global level.”

    The environmental research building that was destroyed as a result of the blast wave at the Weizmann Institute (Photo: Adi Nirman)

    The Weizmann Institute ranks among the world’s top research facilities. Though based in Israel, its research teams include students from across the globe. “Scientists excel at problem-solving,” Dr. Kedmi observed, describing how a South Korean student in her team chose to remain in Israel and help rebuild the damaged laboratory despite the wartime reality in Israel. Meanwhile, a colleague from Heidelberg, Germany, offered his laboratory facilities to one of Yankelvitz-Keren’s students to continue crucial research.

    While the determination shown by these research teams and their female leaders inspires admiration, the growing global recognition of Weizmann’s damage cannot be overlooked. Worldwide discourse often reduces to either supporting or opposing Israel, missing the global ripple effects created when the Weizmann Institute becomes a target, impacting the European Research Council, scientists across the world, and potentially life-saving medical advances.

    The destruction of patient rooms at Soroka Medical Center, 2 floors below the missile strike point (Photo: Adi Nirman)

    The tour naturally included Soroka Hospital, the Negev region’s sole medical facility. We were granted special access to examine the damage in the northern surgical building, which sustained a direct upper-floor hit. Exceptional preparation and threat assessment by Soroka personnel enabled patient evacuation one day before the strike that completely destroyed that floor and caused the floor below to collapse.

    Broken elevator shafts at Soroka Medical Center (Photo: Adi Nirman)

    The strike’s severity and the ballistic missile’s warhead power became evident through the extensive ground-floor damage. Shattered ceilings and walls, demolished elevator shafts, displaced door frames, and patient rooms reduced to rubble fragments intensified as we ascended through the building’s floors. Medical staff that was inside the building during the attack followed proper defensive protocols and escaped injury.

    Destruction two floors below the missile strike point at Soroka Medical Center (Photo: Adi Nirman)

    “Anywhere else worldwide, we would transfer all patients to alternative hospitals and spend a year recovering,” Soroka Hospital Director Dr. Shlomi Kodesh told Ambassador Tzantchev. Remarkably, the hospital resumed 80% of operations surrounded by destruction and blast damage, in extremely difficult conditions for both patients and medical personnel alike. “We need tens of millions of dollars,” Dr. Kodesh emphasized, highlighting the critical importance of maintaining Soroka’s operations as southern Israel’s only hospital. “The Negev deserves better,” he concluded.

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  • PM Sharif discusses trade, investment and regional ties with ECO leaders on summit sidelines

    PM Sharif discusses trade, investment and regional ties with ECO leaders on summit sidelines

    Eight killed in Karachi building collapse, exposing city’s crisis of unsafe housing


    KARACHI: A five-story residential building collapsed in Karachi’s densely populated Lyari neighborhood on Friday, killing at least eight people and trapping many others, in yet another tragedy underscoring the city’s crisis of unsafe, aging structures.


    Rescue workers, aided by local residents, scrambled to pull people from the debris of the Fotan Mansion building, recovering both bodies and injured survivors. The collapse took place around 10:30 a.m., jolting the community.


    “I suddenly woke up … it felt like there were tremors, like an earthquake,” said Salman Ahmed, who was sleeping in a nearby building at the time of the incident and later rescued two children.


    “At the moment the building collapsed, nothing was visible,” he recalled. “There was so much dust and smoke that no one could understand what had happened. “We could hear voices coming from underneath [the rubble].”


    It was not immediately clear how many families lived in the building, but residents estimated that around 40 people were inside when it collapsed. Many of the occupants were members of the low-income Hindu minority community.


    As of Friday evening, a large rescue operation was still underway, with cranes clearing debris and rescuers working against time to reach those still trapped beneath the rubble.


    “They handed me a three-month-old baby girl, she was alive,” said Maya Sham, a relative of a family living in the building. “Right now, two of their sons and three daughters-in-law are still trapped. But we can still hear voices from inside.”


    The collapse devastated families like that of Megbhai, a member of the Hindu community, which largely resided in the building.


    Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab confirmed that six people had died and eight were rescued alive. He said the building had long been on the city’s “danger list.”


    “This building was declared dangerous, and a couple of notices were issued to the occupants to vacate because of its structure,” Wahab told Arab News at the site. “But unfortunately, people chose to risk their lives, and they did not vacate.”


    Pakistan’s largest city — home to over 20 million people — faces a chronic housing shortage. Many low-income residents live in dilapidated buildings that have escaped regular maintenance. Authorities have declared nearly 588 buildings dangerous in Karachi, most in the congested Old City area.


    According to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), Fotan Mansion had been declared unsafe as far back as 2012.


    “This building was declared dangerous by the SBCA in 2012 and had been served multiple notices over the years,” SBCA spokesperson Shakeel Dogar told Arab News. “Before the recent rains, public announcements were also made in the area, but unfortunately, no one was willing to vacate,” he said, adding that it was the responsibility of the district administration to enforce the SBCA’s evacuation directives.


    Mayor Wahab said rescue efforts remained the top priority, with accountability and investigation to follow.


    “Our administration, our machinery is here on the ground,” he said. “Once we’re done with the rescue aspect, we will focus on who was responsible for this negligence or omission.”


    RECURRING TRAGEDY


    Friday’s incident is the latest in a string of deadly building collapses in Karachi.


    In February 2020, a five-story building collapsed in Rizvia Society, killing at least 27 people. The following month, another residential structure came down in Gulbahar, claiming 16 lives.


    In June 2021, a three-story building in Malir collapsed, killing four. And just last year, in August, a building collapse in Qur’angi led to at least three deaths.


    Most of these structures had either been declared unsafe or were built without proper approval.


    Experts say that despite repeated disasters, there has been little progress in enforcing building codes or relocating residents from hazardous structures.


    “The incident of the building collapse in Lyari is deeply tragic,” said Muhammad Hassan Bakhshi, chairman of the Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD). “It is alarming that despite having a list of dangerous buildings, the SBCA did not take action to get them evacuated.”


    He urged the Sindh government to reassess buildings citywide and equip rescue teams with modern tools and technology.


    With hundreds of buildings still listed as unsafe, authorities now face mounting pressure to prevent future disasters.


    “The way out is that we must follow what the law says,” said Mayor Wahab when asked if anyone would be held accountable. “If citizens don’t listen to us, the political leadership and the administration have to play their part to convince those people.”


    “Nobody wants to leave their house… but we must learn from our mistakes and ensure no such untoward incident takes place in the future,” he said.

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  • AI Tool Accurately Predicts Prostate Cancer Outcomes Across Racial Groups

    AI Tool Accurately Predicts Prostate Cancer Outcomes Across Racial Groups

    Mack Roach III, MD, professor of radiation oncology, medical oncology, and urology at the University of California, San Francisco, discusses the development and evaluation of a multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed to predict prostate cancer outcomes and its performance across racial subgroups.

    According to Roach, the motivation behind the study stemmed from a longstanding controversy in prostate cancer: the role of race in determining outcomes. While prostate cancer incidence is 1.5 to 2 times higher among Black men compared with other racial groups, the question of whether biological differences contribute to disparities in outcomes has been widely debated.

    “For many years, there have been different opinions about whether there is an inherent biologic factor or not, and so it is important for us to distinguish between the incidence of the disease and the biologic behavior of a disease once it is diagnosed,” he explains.

    To address this, researchers turned to a high-quality data set derived from prospective phase 3 randomized clinical trials. These trials ensured uniform treatment protocols, patient stratification, and systematic follow-up. “The value of that resource,” Roach explains, “is that the quality of care and the eligibility are controlled in such a way that biases do not really enter into the quality of treatment.” Importantly, variables such as insurance coverage, treatment type, and dose were standardized, which allowed for more accurate analysis of outcomes by race.

    This dataset provided a unique opportunity to test whether AI could not only enhance prognostic accuracy, but also maintain fairness across racial groups. The AI model analyzed digitized biopsy slides along with clinical features like prostate-specific antigen, tumor grade, and stage, uncovering subtle prognostic indicators not readily visible to human pathologists.

    The study, published in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, demonstrated that the algorithm accurately predicted outcomes such as recurrence and metastasis and did so without introducing racial bias. The results support the broader application of AI in oncology while reinforcing the importance of diverse, well-controlled data in developing equitable predictive tools.

    REFERENCE:
    Roach M 3rd, Zhang J, Mohamad O, et al. Assessing algorithmic fairness with a multimodal artificial intelligence model in men of African and non-African origin on NRG oncology prostate cancer phase III trials. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2025;9:e2400284. doi:10.1200/CCI-24-00284

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  • Baker McKenzie advised Axia Vegetable Seeds on the sale of its shares to DENSO Corporation | Newsroom

    Baker McKenzie advised Axia Vegetable Seeds on the sale of its shares to DENSO Corporation | Newsroom

    Axia Vegetable Seeds, headquartered in the Netherlands, is a leading breeding company of high-quality tomato seeds for greenhouses globally. The acquisition marks a significant step in DENSO’s strategic expansion into the AgriTech sector.

    By combining Axia’s strengths with DENSO’s automation and environmental-control technologies to industrialize farming, the partnership aims to develop and globally deploy innovative solutions for stable food production and supply. The acquisition is DENSO’s second investment in the agriculture sector in the Netherlands, following its earlier acquisition of a Dutch enterprise specializing in horticultural facility management.

    Moving forward, DENSO and Axia Vegetable Seeds will collaborate to combine industrial technology with seed development to create high-quality seeds suitable for automated farming approaches and climate adaptation. Additionally, by leveraging DENSO’s image recognition and AI technologies, the two companies aim to shorten the development period of new seeds and bring higher value-added seeds to market more quickly.

    “We are proud to have supported Axia Vegetable Seeds in this transaction. The deal reflects the growing convergence of agriculture and advanced technology, and we are excited to see the innovation this partnership will bring to the global food system,” says Mo Almarini, lead of the Baker McKenzie team.

    The Baker McKenzie team, led by Corporate M&A partner Mo Almarini, included Laila Kouchi, Max Nederlof, Alexis Gavriilidis, Frederique Peeters, Koen Bos, Willem Jan Treuren and Anastasia Boonen-Vaes, with valuable support from Carolina Cordero di Vonzo (Baker McKenzie Italy) bringing specific expertise in Plant Variety Rights and other colleagues in Chicago, Istanbul, Rome, Madrid, Mexico City and New York..

    Further information is available on the respective websites:
    DENSO: DENSO Acquires Axia Vegetable Seeds to Realize Sustainable Agriculture | Newsroom | News | DENSO Global Website

    About Axia Vegetable Seeds
    Axia Vegetable Seeds is an independent seed breeding company based in the Netherlands, specializing in the breeding and development of high-quality vegetable varieties with a strong focus on tomato. With a strong foundation in R&D and deep understanding of growers’ needs, Axia Vegetable Seeds delivers innovation to the greenhouse horticulture industry worldwide.

    About DENSO CORPORATION
    DENSO is a global automotive parts manufacturer that provides advanced automotive technologies, systems, and products. Leveraging the core technologies it has developed through its experience in automotive components, DENSO is expanding the scope of its value offerings to include factory automation, food distribution, agriculture, and more. Through automated harvesting using robots equipped with sensing technologies and through digital-based cultivation environment control, DENSO is working toward the industrialization of farms.

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  • Don’t miss the Pleiades shine with Venus in the predawn sky on July 5

    Don’t miss the Pleiades shine with Venus in the predawn sky on July 5

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    Venus will appear as a bright morning star close to the ‘Seven Sisters’ of the Pleiades open cluster. | Credit: Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images

    Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, when Venus appears as a bright ‘morning star’ alongside the magnificent Pleiades open star cluster in the eastern sky just before dawn.

    Stargazers in the U.S. can see Venus rising around 3 a.m. local time, with the Pleiades star cluster visible as a smudge of light under dark sky conditions less than 7 degrees to Venus’ upper left. To estimate that distance, hold a clenched fist at arm’s length; it spans roughly 10 degrees of sky.

    The cosmic duo will be visible for around two and a half hours before the glare of the rising sun hides the Pleiades from view. While the cluster is known to contain a multitude of blue-white stars, our naked-eye view of the Pleiades from Earth is largely dominated by its seven brightest members : Alcyone, Asterope, Celaeno, Electra, Taygete, Merope and Maia. The light from these stars is best viewed away from city lights and becomes easier to detect when the star cluster is in the periphery of your vision, where the cells that excel at night vision are at their densest.

    The seven brightest stars can be picked out using a pair of 10×50 binoculars, while a telescope with an aperture of 4 inches or greater will reveal more of the cluster’s thousand-strong stellar population.

    A map of the night sky with Venus and Uranus

    See Venus close to the Pleiades in the predawn hours. | Credit: Chris Vaughn

    Venus, meanwhile, is stunning to view with the naked eye alone, shining at magnitude -3.9. However, pointing a telescope with an aperture of 2.4 inches or greater with a magnification of 50x or more will allow you to pick out its moon-like phases, according to telescope-maker Celestron.

    TOP TELESCOPE PICK:

    Celestron - NexStar 4SE Telescope

    Celestron – NexStar 4SE Telescope

    Want to see the planets of our solar system for yourself? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of celestial objects. For a more in-depth look at our Celestron NexStar 4SE review.

    But wait, there’s more! The ice giant Uranus is also present in the sky on July 5, positioned almost directly between Venus and the Pleiades. However, its relatively dim magnitude of +5.8 makes it incredibly challenging to spot with the naked eye. Remember, magnitude is the system astronomers use to keep track of how bright an object appears in our night sky. The lower the number is, the brighter the object. The human eye is capable of spotting objects brighter than magnitude +6.5 in dark sky conditions.

    To see Uranus’ tiny aqua disk you’ll need a telescope with an 8-inch aperture. However, even then it will appear as little more than a blue point of light hanging against the starfield beyond.

    Editor’s Note: If you capture a picture of Venus with the Pleiades and want to share it with Space.com’s readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, name and location to spacephotos@space.com.

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  • Warzone pro calls for weapon ban ahead of World Series of Warzone – Esports Insider

    1. Warzone pro calls for weapon ban ahead of World Series of Warzone  Esports Insider
    2. Dr Disrespect Drops Warzone Rage Stream, Fans Split on Hacker Drama  happygamer.com
    3. Shroud believes: vehicles must disappear from CoD Warzone  Mein-MMO
    4. CoD Warzone: Spieler fordern Nahkampf-Nerf, weil Schläge härter als Kugeln sind  Mein-MMO
    5. Dr Disrespect will 4 Dinge ändern, um CoD Warzone besser zu machen  Mein-MMO

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  • Oldest wooden tools unearthed in East Asia show that ancient humans made planned trips to dig up edible plants – Live Science

    1. Oldest wooden tools unearthed in East Asia show that ancient humans made planned trips to dig up edible plants  Live Science
    2. Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans  University of Wollongong – UOW
    3. Well-preserved 300,000-year-old wooden artifacts found in Yunnan  China Daily
    4. Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans  Phys.org
    5. 300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools “Made By Denisovans” Discovered In China  IFLScience

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  • How to Watch Sharkfest 2025 Online Free, National Geographic Schedule

    How to Watch Sharkfest 2025 Online Free, National Geographic Schedule

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    Year after year, summertime and shark programming go hand in hand, but with 2025 marking Jaws‘ 50th anniversary, the shark-centric content seems to be hitting an all-time high.

    On June 15, all four movies in Steven Spielberg’s cult-favorite franchise got their streaming debut exclusively on Peacock: Jaws, Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3 (1983) and Jaws: The Revenge (1987). Then, ahead of Discovery Channel premiering its 37th annual Shark Week on July 20, National Geographic is set to kick off its 13th annual SharkFest on Saturday, July 5.

    Nat Geo’s television event has over 25 hours of new programming. This includes Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, a documentary diving into the film’s lasting impact, featuring rare archival footage plus interviews from Spielberg and other acclaimed Hollywood directors, top shark scientists and conservationists. Additionally, Sharkfest is home to an assortment of multi-part docuseries exploring shark behavior and the ongoing mystery surrounding these creatures.

    Sharkfest 2025 kicks off on National Geographic channel on July 5, at 8 p.m. PT/ET, with Sharks Up Close With Bertie Gregory, followed by hours of new content airing over the coming days (see full schedule below). Cord-cutters can watch National Geographic on any live TV streaming service that carries the channel, including Philo, DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling.

    Plus, select Sharkfest 2025 series and specials (also listed below) will begin streaming on Sunday, July 6, on both Disney+ and Hulu.

    Since select streamers are offering free trials and limited-time discounts, viewers can watch the special programming at no cost; keep reading to learn more about each option.

    At a Glance: How to Watch Sharkfest 2025 Online

    • TV premiere date: Saturday, July 5, at 8 p.m. PT/ET
    • TV channel: National Geographic
    • Stream Nat Geo online: Philo, DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling
    • Stream online (select programming): Disney+, Hulu
    • Disney+ and Hulu premiere date: Sunday, July 6

    How to Watch Sharkfest 2025 Online Without Cable

    Philo

    Seven-day free trial; $28 and up per month thereafter

    Watch National Geographic for free with a seven-day trial to Philo, one of the most affordable cable alternatives. After the free trial, the Philo base plan is $28 per month.

    How to Watch Sharkfest 2025 Online Free, National Geographic Schedule

    DirecTV

    DirecTV

    Five-day free trial; packages from $34.99 per month

    Nat Geo is included in any of DirecTV’s signature packages: Entertainment, Choice, Ultimate or Premier. Plus, DirecTV is offering a five-day free trial for its streaming service. Learn more about each plan option, including how to build your own channel lineup (starting at just $34.99 per month), at directv.com.

    How to Watch Sharkfest 2025 Online Free, National Geographic Schedule

    Fubo

    Fubo

    7-day free trial; packages from $79.99 per month

    Watch National Geographic with a subscription to Fubo, which offers a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. After the trial, plans start at $64.99 for the first month and $84.99 monthly afterward.

    Hulu - Live TV's logo.

    Hulu

    Hulu + Live TV

    Three-day free trial; packages from $82.99 per month

    Watch Nat Geo for free with a three-day trial to Hulu + Live TV, which comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+, starting at $82.99 per month.

    How to Watch Sharkfest 2025 Online Free, National Geographic Schedule

    Sling

    Sling

    Packages from $23 for the first month

    New subscribers to Sling’s Blue plan can stream National Geographic at a discount, as the live TV streaming service is currently half off for the first month ($50.99 $25.50).

    New customers can also stream select Sharkfest 2025 programming (see list below) for free with a 30-day trial to the Hulu (with Ads). Following the trial period, packages start at $9.99 per month with ads or $18.99 per month without ads.

    Finally, cord-cutters can watch select Sharkfest 2025 programming with a subscription to Disney+, starting at $9.99 monthly. Disney has a selection of bundles that include Disney+, Hulu, Max and/or ESPN+ from $10.99 monthly. Learn more about all of Disney’s streaming packages here.

    Sharkfest 2025 Release Schedule

    • Sharks Up Close With Bertie Gregory: Premieres July 5 at 8/7c on National Geographic; streams July 6 on Disney+ and Hulu
    • Investigation Shark Attack: Six-part series premieres nightly beginning July 5 at 9/8c on National Geographic; streams July 6 on Disney+ and Hulu
    • Super Shark Highway: Six-part series premieres nightly beginning July 5 at 10/9c on National Geographic; streams July 6 on Disney+ and Hulu
    • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story: Premieres July 10 at 9/8c on National Geographic; streams July 11 on Disney+ and Hulu
    • Sharks of the North: Premieres July 12 at 10/9c on National Geographic; streams July 6 on Disney+ and Hulu
    • Shark Quest: Hunt for the Apex Predator: Premieres July 13 at 9/8c on National Geographic; streams July 6 on Disney+ and Hulu

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