The 2026 Global Natural History Day Global Finals gathered young science enthusiasts to explore natural history and innovation. -- The 15th Global Natural History Day— the youth natural science challenge global finals concluded successfully at Shanghai University in August 2026. The event this year brought together 803 participating teams and 1,546 teachers and students from 17 provinces and municipalities across China and globally, creating an immersive, practice-oriented youth science event. At the closing ceremony, Stephen P. Beinke, President of the Behring Global Educational Foundation, reviewed the fifteen-year development of Global Natural History Day since its inception in 2012. Global Natural History Day is a non-profit public science activity for primary and secondary school students, co-organized by the Natural History Museum of China and the Behring Global Educational Foundation, with co-organizers from participating regional museums.