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Stories from May 2026

31 stories, newest first. Each story is adapted into 5 CEFR levels (A1 to C1).

May 2026 stories

woman in blue shirt lying on bed
HealthMAY 31

Studies Link Bad Sleep to Cancer

Audio93 words1 min
The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceMAY 30

NASA Picks Bezos for Moon

Audio88 words1 min
cargo ship on sea under cloudy sky during daytime
WorldMAY 29

Iran War Stops Sea Trade

Audio94 words1 min
a large white building with a flag on top of it
CuriousMAY 28

White House Builds UFC Cage

Audio94 words1 min
A small delivery robot with googly eyes on a sidewalk.
TechnologyMAY 27

LA Bots; AI Helps Airport

Audio94 words1 min
people watching soccer game in stadium
SportMAY 26

Arsenal Win Premier League Title

Audio99 words1 min
ocean waves crashing on shore during daytime
NatureMAY 25

NOAA Warns Pacific Heatwave Grows

Audio91 words1 min
gray spacecraft taking off during daytime
BusinessMAY 24

SpaceX Plans City on Mars

Audio98 words1 min
person in green shirt wearing white mask
HealthMAY 23

WHO Says Ebola Kills Many

Audio97 words1 min
brown chick on focus photography
ScienceMAY 22

Colossal Hatches Chicks From Shells

Audio87 words1 min
A scuba in a cave with a green light
WorldMAY 21

Italian Divers Die in Cave

Audio96 words1 min
Silhouetted figures under stage spotlights at concert
CuriousMAY 20

Bulgaria Wins Its First Eurovision

Audio83 words1 min
A gavel rests on a sound block with money.
TechnologyMAY 19

Musk Loses to OpenAI

Audio90 words1 min
a man is practicing boxing in a gym
SportMAY 18

McGregor Will Fight Holloway

Audio88 words1 min
Eagle soaring near nest
NatureMAY 17

Bald Eagles Born in Chicago Again

Audio92 words1 min
a large building with columns and a flag on the corner
BusinessMAY 16

Warsh Takes Powell's Fed Job

Audio88 words1 min
a doctor showing a patient something on the tablet
HealthMAY 15

Doctors Warn: AI Often Wrong

Audio87 words1 min
green and black trees under blue sky
ScienceMAY 14

Pentagon Shows UFO Files Now

Audio88 words1 min
black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
WorldMAY 13

Volcano Kills Three Hikers

Audio91 words1 min
shallow focus photo of man in black jacket
CuriousMAY 12

Study Says: Long Hours Make Fat

Audio87 words1 min
person sitting while using laptop computer and green stethoscope near
TechnologyMAY 11

Pennsylvania Sues Fake AI Doctor

Audio103 words2 min
boxer on ring
SportMAY 10

Wardley and Dubois Fight Saturday

Audio93 words1 min
white airplane wing over the clouds during daytime
ScienceMAY 9

NASA Watches Mexico City Sink

Audio87 words1 min
a factory with smoke coming out of it
BusinessMAY 8

Shell Earns More from Oil

Audio86 words1 min
person in black jacket sitting on brown wooden dock over sea waves during daytime
NatureMAY 7

Fewer Hurricanes in 2026

Audio86 words1 min
a man in white lab coat looking through a microscope
HealthMAY 6

Hantavirus on a Cruise Ship

Audio97 words1 min
Large ship sailing into harbor at sunset
WorldMAY 5

Trump Helps Ships at Sea

Audio98 words1 min
Race cars speed through wet track during competition.
CuriousMAY 4

F1 Race Starts Early

Audio99 words1 min
a man and a woman exchanging a cell phone at a store
TechnologyMAY 3

Apple Sells Many iPhones

Audio97 words1 min
Two skiers descend a vast snowy mountain slope.
SportMAY 2

Vonn Hurt at Olympics

Audio87 words1 min
Satellite orbiting earth with clouds below
ScienceMAY 1

Old Spaceship Falls Down

Audio93 words1 min

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