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Stories from August 2026

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

August 2026 stories

white quadcopter flying during daytime
TechnologyAUG 31

Uber Eats Will Use Drones

Audio98 words1 min
Space Shuttle Challenger launches from Kennedy Space Center
ScienceAUG 30

NASA Sends Roman Telescope Up

Audio92 words1 min
a valley between mountains
WorldAUG 29

Ice Fall Caused Nepal Flood

Audio82 words1 min
A line of football players lined up on the field
SportAUG 28

Study Finds NFL Brain Illness

Audio80 words1 min
a black and white photo of a power pole
NatureAUG 27

Storm Cuts Power in Indiana

Audio85 words1 min
Two cars loaded onto a car carrier truck
BusinessAUG 26

Trump Taxes Canadian Cars

Audio95 words1 min
a deer lying in the grass
HealthAUG 25

Tick Bites Cause Meat Allergy

Audio93 words1 min
a robot that is standing on one foot
CuriousAUG 24

Robot Beats Bolt's Running Record

Audio86 words1 min
An audience in a dark cinema with red velvet seats facing a bright screen
TechnologyAUG 23

Cinemas Stop Meta Camera Glasses

Audio81 words1 min
a large storm moving across the sky over a body of water
ScienceAUG 22

Scientists Warn: Strong El Niño

Audio87 words1 min
snow covered mountains under blue sky during daytime
WorldAUG 21

Ice Melts, Two Climbers Found

Audio94 words1 min
woman holding tennis ball and racket
SportAUG 20

Venus Gets US Open Wildcard

Audio82 words1 min
A sequence of solar eclipse phases above a dark desert landscape at twilight
NatureAUG 19

Millions in Europe Watch Eclipse

Audio81 words1 min
a large amount of containers are stacked on top of each other
BusinessAUG 18

US Gives Back Tariff Money

Audio100 words1 min
two men riding kick scooters during daytime
HealthAUG 17

Study: E-Scooters Hurt More Children

Audio93 words1 min
brown round coins on brown wooden surface
CuriousAUG 16

Workers Find Gold in Belgium

Audio87 words1 min
a rack of servers in a server room
TechnologyAUG 15

Zuckerberg Wants AI for Everyone

Audio82 words1 min
The stars and galaxy as seen from Rocky Mountain National Park.
ScienceAUG 14

Scientists Find Black Hole Star

Audio83 words1 min
a couple of firemen standing next to a pile of rubble
WorldAUG 13

Men Save Baby After Earthquake

Audio89 words1 min
green soccer field
SportAUG 12

Messi's Father Dies at 68

Audio91 words1 min
Man walks through flooded street with umbrella
NatureAUG 11

Typhoon Hits China, Million Leave

Audio82 words1 min
Woman in glasses interviews man at office desk.
BusinessAUG 10

US Lost 23,000 Jobs

Audio92 words1 min
man in white dress shirt using computer
HealthAUG 9

AI Makes First Working Viruses

Audio94 words1 min
a bottle filled with pills sitting on top of a wooden table
CuriousAUG 8

Pharmacists Say England Wastes Medicine

Audio89 words1 min
Autonomous vehicle driving on a city street.
TechnologyAUG 7

London Gets Robot Taxis

Audio91 words1 min
green cabbage vegetable
HealthAUG 6

Michigan Reports First Parasite Deaths

Audio84 words1 min
The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceAUG 5

SpaceX Rocket Will Hit Moon

Audio81 words1 min
two man in blue and red pair of gloves on boxing ring
SportAUG 4

Boxer Reeves Stays in Hospital

Audio82 words1 min
a plane flying over a desert
WorldAUG 3

Peru Plane Crash Kills 13

Audio88 words1 min
a computer chip with the letter a on top of it
BusinessAUG 2

Apple Says: Not Enough Chips

Audio83 words1 min
White boat resting on a sandy beach under blue sky
NatureAUG 1

Low Danube Shuts Power Plant

Audio83 words1 min

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