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August 4, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan invested $125 million in a school for the disadvantaged; now she is closing it to focus on AI

August 4, 2026

How rose-ringed parakeets went from escaped pets to one of Britain’s most recognisable birds

August 4, 2026

Britain once planned to test a balloon that could help cool the planet but the experiment was cancelled before it ever flew. Here’s what happened

August 4, 2026

Russia downs 320 Ukrainian drones: Six killed, warehouses damaged in Moscow, St Petersburg

August 4, 2026

‘I will fight tooth and nail,’ Kirk Bangstad, owner of Minocqua Brewing Company which had promised free beer if Donald Trump died, said their licence to serve was cancelled

August 4, 2026

A truck carrying 269 bundles of rebar reached California’s Calexico border crossing; X-rays revealed 1,002 pounds of cocaine hidden below its floorboards

August 4, 2026

UK pilot spots mysterious ‘flying saucer’ just 100 feet from passenger plane near Gatwick Airport; officials say the near miss reduced the aircraft’s safety

August 4, 2026

Meet Jo Nagai: 10-year-old Japanese student who discovered butterflies can remember their time as caterpillars after he noticed that the caterpillars he had raised to recognise him after turning into butterflies

August 4, 2026

Watch: Viral video of dolphin carrying its dead newborn through the Indian Ocean reveals a deep and old ‘mourning ritual’

August 4, 2026

Most ancient Arctic carbon entering the ocean gets buried instead of becoming greenhouse gas, study finds