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Climate Scientists Warn Coffee Prices Could Triple by 2040

February 13, 2026 by Devin Latham

Rising temperatures, shrinking growing regions, and crop disease could reshape the future of coffee worldwide.

Coffee prices have always been annoying, but climate change is about to turn them into a full-blown crisis. By 2040, your daily caffeine fix could cost 300% more, and no, it’s not just inflation or coffee shop greed. Scientists warn that rising temperatures, extreme weather, and shrinking farmland are making coffee way harder to grow. That means fewer beans, more expensive production, and—you guessed it—skyrocketing prices at your local café.

This isn’t some distant, theoretical issue. Coffee-growing regions are already in trouble, with droughts killing crops, pests thriving in warmer climates, and farmers struggling to keep up. If this trend continues, your $5 latte could soon be a $15 luxury, and grocery store coffee might start feeling like an investment. Want to know exactly why your morning pick-me-up is under threat? Here’s how climate change is coming for your cup—and your wallet.

Struggling With Emotional Eating? These Tiny Habits Make a Big Difference

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

Small, practical shifts at the table can help you respond to emotions without turning to food.

Emotional eating isn’t just about food. It’s about the automatic response to stress, boredom, or exhaustion—the reflex to reach for a snack when what you really need is a break. In the moment, eating feels like a solution, but afterward, it often leaves you feeling even worse.

Breaking the cycle isn’t about restriction or sheer willpower. It’s about rewiring your habits in ways that make emotional eating less of a knee-jerk reaction and more of a choice you don’t feel compelled to make.

These small mealtime shifts help you slow down, check in with your body, and separate true hunger from the impulse to eat for comfort. No guilt, no extreme dieting—just simple changes that make a real difference.

Could Your Memories One Day Be Recovered After You Die? What Science Says

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

Your brain might outlast your body, but not your voice yet.

Neuroscience is poking at a wild possibility: preserving the physical structure of a brain so well that long-term memories could, in theory, be decoded later. That idea sits under the umbrella of whole brain emulation, and it’s still mostly a thought experiment with lab proof-of-concept edges.

Right now, nobody can preserve you in a way that lets your family reliably “talk to you” or access your real memories after you die. But you can preserve your stories, words, photos, and digital footprint in ways that actually help them.

Which Words of Jesus Are Backed by History? Scholars Weigh In

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

Using early sources and historical criteria, scholars identify the teachings and actions most likely to trace back to Jesus.

Historians cannot replay a recording of Jesus’ voice. What they can do is sift early sources, compare traditions, and ask which sayings and actions make the most sense in first-century Judea.

Using criteria like multiple attestation, historical context, and coherence with Jewish life under Rome, scholars try to identify a core that likely traces back to him.

The result is not certainty, but a carefully reasoned picture of words and deeds many experts believe are historically grounded.

Earthquakes Don’t Just Happen in the Crust, 459 Were Found Deep in the Mantle

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

459 earthquakes deep in Earth’s mantle show quakes don’t just happen in the crust.

When most of us think about earthquakes, we picture cracks in the Earth’s crust. That’s where buildings shake and faults split open. The mantle, which sits below the crust, is much hotter and usually behaves more like thick taffy than brittle rock.

But scientists have now identified 459 earthquakes that didn’t start in the crust at all. They began deep in the mantle, below the boundary known as the Moho. That discovery is forcing researchers to rethink how stress builds and releases inside our planet.

Scientists Found a Cold Earth-Like Planet 146 Light-Years Away That Might Be Habitable

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

Astronomers say a distant world called HD 137010 b could sit on the edge of habitability despite its icy temperatures.

When people picture a potentially habitable planet, they imagine something warm and comfortably orbiting a star like our Sun. But researchers studying HD 137010 b are challenging that assumption in an intriguing way.

Located about 146 light-years from Earth, this exoplanet candidate appears to orbit a cooler, dimmer K-type star. It’s roughly Earth-sized and completes one orbit in about 355 days.

Although its estimated surface temperature is far colder than Earth’s, scientists say its position near the outer edge of the habitable zone means liquid water might still be possible under the right atmospheric conditions.

A Man Thought This Rock Was Gold, But It Hid a 4.6 Billion-Year-Old Secret

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

He thought he’d found gold in the Australian bush. Instead, he was holding a relic from the birth of the solar system.

In 2015, David Hole was exploring Maryborough Regional Park in regional Victoria, Australia, carrying a metal detector through an area famous for historic gold discoveries. Prospectors have searched that land for more than a century, and large nuggets have been found there before.

When Hole uncovered a heavy reddish rock buried in yellow clay, he assumed he’d found something valuable. It looked dense, unusual, and promising.

For years, he tried to break it open. What he didn’t know was that the stubborn rock wasn’t hiding gold at all. It was a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite.

Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Love Note Etched Into a Wall in Pompeii

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

Faint Latin words scratched into a Pompeii wall reveal a surprisingly tender message from 2,000 years ago.

Pompeii is often remembered for tragedy—the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE that buried an entire city in ash. But beneath the dramatic story of destruction lies something quieter: the preserved details of ordinary human life.

Recently, archaeologists identified traces of what appears to be a 2,000-year-old love note etched into a wall in the ancient city. The inscription is subtle, worn, and easy to miss.

Yet its discovery adds another deeply human layer to Pompeii’s story—proof that even in a bustling Roman city, someone once paused long enough to carve their feelings into stone.

A Gray Wolf Has Returned to Los Angeles County for the First Time in a Century

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

A lone gray wolf’s unexpected visit signals a new chapter in California’s wildlife recovery.

For more than 100 years, gray wolves were absent from Los Angeles County. Their disappearance was part of a broader pattern across the American West, where predators were hunted out of many regions.

That’s why a recent confirmed sighting of a gray wolf in the county is drawing so much attention. Wildlife officials say it marks the first documented appearance there in a century.

The moment isn’t just about one animal. It reflects decades of conservation work and hints at how wildlife corridors and protected populations are slowly reshaping the landscape.

An Ancient Inscription May Contain the Earliest Reference to the “House of David”

February 13, 2026 by Barrie Davenport

A 9th-century BCE stone stele could preserve the earliest known reference to David’s dynasty.

For centuries, King David has stood at the center of biblical history as a warrior, poet, ruler. For many believers, his story feels foundational. Yet outside the pages of scripture, historians have long searched for physical evidence that his dynasty truly existed.

Then a shattered stone fragment surfaced in northern Israel. Carved nearly 3,000 years ago, it contains a phrase many scholars believe refers to the “House of David.” If that reading is correct, it could be the earliest known mention of his royal line beyond the Bible, and it’s reshaping the debate over ancient Judah’s past.