Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” Could Raise Sea Levels Twice as Much as Predicted, New Model Finds

A new model of Thwaites Glacier projects up to 30 mm of sea-level rise by 2100, about double earlier estimates. Here is what changed and what the study can’t yet prove.

Tesla Will Stop Making the Cybertruck in 2027, Musk Says

Elon Musk says Tesla will end Cybertruck production next year and use the space for Cybercab robotaxis. Here is how the truck’s sales and specs compare with the original promises.

Revolut Cut Its AI Coding Costs About 90% by Hosting Its Own Model

The London fintech says self-hosting an open-weights model cut AI coding costs roughly tenfold. Here’s what it did, what it means for US businesses, and the catches.

One Opt-Out for AI Training? OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic Back a Shared Robots.txt Signal

Four major AI companies back a single robots.txt label for opting out of AI training. Here’s what it does, when each company will honor it, and what site owners can do now.

Two Servings of Peanuts a Day Improved Brain Insulin Response in a 31-Person Trial

A small Dutch crossover trial found 16 weeks of daily peanuts improved insulin responsiveness in memory-related brain regions. Here’s the fine print.

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A landslide in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord sent a wave 1,580 feet up the walls in 2025. Researchers say thousands of small tremors and a retreating glacier were clues a monitoring system could use.

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Why Does the Moon Have Two Faces? First Far-Side Rocks Point to Earth’s Pull

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A Fossil That Sat in a Museum Drawer for Nearly 100 Years Is Europe’s First Megaraptor

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Breaks the Off-World Driving Record, Passing 28 Miles on Mars

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Two U.S. Economists Win the Nobel for the Ideas Behind How the Fed Fights Recessions

Robert E. Hall of Stanford and Michael Woodford of Columbia share the 2026 economics Nobel for building the models central banks use to steady the economy. Here’s what their work means for interest rates, recessions and your budget.

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In a randomized trial of 100 adults, home wall squats cut systolic pressure, and one or two weekly sessions kept some of the benefit. The catch: it was short and small.