‘This might be the point of no return’: Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from here
Live Science spoke with two authors of a “progress report” detailing America’s ongoing measles outbreak.
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Science news this week: El Niño arrives, the Artemis III crew are revealed, a ‘cold blob’ expands across the Atlantic, and a forgotten note from Richard Feynman gets deciphered
June 13, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
Has all the water on Earth been peed before?
Water, water, everywhere … has all of it been peed out at least once?
Crossword: Power play
Solve the crossword from our July 2026 issue, in which we raise our solving skills to the next level.
Measles has no treatments. Changing that may not be easy
Vaccination remains the priority, but some researchers are looking for drugs to fight the virus in people who don’t get the shot.
A popular sunscreen ingredient can finally be sold in the United States
The FDA will allow bemotrizinol in sunscreen. The chemical is long-lasting and defends against solar radiation that ages skin.
A new method could spot fentanyl variants no one has cataloged yet
Researchers used machine learning to help predict chemical signatures for over 1 billion possible fentanyls, including variants never seen before.
Black Eye Galaxy
Easily identified by the spectacular band of dark dust that partially obscures its bright core, Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is characterized by
Where Did Earth Get Its Oceans? Maybe It Made Them Itself.
At this moment, a spacecraft is headed from Earth to Europa, an ice-veiled moon of Jupiter thought to contain an ocean similar in some ways
World’s rarest great ape decimated by 4 days of extreme rain, with 7% of population lost to cyclone
Around 58 of Indonesia’s Tapanuli orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the climate-change-fueled Cyclone Senyar.
‘I was really amazed’: On the edge of the Milky Way, a dwarf galaxy is being ripped in half by its big sibling
A new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way’s periphery, upending our understanding
Here’s what would happen if you tried to break a photon in half
A mathematical model shows that attempting to sever a fundamental particle of light could conjure new ones out of thin air.
No, mastic gum won’t reshape your jaw
Chewing gum made from mastic resin is a Greek staple that has some benefits for the mouth and gut. But it won’t change your face
These patients’ hearts stopped a dozen times a day. An innovative procedure has transformed their lives.
People with a rare condition experience “pauses” in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change their lives, research suggests.