Recent reports highlight measles cases reaching a record high, California's life expectancy not rebounding post-Covid, new research questioning antidepressant withdrawal severity, and a historical genetic study chronicling ancient human diseases.

• Measles Cases Hit Record High Since U.S. Eliminated Disease — The New York Times Science -
• Life Expectancy in California Has Not Rebounded After Covid — The New York Times Science -
• New Research Questions Severity of Withdrawal From Antidepressants — The New York Times Science -

• A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us — The New York Times Science -

The current news includes U.S. climate science fellows being put on unpaid leave due to funding issues and research suggesting climate change added excess deaths during a European heat wave.

• Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave — The New York Times Science -
• Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave — The New York Times Science -

Science remembers Ivar Giaever, a Nobel winner in quantum physics, and Franklin W. Stahl, co-creator of a pivotal DNA experiment, both having passed away recently.

• Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96 — The New York Times Science -
• Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a ‘Beautiful’ DNA Experiment — The New York Times Science -

New research indicates elephants use their trunks for a range of gestures to express intentions and desires.

• How Elephants Say They Like Them Apples — The New York Times Science -