Science & Technology — November 6, 2026

NASA’s Swift telescope burns up on reentry. The observatory plunged back to Earth after 22 years studying the universe’s most powerful explosions, months after a first-of-its-kind robotic rescue mission failed.

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New gel could regrow tooth enamel. Scientists created a gel that harnesses minerals naturally found in saliva to regrow lost enamel, potentially overcoming one of dentistry’s biggest limitations.

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Wisconsin reports first measles death since 1990. An infant in southwestern Wisconsin died from measles, health officials announced Thursday — the state’s first death in the ongoing national outbreak.

The infant’s death is the first fatality the national outbreak has produced in Wisconsin, according to state health officials, and marks the state’s first such loss in more than three decades. The Washington Examiner characterized the case as a material escalation of the broader outbreak, which has been spreading across the country and had not previously claimed a life in the state during the current wave of cases.

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