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Mitotype PCR genetic test results of bee specimens (feral and managed hives) are updated weekly.

Target goal of 1,000 hives to be tested in 2024.

New Scientist
- US government defunds research on misinformation
  The US National Science Foundation cancelled funding for research on misinformation, disinformation and AI-generated deepfakes, even as misleading information runs rampant on social media
- Chatbots can hide secret messages in seemingly normal conversations
  Text-generating AIs such as ChatGPT can be used to hide encrypted messages inside fake conversations, which could help people living under oppressive regimes communicate secretly
- Ancient supervolcano eruption had surprisingly mild impact on climate
  Rather than a volcanic winter, the Toba eruption 74,000 years ago resulted in several years of warm and dry weather, geochemical evidence from India suggests
- Hackers could 'vandalise' quantum computers without people noticing
  Hackers may be able to garble the output of programs running on quantum computers, leaving other people with unknowingly incorrect results - but thankfully, there is a fix
- First ever 'black hole bomb' created in the lab
  A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating cylinder and magnetic coils. Studying the bomb could help us better understand real black holes.
Scientific American
- Science Isn’t about Domination. It’s about Democracy
  
  Science is key to diplomacy, unity and democracy. What the Trump administration is trying to do to it will weaken the U.S.
- Ancient DNA Reveals Phoenicians’ Surprising Ancestry
  
  Phoenician civilization spread its culture and alphabet across the Mediterranean but not, evidently, its DNA
- Is There Any Sound in Space?
  
  It seems contrary to common knowledge, but sound can travel through some parts of space quite well
- Wild NYC Author Ryan Mandelbaum Takes a Wildlife-Filled Walk in Prospect Park
  
  Take a walk through Prospect Park with Wild NYC writer Ryan Mandelbaum and learn to connect with nature no matter how urban your environment is.
- Carnivorous ‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Wear Corpses as Camouflage
  
  Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by covering itself with dead insect body parts
Science News
Ancient, water-loving rhinos gathered in big, hippolike herds
Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.

The United States’ oldest known rock has existed for at least 3.6 billion years
More than just a cool bit of trivia, the finding raises questions about our understanding of Earth’s history.

This caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey
Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

See how the Hubble Space Telescope is still revolutionizing astronomy
Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

A lion’s bite marks a fatal fight with a possible Roman-era gladiator
The first skeletal evidence of a gladiator show or execution involving an exotic animal comes from a Roman British man with bite marks from a lion.

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