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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
- Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming
  The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air pollution are inadvertently responsible for the majority of this extra warming
- Asteroid 2024 YR4 could still hit the moon, JWST observations reveal
  Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe asteroid 2024 YR4, which earlier this year seemed to be at risk of hitting Earth in 2032. Earth is now safe, but astronomers are cheering on a possible collision with the moon
- Does aspirin have potential as an anti-cancer drug?
  Taking aspirin was first linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer in 1988, but the research into its anti-tumour potential has been full of twists and turns since then
- Are Trump's cuts to science the end of the endless frontier?
  Since the second world war, US economic prosperity and major technological developments have hinged upon the government’s commitment to funding scientific research. The Trump administration is ending that
- Measles is spreading across the US – here is what you need to know
  The US has confirmed more than 480 measles cases across 19 states, the highest total since an outbreak in 2019 sickened more than 1200 people
Scientific American
- COVID Research Funding to Be Slashed, NIH Documents Show
  
  Studies on COVID, climate change and South Africa are on the latest list of terminated grants by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, according to updated documents obtained by Nature
- What Caused the Magnitude 7.7 Myanmar and Thailand Earthquake?
  
  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings built to withstand temblors
- Amid Trump Cuts, Climate Researchers Wait for the Ax to Fall
  
  Climate experts whose research is funded by federal grants hide, whisper and wait for their jobs to disappear
- PFAS Found in Nearly Half of Americans’ Drinking Water
  
  New data released by the EPA show that nearly half of people in the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals,” or PFAS
- As Starlink and Other Satellites Proliferate, Astronomers Learn to Manage Interference
  
  Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists are coping
Science News
AI is helping scientists decode previously inscrutable proteins
A new set of artificial intelligence models could make protein sequencing even more powerful for better understanding cell biology and diseases.

Readers talk science dioramas, an underwater volcano eruption, a zero-less number system
On display Museum experts are exploring how to bring the science dioramas of yore into the 21st century, while ensuring scientific accuracy and acknowledging past biases, freelance writer Amber Dance reported in “The diorama dilemma.” Reader Gary Hoyle reminisced about his time working as an exhibits artist and curator of natural history at the Maine […]

A new era of testing nukes?
Editor in chief Nancy Shute traces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first sustained nuclear reaction in 1942 to the renewed interest in explosive tests today.

3 things to know about the deadly Myanmar earthquake
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.

‘Woolly mice’ were just a start. De-extinction still faces many hurdles
Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But does it really bring us closer to bringing back woolly mammoths?

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