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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
- A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people
  Obesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced approach that could help with treatment
- AI could assemble a record-breaking quantum computer out of cold atoms
  A huge number of ultracold atoms have been corralled into a grid that could form the basis of the next largest quantum computer
- Has a volcanic eruption ever wiped out a species of hominins?
  Volcanoes have been proposed as the reason for the extinction of the Neanderthals and the hobbits of Indonesia, but the end of those species may not have come from a single, dramatic event
- US has imported billions of wild animals in the past 20 years
  From 2000 to 2022, the US legally imported almost 30,000 different species of plants and animals, from songbirds to reptiles
- SpaceX is launching Blue Ghost and Resilience landers to the moon
  Two companies, Firefly Aerospace and ispace, are aiming to make the second and third successful private landings on the moon - and both are launching on the same Falcon 9 rocket
Scientific American
- Blue Ghost, Third Private U.S. Lunar Lander, Launches to the Moon
  
  A Texas-built lander named Blue Ghost marks another test of NASA’s new lunar delivery initiative
- 50,000 Scientists Urge Congress to Protect Research from Trump
  
  Two open letters from scientists and science advocacy groups reflect a growing anxiety about the future of federal science under President-elect Trump
- Venn Diagrams' History and Popularity Outside of Math Explained
  
  A look at the curious history of Venn diagrams and how they blend logic with geometry
- Why Are Recurring Dreams Usually Nightmares?
  
  Recurring dreams may feature taking a test the dreamer didn’t study for, having to make a speech or being attacked. Here’s why our sleeping brain comes back to these unpleasant dreams again and again
- After Los Angeles Fires, Drinking Water Safety Is at Risk
  
  Fires can make drinking water, pipes and tanks unsafe. An environmental engineer explains why that’s so and what to do
Science News
Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls
When fed peanuts, red squirrels in Britain developed weaker bites — showing that food supplements to threatened animals could have unintended side effects.

Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.

A podcast challenges us to reassess our relationship with wildfires
United by Fire lays out key insights from the two largest blazes in Colorado history, the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires of 2020.

Got a cold? A placebo might help
Amid doubts over a common decongestant, evidence suggests the placebo effect can still help people suffering from a cold.

How we might finally find black holes from the cosmic dawn
After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

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