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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
- Effort to solve biggest controversy in mathematics has made no progress
  For more than a decade, mathematicians have been unable to settle the question of whether the ABC conjecture has been solved. Fresh attempts to settle the debate are struggling to make headway
- Inhaling high-dose CO2 clears Alzheimer’s proteins from the brain
  Intermittently inhaling a high dose of carbon dioxide seems to remove the proteins amyloid and tau, which are implicated in Alzheimer's disease, from the brain by boosting its glymphatic system
- AI’s solution to 87-year-old riddle takes mathematicians by surprise
  Mathematicians have been trying to prove the Jacobian conjecture for nearly a century, but now the Claude Fable 5 AI has apparently found a counterexample that disproves it
- Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
  Low cloud cover has been expanding since 1979, reflecting more sunlight into space, but scientists expect that trend to reverse and accelerate global warming
- Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
  Many centuries before the advent of agriculture in Norway, ancient people transported fish into mountain lakes to create a source of food, then built wooden traps to catch them
Scientific American
- How a Futurama plotline led to a totally new math proof
  
  In an episode of the cartoon, a machine lets characters swap bodies, but they can’t switch back with the same person. Math helps all the characters return to their original bodies
- Rare double supernova discovered hiding in Jellyfish Nebula
  
  For the first time ever, astronomers have found two sibling stars that each exploded as a supernova, giving us a new view of these epochal cosmic cataclysms
- Rare footage reveals elusive Arctic bobtail squid mom with clutch of eggs
  
  The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping this cephalopod
- This tiny, forgotten organ could help us live longer, healthier
  
  A hormone produced by the thymus helps tamp down age-related inflammation, a new study in mice found
- Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control
  
  Finding wildfires before they explode in size could save countless lives each year. Decades of technology development may finally make that possible
Science News
Deep-sea snails ride surface currents to reach distant hydrothermal vents
The finding shows how life spreads between isolated deep-sea vents — and how closely those ecosystems are tied to the sunlit ocean.

An experimental oral vaccine may prevent invasive bacterial diarrhea
Shigella causes about 450,000 U.S. infections each year. An experimental oral vaccine protected adults in a small human trial.

Pompeii’s survivors shine in a new documentary series
Hosted by actor Tom Hiddleston, Pompeii: Out of Time mixes facts and fiction to bring three real ancient Romans to life.

AI ‘ghosts’ can comfort mourners — even when the bots get the facts wrong
A small study suggests emotional fit, not perfect accuracy, may make chatbot versions of dead loved ones feel real.

In painted caves, ancient human DNA clings to the walls
Scientists recovered ancient human DNA from cave walls for the first time. Refined, the method could help link prehistoric paintings to their makers.

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