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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
- We may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time
  An incredibly powerful flash of X-rays spotted by the Einstein Probe telescope appears to be a kind of explosion first theorised more than 30 years ago
- How worried should you be about an AI apocalypse?
  Fears that artificial intelligence could rise up to wipe out humanity are understandable given our steady diet of sci-fi stories depicting just that, but what is the real risk? Matthew Sparkes looks at what the experts say
- Multipurpose anti-viral pill may treat colds, norovirus, flu and covid
  AI predicted that a forgotten breast cancer drug could be repurposed to treat many respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, and subsequent animal tests suggests it may be right
- Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals
  A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that life suddenly diversified during the Cambrian explosion
- Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm
  Recognising rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series of experiments has shown that buff-tailed bumblebees have this ability, too
Scientific American
- Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science
  
  The White House budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing
- Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is now closer to moon than Earth
  
  The third day of the Artemis IImission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts trek out to fly around the moon
- The mathematical formula that reveals when Easter is every year
  
  You can track the start of spring and the phases of the moon—or you can turn to a formula by mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss
- NASA Artemis II astronauts in ‘great spirits,’ space agency officials say, as mission nears moon
  
  Friday is the Artemis II mission’s third official day as it makes a 10-day journey around the moon and back
- What are NASA’s Artemis II astronauts eating? 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee and a lot of hot sauce
  
  The menu for NASA’s moon mission has 189 unique items on it and mirrors that of the International Space Station
Science News
When our minds wander to the body, it may affect mental health
People’s minds sometimes wander to their bodily sensations, which may reduce symptoms of depression and ADHD, a new study suggests.

Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat
In Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy is regulated.

Huge Numbers tackles mathematics at its most incomprehensibly large
Mathematician Richard Elwes surveys googology, the study of enormous numbers, in a new book.

Fossils reveal many complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosion
Hundreds of Chinese fossils from the dawn of animal evolution may change how scientists think of this critical period of prehistory.

To climb trees, cicadas look to the shadows
Tree-climbing cicadas find their perches by looking for patches of darkness, a strategy known as skototaxis.

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