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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
- UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down
  A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months
- Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year
  Climate change is already having a big impact on crop yields, and the subsequent financial losses will continue to rise as the world keeps warming
- Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat's last theorem
  At an event in London, mathematicians have made unexpectedly fast progress on formalising Fermat's last theorem using AI
- Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death
  Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant step towards eye transplants that restore vision
- 2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to
  During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research
Scientific American
- How a 1,900-year-old latrine helps explain why Roman concrete lasts
  
  An ancient sample shows calcite threading through the material’s cracks and pores, with possible lessons for making modern concrete last longer
- Wimbledon 2026 opened with a 148 mph serve—here’s how tennis players brains track such fast balls
  
  Tennis players can return high-speed balls using a combination of reaction and predicting the future
- China’s Long March 10B rocket successfully launches—and lands—in a global spaceflight milestone
  
  The inaugural launch and first-stage booster recovery of China’s Long March 10B rocket intensifies the nation’s spaceflight rivalry with the U.S.
- Odds of a Super El Niño are rising, and that could have deadly consequences
  
  This climate system is tied to more powerful typhoons, as well as famine and wildfires
- How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?
  
  A proposed rule change could expose more Americans to higher doses of radiation from nuclear facilities
Science News
Pluto has landslides
New Horizons data reveal Pluto’s first six confirmed landslides along steep crater rims.

Here’s what happens when you put politicians in charge of science
Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the consequences of such actions.

Lost in Curiosity reveals the messy reality of doing science
In her new book, science journalist Roberta Kwok takes readers behind the scenes to understand how researchers get nature to give up its secrets.

Summit living isn’t a problem for this tiny mouse
A boost to heat production and drawing in more oxygen may help Andean leaf-eared mice thrive at altitude.

Support goes a long way to boost birth control effectiveness
The HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative’s approach, which centered the user and made refills easy, meant all types of methods worked well.

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