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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
- NASA changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun for the first time
  NASA’s DART mission slammed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the impact slowed its orbit around the larger Didymos – and also the pair’s path around the sun
- Chemistry clues could detect aliens unlike any life on Earth
  Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds could be a useful indicator
- Inflammation might cause Alzheimer's – here's how to reduce it
  Persistent inflammation in the gut, lungs and skin might lead to Alzheimer's disease, but lifestyle choices - from getting vaccinated to eating well - can keep inflammation under control
- Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse
  Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could warn of more severe climate impacts
- Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades
  Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping points could be crossed earlier than expected
Scientific American
- Why replacing Anthropic at the Pentagon could take months
  
  Swapping out one AI model on a classified network for another takes minutes. Retraining the people who’ve learned to rely on it will take much longer
- NASA changed an asteroid’s orbital path around the sun, a first for humankind
  
  Smashing a spacecraft into a binary asteroid system has managed to alter its path around the sun, a new analysis reveals
- NASA must delay deorbiting the ISS, U.S. lawmakers say
  
  U.S. lawmakers are moving to delay the International Space Station’s retirement, giving more time for commercial replacements to be built
- A quirk of geology explains Iran's oil—and why it's stuck in the Persian Gulf
  
  A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now
- Mumps infections reveal that vaccine-preventable illnesses are resurging in the U.S.
  
  Maryland is one of several states that are reporting cases of the infectious disease mumps, suggesting the return of diseases—like measles—that vaccines protect against
Science News
NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun
A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around the sun also changed.

The remarkable brains of ‘SuperAgers’ hold clues about how we age
A new study reports signs that nerve cells in the brain keep dividing over the decades. It’s not so simple.

Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges
A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.

A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding’s perils
As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.

This molecule puts a new twist on the Möbius strip
A molecule made of carbon and chlorine is half as twisty as the paper loops common in math classes.

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