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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
- Correcting quantum computer errors may be more complicated than expected
  Correcting quantum computer errors is key for making the devices practical, but some types of errors, and the complications they could introduce, may be more likely to occur than we had thought
- What is the electrification target at COP31 and can countries meet it?
  The world will need to quadruple its pace on electrification to meet the target being pushed by the COP31 presidency this week, but increasingly affordable renewable energy could put the goal within reach
- Newly described insect may live its whole life on a spider’s web
  A species of “web-loving bug” from China lives on a spider's web and seems to follow its arachnid host around. The insect may be too small for the spider to bother attacking
- Global carbon emissions set to fall in 2026 due to Iran energy shock
  Carbon dioxide emissions are projected to fall 0.4 per cent this year, driven in part by higher oil prices resulting from disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
- Cold therapy may be worse than doing nothing for post-exercise recovery
  Many are convinced that ice baths or cold showers are an effective way to speed recovery after exercise, but a study finds that cold therapy may actually have the opposite effect
Scientific American
- Mountain heights across the country are about to change. Gravity is to blame
  
  A national system that defines where things are across the country will get a complete overhaul
- El Niño will push temperatures above 1.5 degrees C. Will we ever come back down?
  
  The astonishing strength of this El Niño could mean we surpass an important climate threshold—possibly for good
- What an exceptionally powerful El Niño could mean for hurricanes, drought and flooding
  
  One of the strongest El Niños ever recorded is pushing the climate into uncharted territory
- Was Isaac Newton’s contribution to calculus stolen?
  
  Newton accused Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, another mathematical giant of the time, of stealing the concept of infinitesimals. Here’s the real story
- The U.S. may be on the cusp of losing its measles elimination status
  
  Years after being officially eliminated, measles is rampant in the U.S. Could it be back for good?
Science News
Light is hard to block from every direction. This physicist found a way
Physicist Stefano Martiniani uses a computer algorithm to design new materials that could help advance light-based computers.

Science to restore speech is moving fast. Here’s what’s next
As neurotechnology aims to restore seamless speech to those who can no longer talk, what’s next for the science, and for the people it promises to help?

Toxic secrets are hiding in Arctic ice
Toxic metals can harm human health. Arctic ice cores trace arsenic, lead and other heavy metals to historic mining and smelting in Montana.

Fossil fuel emissions are down in 2026. Green energy isn’t the reason
It's not quite a victory for humanity's transition to renewables. The dip is probably driven by high gas prices from the Iran war.

Drugs like Ozempic may help reverse chronic kidney disease
Scientists found that semaglutide, Ozempic’s key ingredient, repaired blood vessels, dampened inflammation and improved kidney function in patients.

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