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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
- Lack of sleep may cause anxiety by making us less adaptable to threats
  People who were deprived of sleep overnight didn't seem to adapt to being in a potentially threatening space, which may help explain the link between a lack of shuteye and anxiety
- Risk of dementia could be halved with use of metformin
  Taking metformin, a type 2 diabetes drug, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia over the following decades, but the association isn't conclusive
- Dice discovered that solve decade-long mathematical problem
  After years of searching, mathematicians have found dice that can allow five players to fairly decide who moves first in a board game, with a winner guaranteed from just a single roll
- Plastic bottles can be turned into edible, vanilla-flavour cookies
  Hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic pollution are created each year. One option may be to turn the pollution into food, but critics voice concerns
- ‘Off the charts’ El Niño is already the strongest since records began
  Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has already "blown past" previous events with months to go before it peaks
Scientific American
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX to expand beyond Texas Starbase with new Louisiana spaceport dedicated to Starship
  
  The new spaceport will support thousands of launches each year, according to SpaceX
- These math tricks can make rare Pokémon appear out of nowhere
  
  A technique that manipulates the video game's random number generator makes rare Pokemón appear, showing how it's not so random after all
- Trump administration quietly signals possible changes coming to childhood vaccine schedule
  
  A request for information from the Department of Health and Human Services seeks public input as to how vaccines are categorized
- The U.S. just recorded its first two deaths from measles for 2026
  
  Both of the deceased were unvaccinated against measles. The deaths are the first fatalities caused by the preventable disease in the state of Pennsylvania in 35 years
- How to see the 2026 ‘blood moon’ eclipse this week
  
  This near-total eclipse will be visible from the Americas, Africa and Europe—here’s how to see it
Science News
A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back
A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.

How memories may survive hibernation
Hibernating mice rapidly lost and regrew half of the connections in their memory centers, while key connection hubs survived.

Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk
Children exposed to World War II sugar rationing had lower dementia and Alzheimer’s risk decades later, data suggest.

Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels
Scientists often use thermal treatment to combat fatal fungal infection in frogs, but it may come at a cost.

Personalized brain stimulation can ease chronic pain
A week-long brain mapping session can lead to lasting relief, a case series of three pain patients shows.

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