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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
- Cholesterol may disrupt the brain’s cleaning system in Alzheimer’s disease
  The glymphatic system flushes toxins out of the brain, but this seems to be disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and cholesterol may be involved
- Digital scents could add a new dimension to virtual worlds
  It's now possible to convert a handful of smells into electronic signals that can be sent through the internet
- Some climate damage is now unavoidable even if we clean up our act
  With the world looking likely to exceed 1.5°C of warming, the plan is now to reduce our carbon emissions after overshooting the target. What lasting damage will this have?
- Falling sea levels due to El Niño will hit mangroves and corals
  As sea levels rise in the eastern Pacific, they are falling around Australia and the Coral Triangle, leaving some mangroves and corals high and dry
- A single antimatter particle was held in a trap for months
  After trapping a positron for the first time, physicists plan to use the resulting data to look for answers to one of particle physics’ biggest questions
Scientific American
- National Science Foundation leader Brian Stone to retire with no clear replacement in sight
  
  President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Stone, James O’Neill, has yet to have a confirmation hearing in the Senate, leaving the future leadership of the NSF unclear
- Super Typhoon Champi sets the record for strongest storm of 2026
  
  The cyclone’s winds hit 185 miles per hour—the strongest windspeed of any storm this year
- Report pinpoints future exploration sites on the moon
  
  Besides building crewed outposts at the lunar south pole, where else should astronauts go on the moon? An authoritative new report has suggestions
- Physicists trap a single antimatter particle for a month
  
  For the first time, scientists can make quantum measurements on a positron particle
- A Wall Is Also a Road explores alien consciousness, slime mold life-forms and Pompeii
  
  Slime mold aliens explore Pompeii—and humanity—in a new book by Annalee Newitz
Science News
AI could turn scientific papers into research assistants
An AI ‘virtual author’ can help scientists use a paper’s methods on new data. But it’s not going to match a human author’s expertise.

A lifesaving medication is not behind the drop in U.S. overdose deaths
A possible reason for the overdose deaths drop is more use of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses. But while still a key tool, its use fell too.

Peek into hidden worlds revealed by the 2026 Nikon Small World contest
This year’s photomicrography contest captured the wonders of the very small, from flying ink droplets to the most adorable jumping spider you've ever seen.

What can minerals tell us about Earth’s past? This geologist is finding out
Smithsonian geologist Gabriela Farfan studies corals, gemstones and other minerals for clues to changing oceans and environments.

Rule breaking by just a few people can be contagious
People are more likely to mimic — or even surpass — rule breakers than rule followers, a study finds. But real-world consequences may keep people in line.

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