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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
- Man destined to get Alzheimer’s saved by accidental heat therapy
  Doug Whitney has a genetic mutation that means he should have developed Alzheimer’s disease decades ago, but his long-term work in hot engine rooms may have protected him in a similar way to sauna therapy
- Quantum computers simulated their biggest molecule yet – with help
  Two quantum computers and two supercomputers teamed up to break the record for the biggest molecule yet to be simulated using quantum hardware
- Tiny frozen world unexpectedly appears to have an atmosphere
  A 500-kilometre-wide object in a similar orbit to Pluto challenges our assumptions about small bodies in the outer solar system
- 300-year-old experiment could become world's best dark matter detector
  An update to an experiment run by Henry Cavendish in 1773 could be a cheaper and faster way to spot a potential dark matter particle – and may be 10,000 times more sensitive
- Prebiotic chewing gum could be helpful for gum disease
  A small trial found that chewing gum containing nitrate can ease the symptoms of gum disease by favouring the growth of beneficial mouth bacteria
Scientific American
- NASA just dropped more than 12,000 Artemis II photos—here’s how to see them
  
  Want to go to the moon? Travel vicariously through the more than 12,000 photos NASA just posted from the Artemis IImission
- How a Greenland shark’s heart can beat for centuries
  
  Greenland sharks have hearts that can function normally for more than a century
- Supreme Court reinstates access to abortion drug mifepristone by mail
  
  On Monday the Supreme Court paused a ruling by a federal appeals court that prevented health care providers from prescribing mifepristone by telemedicine, setting the stage for further action from the nation’s highest court
- School cell phone bans may boost student well-being—but not test scores, new study suggests
  
  Banning cell phones in schools has been touted as a silver bullet for poor test scores and low student well-being and attendance, but new research suggests the results are more mixed
- Airborne microplastics could be making climate change worse
  
  Tiny plastic particles drifting in Earth’s atmosphere could have a significant warming effect, a new study finds
Science News
A small object past Pluto may have a thin atmosphere
A brief stellar eclipse suggests the tiny 2002 XV₉₃ has a thin atmosphere — a first for any solar system body farther from the sun than Pluto.

Newly mapped brain networks link far-flung regions
In mouse brains, star-shaped astrocytes form flexible networks that may offer another way for brain regions to communicate.

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at a new state flower exhibit
Stop and smell America’s state flowers at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., open now through October 12, 2026.

Peptides are unproven as health aids. FDA may unleash them anyway
Rather than reining in the compounds, the FDA may be poised to broaden access, perhapas even adding peptides to supplements. Experts say “buyer beware.”

Cows’ methane burps may be fueled by a newfound organelle in gut microbes
In cows’ guts, ciliates contain a tiny organelle called a hydrogenobody that may drive production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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