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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
- Inside the start-up aiming for a giant leap in robot intelligence
  Physical Intelligence is drawing on the broad knowledge of large language models to help robots understand instructions and learn to carry out any task independently
- Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?
  Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud in 2028, which will require a real leap in engineering
- The relationship recession is even bigger for Gen Z than we thought
  We know that members of Gen Z are less likely to be in a steady relationship than millennials were at their age, but previous research missed out an important factor that actually widens the relationship recession
- El Niño has started and the weather could get weird
  Global weather agencies have declared that El Niño has begun, and models show it is more likely than not to be a "super" El Niño. The climate pattern boosts extreme weather around the world, and could lead to record temperatures
- Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy
  A superconducting quantum computer is part of a network that is mining an experimental cryptocurrency called Quip, and it is able to do it faster and with better energy efficiency than conventional machines
Scientific American
- How an aspiring actress from Brooklyn stumbled into an astrophysics career at NASA
  
  This young researcher’s unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging
- NASA’s Chandra Observatory spots possible supernova remnant in the middle of our galaxy
  
  If the supernova remnant is confirmed, it would be one of the closest to the supermassive black hole that lies in the center of the Milky Way
- Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’
  
  Fossilized poo harbors remains from mammoths, bison and big cats, including some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed
- Inside the race to develop a new Ebola vaccine
  
  As Ebola rages, Moderna and others are racing to develop an mRNA vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo virus driving the current outbreak
- U.S. industries push to revive tungsten production amid shortage
  
  Tungsten is a coveted metal for military uses. Restoring domestic supply could help with ongoing munitions shortages
Science News
Why more male than female newborns may get the crucial vitamin K shot
Vitamin K lowers the risk of bleeding, including in a circumcision. That procedure may explain a disparity in which infants are more likely to get the shot.

Otherworldly music albums feature space weather data
A science-art team uses research data to make music featuring sounds of Antarctica and outer space

A popular sunscreen ingredient can finally be sold in the United States
The FDA will allow bemotrizinol in sunscreen. The chemical is long-lasting and defends against solar radiation that ages skin.

A new method could spot fentanyl variants no one has cataloged yet
Researchers used machine learning to help predict chemical signatures for over 1 billion possible fentanyls, including variants never seen before.

Crossword: Power play
Solve the crossword from our July 2026 issue, in which we raise our solving skills to the next level.

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