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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
- We may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time
  An incredibly powerful flash of X-rays spotted by the Einstein Probe telescope appears to be a kind of explosion first theorised more than 30 years ago
- How worried should you be about an AI apocalypse?
  Fears that artificial intelligence could rise up to wipe out humanity are understandable given our steady diet of sci-fi stories depicting just that, but what is the real risk? Matthew Sparkes looks at what the experts say
- Multipurpose anti-viral pill may treat colds, norovirus, flu and covid
  AI predicted that a forgotten breast cancer drug could be repurposed to treat many respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, and subsequent animal tests suggests it may be right
- Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals
  A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that life suddenly diversified during the Cambrian explosion
- Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm
  Recognising rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series of experiments has shown that buff-tailed bumblebees have this ability, too
Scientific American
- How NASA’s moon mission could help transform space medicine
  
  Artemis II’s AVATAR experiment will see organs-on-a-chip travel to the moon and back, revealing how such a journey affects the body’s cells
- Inge Lehmann and Earth’s deepest Secret
  
  Science writer Hanne Strager explores how the trailblazing Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann overcame self-doubt to discover that Earth has a solid inner core, overturning the long-held belief that it was liquid
- NASA’s Artemis II astronauts may catch a comet—if it can survive the sun
  
  Amid a journey of celestial spectacles, the Artemis IIastronauts may spot a comet—if it survives a dash past the sun
- Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is committed to the moon
  
  The second day of the Artemis II moon mission saw the crew perform a series of maneuvers that put the Orion capsule on course for the lunar far side
- Where did the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle come from?
  
  A single subatomic particle from deep space had the same energy as a baseball pitch, and scientists still don’t know how it got here
Science News
When our minds wander to the body, it may affect mental health
People’s minds sometimes wander to their bodily sensations, which may reduce symptoms of depression and ADHD, a new study suggests.

Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat
In Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy is regulated.

Huge Numbers tackles mathematics at its most incomprehensibly large
Mathematician Richard Elwes surveys googology, the study of enormous numbers, in a new book.

Fossils reveal many complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosion
Hundreds of Chinese fossils from the dawn of animal evolution may change how scientists think of this critical period of prehistory.

To climb trees, cicadas look to the shadows
Tree-climbing cicadas find their perches by looking for patches of darkness, a strategy known as skototaxis.

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