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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
- AI refutes 30-year-old mathematical assumption in computer science
  A central tenet in computer science has apparently been disproven by OpenAI, a result that will force textbooks to be rewritten if it is confirmed
- Clues from the Dead Sea could explain ancient drying of the Mediterranean
  The high salt concentration in the Dead Sea drives the warming and shrinking of the lake, and something similar may have happened in the Mediterranean 5.5 million years ago
- Major greenhouse gases rise again to record levels
  Levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere continued to rise in 2025, along with a lesser-known gas with a more powerful warming effect
- Wind turbines have killed 19 million bats in 40 years in the US
  Nearly 19 million bats are estimated to have been killed by wind turbines in the US between 1981 and 2024, but measures can be taken to make them less deadly
- ‘Oddball’ test lets us glimpse how monkeys see the world
  Compared with humans, macaques are more likely to miss the bigger picture, but are also less confused by flipped images
Scientific American
- The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have just discovered our solar system’s sixth dwarf planet
  
  Located farther away from Earth than Pluto, the object was hidden in the light of the Milky Way’s stars
- OpenAI just scooped human researchers on a million-dollar quantum math problem
  
  Another bombshell result shows how artificial intelligence is fueling fierce competition at the frontiers of math and physics
- How a 16th century pirate accidentally spawned a centuries-old math problem
  
  A question posed by Sir Walter Raleigh about cannonballs inadvertently led to a puzzle that mathematicians have been trying to solve for centuries
- CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford resigns after just four months in the role
  
  Jennifer Shuford, a well-respected infectious disease researcher, cited a desire to spend more time with her family
- Dueling proofs from OpenAI and Anthropic astound scientists
  
  The results resolve major problems in math, physics and computer science. But like other recent AI-generated “slop drops,” the releases are already controversial
Science News
How brain implants turn thoughts into speech
New brain-computer interfaces turn attempted speech into words and can speak them in a voice resembling the user’s own.

Roller coaster safety is a matter of science
Guidelines for designing coasters don’t reflect the latest science about what types of movement the brain can withstand.

After the dinosaurs died, the massive ‘D. rex’ fungus ruled the woods
Farmers in Yunnan Province, China, alerted researchers to the humongous fungus. Dianjunus rex’s mushrooms stand at half a meter tall.

Volcanoes lurk behind the scenes of human history
Volcanoes have cast a shadow over climate and history. Cold spurts after eruptions may have spurred famine, disease, revolts and other events.

Claude helped plan risky bird flu research. What did the AI add?
Anthropic says Claude helped a scientist plan potentially risky bird flu research, a case that highlights questions about AI’s growing role in biology.

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