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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
- Fossil mammal with reptile-like teeth changes picture of our evolution
  Unlike most modern mammals, which get just two sets of teeth in their lifetime, an ancient species from the Cretaceous, found in China, appears to have had the ability to replace its teeth throughout its life
- Mathematicians and AI in behind-the-scenes battle over what’s true
  AI models are solving mathematics problems with increasing pace, and a technique called formalisation is key to demonstrating that their claimed solutions are indeed correct. But can we trust the formalisation process?
- First week of life seems crucial for future allergy and eczema risk
  The mainstream view is that there are no particularly critical phases in the development of the immune system, but a study of hundreds of infants suggests otherwise
- Brain area discovered that may be critical for viable pregnancies
  A newly discovered part of the brain is essential for successful embryo implantation in mice. It may help to explain why some pregnancies and IVF attempts fail
- Earth’s geographic poles wander more than we had thought
  A phenomenon known as true polar wander, different to the movement of the magnetic poles, may be more common and more dramatic than previously known
Scientific American
- How attachment theory can help us understand AI relationships
  
  Attachment is the term psychologists use for the most significant relationships that hold people’s lives together
- How the brain uses memory to imagine what might have been
  
  Philosopher and 2026 MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Felipe De Brigard explains how our brains use imagination to reconstruct the past
- How AI helped bring an ancient tomb dating to before the Roman empire back to life
  
  Pairing artificial intelligence with acoustic technology helped reveal an Erturian tomb in new light
- Could a giant iceberg really break off Greenland? Scientists check Tom Cruise’s new movie Digger
  
  In the movie, a giant iceberg from Greenland floats into the sea, imperiling millions—but is that even possible?
- 2026 has been a record hot year for the U.S.—it can only get worse
  
  So far this year has been ridiculously hot. If it stays that way, 2026 could set a sobering new record
Science News
Young Yosemite toads survive winter, then emerge with a deadly fungus
A waterborne pathogen flourishes while toads shelter underground. The finding may help conservationists rethink how to protect the threatened species.

Are hypernovas real?
Uneven supernova explosions may explain the unusual mix of elements in Milky Way stars once thought to be evidence of hypernovas.

Here’s how brain-eating amoebas may infect people
Naegleria amoebas’ exploration skills and crawling behaviors could help explain how the brain-eating variety travel into human brains.

A video of a humpback whale and her dead calf reveals the animals’ bond
A female humpback whale may have spent days with her stillborn calf. This rare sighting may suggest that baleen whales experience grief.

A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting
Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support aquatic life.

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