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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
- Urban trees in south-east England can’t cope with the changing climate
  In cities such as London, trees are already struggling with hot and dry summers. Botanists warn that we need to start replacing them with drought-adapted species
- Spectacular feathered dinosaur fossil shows bird-like adaptations
  An exquisitely preserved fossil found in China shows that many anatomical features seen in birds also evolved independently in another group of dinosaurs
- How will El Niño affect the world?
  From Australia to California, the UK to Peru, turbulent weather is on the way
- Scientists can’t stop using AI, even when forbidden from doing so
  When scientists were asked to review papers for a conference without using AI tools, many of them ignored the request and used AI anyway
- Our food system is vulnerable to El Niño, warns UK climate minister
  Extreme weather could damage harvests worldwide, but the answer is more local food production, not stockpiling, Katie White said in an interview with New Scientist
Scientific American
- See the cool photos this Jupiter-bound spacecraft took while swinging by Earth
  
  Juice is on its way to study Jupiter’s moons, with a little assist from Earth’s gravity
- U.S. space weapons probably aren’t what you think
  
  Elusive, satellite-stalking spacecraft could unleash space war—or help keep orbital peace
- Tiny implants use the body as a communication network
  
  A new system sends faint electrical pulses through tissue instead of over Bluetooth. In rats, it made the animals flex one of their hind legs on cue when one of their front paws moved
- One in eight new cancers are likely caused by infections—there’s an easy way to protect yourself
  
  Many cancers associated with infection are preventable
- NASA to attempt uncrewed and crewed missions with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft
  
  Starliner hasn’t flown since its failed 2024 mission left two astronauts onboard the International Space Station for 286 days
Science News
A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance
The 10th century treatment called Bald’s eyesalve attacks microbes in multiple ways. Molecule mixtures from it may inspire modern medicine.

In the wake of the flood, could Nepal avert the next disaster?
Gaps in early warning systems and community preparedness contributed to the high death toll from Nepal’s debris flow.

‘The Deep End’ podcast is back to explore what makes your voice yours
Season 2 follows people losing their ability to speak — and the AI and brain implants helping them find their voices again.

Magnetism may have helped kick-start our solar system
Ancient meteorites reveal a powerful magnetic field that may have helped feed the growing sun.

Peru’s penguins are on the brink. A super El Niño could make it worse.
Avian flu, overfishing, and a super El Niño have decimated Peru’s largest colony of Humboldt penguins. Scientists are holding out hope that their numbers will bounce back.

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