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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
- Hantavirus outbreak will not cause a covid-style pandemic, says WHO
  The World Health Organization sought to quell worldwide fears over the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius and reassure the public that the risk of widespread transmission is low
- PCOS postpones perimenopause and allows pregnancies at older ages
  Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them to conceive when older
- Coffee's mood-boosting effects aren't just down to caffeine
  A comprehensive study exploring coffee’s physiological effects finds that some of its benefits are down to polyphenols and their influence on gut bacteria
- Where has the deadly hantavirus come from and how does it spread?
  Three passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius have died due to an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare illness transmitted by rodents
- Pressure from individual particles measured for the first time
  A device made using a tiny bead floating in a beam of light can measure extremely small pressures and could help find a mysterious kind of neutrino
Scientific American
- Trump administration cut funding to study hantavirus, the virus behind deadly cruise ship outbreak
  
  The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were designed to study viruses that could jump from animals to people, including hantavirus, but in 2025 the National Institutes of Health said the work wouldn’t continue
- Slower biological aging may tied to getting the same amount of rest each day
  
  Stable rhythms of rest and activity are associated with healthier biological age markers, a new study suggests
- Math and statistics help explain the FBI's ‘missing scientists’ cases
  
  Statistical principles show you don’t need a nefarious plot to explain clusters of missing scientists and lab workers
- Shake it off—NASA’s Curiosity rover gets its robotic arm stuck inside a rock on Mars
  
  Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, but the Mars rover Curiosity just keeps on groovin’—even if its handlers had to spend several days freeing its drill from a rock
- Poop, stomach oil and ostrich eggshells keep records of Earth’s ancient climate
  
  Earth's ancient climate is written in... ostrich eggshells and stomach oil?
Science News
A grapefruit-sized quantum device mapped Earth’s magnetic field from space
On the International Space Station, a cube holding a diamond-based sensor revealed the potential for quantum magnetometers.

25 people learned to fly with virtual wings. Here’s how the brain changed
A new study shows learning to fly in virtual reality with virtual wings can reshape the brain, making it treat wings more like body parts.

Going to space? Always, always pack a camera
Planetary scientist Candice Hansen-Koharcheck championed the importance of space imagery. Her legacy lives on in every pixel that comes back to Earth.

A low-cost rotavirus test could save childrens’ lives in Nigeria
Nigerian virologist Margaret Oluwatoyin Japhet has designed a rapid test that could diagnose rotavirus at a child’s bedside.

Neandertals used rhinoceros teeth as tools
Finds at sites in Spain and France suggest that Neandertals used the teeth of ancient rhinos for heavy-duty fabrication.

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