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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
- Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
  During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters
- Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI?
  A powerful AI kept from public access because of its ability to hack computers with impunity is making headlines around the world. But what is Mythos, does it really represent a risk and might it even be used to improve cybersecurity?
- Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good
  Exercise has been touted as a tool for managing and treating long covid, but much of the evidence has neglected one of its most debilitating symptoms: post-exertional malaise
- Catching a cold can delay cancer from spreading to the lungs
  Infecting mice with RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms, prevented breast cancer cells from reaching their lungs. This was due to the release of proteins that stop viruses from replicating in the lungs also making it harder for cancer cells to seed new tumours
- Huge study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis
  The Epstein-Barr virus seems to affect gene expression and cell signalling in a way that causes the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis
Scientific American
- What happens if you’re hit by a primordial black hole?
  
  Subatomic black holes from ancient cosmic history could, in principle, make you have a very bad day. But chances are you’ll never encounter one
- Trump wants Iran's 'nuclear dust.' Here's how the U.S. could remove the uranium
  
  President Trump keeps promising to secure Iran’s nuclear “dust,” which is actually a gas
- From pet stores to pandemics—how wildlife trade helps diseases jump to humans
  
  New research shows the global wildlife trade is rapidly accelerating the spread of animal pathogens that can jump to humans
- Africa could split apart sooner than scientists thought
  
  New research reveals that a rift in Earth’s crust is just a few million years away from splitting the continent of Africa into two—and creating a new ocean
- Wildfire ‘red flag’ warnings in effect for large chunk of the U.S. Here’s what to know
  
  These wildfire warnings are in place up and down the country, from Texas to North Dakota and Minnesota
Science News
Giant, kraken-like octopuses may have ruled the Cretaceous deep
Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest invertebrates ever.

Clouds of water ice thread stellar nurseries in the Milky Way
NASA’s SPHEREx mapped water ice across vast regions of the galaxy, confirming that an essential molecule for life on Earth abounds in space.

Some plants can feed on dust that lands on their leaves
A new study offers evidence from natural shrubland that leaves, not just roots, can take up nutrients from deposited dust.

Imagination is not just replaying what we see and hear
The findings differ from prior work, showing it's tough to disentangle how similarly our brains register imagined thoughts and real sensations.

An experimental new drug for stiff person syndrome restores mobility
CAR T cell therapy wipes out rogue antibodies' source and improves walking speed in people with the same autoimmune disorder that affects Celine Dion.

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