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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
- A daily multivitamin may slightly slow rates of ageing
  Taking a multivitamin every day might slightly slow the rate of ageing, but the extent to which this is relevant to our health is unclear
- 'Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality
  Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might have inherited from their wolf ancestors
- How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
  Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. A decade later, he talks about that match against Lee Sedol and what came next
- The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe
  A single femur found in Bulgaria appears to represent an ape or early hominin that walked on two legs before any known African hominin, but the evidence is far from conclusive
- SETI may have missed alien signals because of space weather
  SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur such signals – meaning SETI has been scanning for the wrong thing
Scientific American
- Stunning video shows huge fireball blazing over Europe
  
  A large, bright meteor fell over Europe on Sunday, with some observers saying they could hear the rock’s explosive descent from the ground
- A $1.3-billion river dredging in North Carolina by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could unleash ‘forever chemicals’
  
  A proposed $1.3-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers port expansion in North Carolina threatens to unearth decades of “forever chemicals.” The government’s initial plan: don’t test the mud
- A clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpower
  
  Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor
- A measles surge, AI in warfare and accelerated global warming
  
  Why measles cases are rising in the U.S., how artificial intelligence is shaping warfare, and what accelerated global warming means for the world
- Your zodiac sign is likely wrong. Here’s how to find the correct one
  
  The science of the zodiac is more intriguing than astrology would have you think
Science News
How does early pregnancy lower breast cancer risk? Odd cells could offer clues
Suspicious cells build up in mice that haven’t given birth, a new study finds. They could help explain a longstanding mystery of breast cancer biology.

NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun
A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around the sun also changed.

The remarkable brains of ‘SuperAgers’ hold clues about how we age
A new study reports signs that nerve cells in the brain keep dividing over the decades. It’s not so simple.

Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges
A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.

A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding’s perils
As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.

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