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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
- Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time
  DNA from ancient humans has been found on a prehistoric cave painting and on cave walls, demonstrating the potential to one day identify individual artists and resolve the debate over Neanderthals' artistic abilities
- Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever
  The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented humidity levels make this heatwave especially dangerous
- Fossil fruits show flowering plants flourished in time of dinosaurs
  Large fruits and seeds buried under volcanic ash nearly 75 million years ago upend the idea that flowering plants only came to prominence after the Cretaceous mass extinction
- Can home batteries help save the climate and save you money?
  Growing numbers of homeowners are installing batteries that store electricity when it is cheap, which helps balance the grid and cuts emissions, and cheaper plug-in batteries will soon let more people do the same
- We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development
  We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human body
Scientific American
- Cosmic imposters show astronomers sometimes get things hilariously wrong
  
  Sometimes we mistake one kind of object with another to disastrous effect
- How Mbappe, Haaland and Messi use psychology to stay sharp at the World Cup
  
  Sports psychology plays a major role on and off the pitch, helping players manage chaos and stay strategic
- France just hit its hottest day ever recorded
  
  Scorching temperatures across France rose to a record-breaking average 30 degrees on Wednesday
- Fundamental principles of the universe called into question by two physicists
  
  A new study claims that the universe isn’t entirely the same no matter where you look—a radical proposal
- How quantum sensing could reveal hidden faults in thousands of U.S. bridges
  
  Of the more than 624,000 highway bridges in the U.S., an estimated 220,000 need repairs. Quantum sensors could help engineers better safeguard these vital pieces of infrastructure
Science News
Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a gene to endure starvation
The enormous deep-sea cousins of your garden’s pill bugs can go five years without food. A gene they pilfered from bacteria may be part of the secret.

Brains break and repair DNA to grow
Newborn mice neurons can snap both DNA strands to migrate, then repair the breaks within a day. The process may be a normal part of brain development.

New science on algae die-offs is too late for the Reflecting Pool
Iron and hydrogen peroxide trigger cell death via ferroptosis, which cascades killer molecules through the population, causing mass die-offs of algae.

Ancient flowering plants may have used dinosaurs to spread their seeds
Scientists thought angiosperms didn’t use animals to spread seeds until after the Age of Dinosaurs. Fossilized fruits from these plants challenge this idea.

We’ve had fire for longer than we thought
Archaeologists have unearthed new evidence that indicates hominids used fire up to 1.79 million years ago.

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