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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
- 98 per cent of meat and dairy sustainability pledges are greenwashing
  The food industry has made big promises to reduce emissions and become more sustainable, but a review concludes that many of the pledges are not backed up by evidence
- Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion
  A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players
- 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
- If a bird flu pandemic starts, we may have an mRNA vaccine ready
  A final-stage trial has started of an mRNA vaccine against the bird flu strain infecting many animals – and occasionally people – worldwide
- Titan’s strange plains may be explained by unusual weather
  Most of Titan’s surface is oddly flat and smooth, and it may be because it is coated by as much as a metre of fluffy organic material that snowed down from the icy moon’s thick atmosphere
Scientific American
- Passage from Homer’s Iliad discovered in the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy
  
  A snippet of text from Homer’s famous epic recounting the siege of Troy was apparently placed inside this body as part of the mummification process
- A volcanic mystery reveals that rising magma has a stealth mode
  
  In 2022 a swarm of earthquakes in the Azores suggested that an eruption was imminent, but none happened. Now we know why, and it means magma can be sneakier than we knew
- Genetic origins of language may predate modern humans splitting from Neanderthals, a new study suggests
  
  A new study links genetic regions that predate the divergence of modern humans and Neanderthals to language
- New York City, New Orleans at greatest risk of extreme damage from floods, new analysis reveals
  
  While New York City leads in terms of the absolute number of people threatened by flood, more than 98 percent of New Orleans’ population is at risk, according to a new study
- RFK, Jr., set to overhaul key committee that issues disease screening recommendations
  
  Lawmakers grilled Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on cuts and changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which focuses on preventive health screening
Science News
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.

Suicide deaths in U.S. teens and young adults fell after 988 launch
Suicide is a top cause of death for teens and young adults. A study finds a link between the 988 Lifeline and a drop in their suicide mortality.

How climate change may increase antibiotic resistance
Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.

Humidity makes these bees turn green
North American sweat bees change color depending on the surrounding humidity. It might be a more widespread phenomenon among insects.

‘Beyond Inheritance’ offers a new view on mutations
In her debut book, science writer Roxanne Khamsi offers a new view of mutations that’s not limited to birth and death.

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