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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
- Mathematicians stunned by AI's biggest breakthrough in mathematics yet
  Artificial intelligence built by OpenAI has cracked a decades-old conjecture by Paul Erdős, which mathematicians have hailed as a monumental moment for AI in mathematics
- Epic dreaming is leaving people exhausted and distressed
  Some people experience vivid, incessant dreams that leave them feeling exhausted the next day, with researchers calling for this "epic dreaming" to be classed as a sleep disorder
- Women’s better memories may delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis by years
  Women appear cognitively normal for almost three years longer than men after their brains start to develop Alzheimer’s disease, making it harder to diagnose and preventing early treatment
- Women’s body temperature rises from age 18 to 42 but we don’t know why
  Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health
- Putting CO2 into rocks and getting hydrogen out is climate double win
  Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen
Scientific American
- NOAA predicts quieter Atlantic hurricane season for 2026—but the Pacific is another story
  
  This year’s expected El Niño could hamper hurricanes in the Atlantic but boost them in the central and eastern Pacific
- Trial of next-gen weight-loss drug retatrutide brings it one step closer to FDA approval
  
  While drugs such as Wegovy target a single gut hormone, retatrutide is among a new class of GLP-1 drugs that aims at three hormone receptors
- AI just solved an 80-year-old ‘Erdős problem,’ and mathematicians are amazed
  
  A chatbot’s result for the 80-year-old “unit distance” conjecture is the first AI proof that would likely be published in math’s top journal if humans had done it alone
- Can math predict the end of humanity? Inside the ‘doomsday argument’
  
  This eerily simple math says our days are numbered—and nobody can agree why it’s wrong
- Watch SpaceX launch Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket yet
  
  Thursday's flight could be the most pivotal test of the Starship megarocket
Science News
New tools may help diagnose Parkinson’s earlier than ever
From special pens to earwax evaluations, a plethora of emerging diagnostics could one day be a major boon for people with the debilitating disease.

Screening all kids for type 1 diabetes can catch more cases early
Identifying children with early signs of type 1 diabetes makes a difference to their health. A new study suggests wider screening is effective.

One mystery of the Great Pyramid’s longevity has finally been solved
Differences in how the pyramid and surrounding soil vibrate, along with design choices, have protected the structure from earthquakes.

Seabirds weren’t fooled by a scarecrow-like buoy with rotating eyes
A tall buoy with a rotating pair of eyes was supposed to scare birds away from caught fish. Like scarecrows, it didn't work for long.

An ancient moonpocalypse may explain Neptune’s odd moon Nereid
Neptune’s oddball moon Nereid may be the sole remnant of an earlier system, formed near the planet rather than being pulled in from afar.

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