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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
- Why the worst El Niño killed millions – and how we can avoid a repeat
  The world hasn't experienced an El Niño this strong since the 1870s, when it sparked a terrible global famine. Are we better prepared this time?
- Two large asteroids found spinning as fast as a fairground ride
  Rocks in the asteroid belt rotating at ultra-fast speeds suggest our understanding of asteroid structure might be wrong
- Does each new covid-19 variant pose a significant threat?
  Most covid-19 cases are caused by a particular type of variant, but do we need to worry every time a new one emerges?
- Tattoos could be turned on and off with light
  A new type of ink could overcome one of the main downsides of tattoos: the inability to make them invisible
- Nearly 1 in 10 young adults could have fatty, narrow arteries
  Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" proportion of younger adults also have the condition
Scientific American
- Love blooms on a hostile colony world in As You Wake, Break the Shell
  
  Sci-fi author Becky Chambers on designing believable ecosystems, balancing scientific accuracy with emotional impact and emphasizing empathy over spectacle
- Lettuce engineered to produce meat proteins
  
  Protein-packed leaves might be the key to better meat alternatives
- A unique shape, a 3D einstein tile, has been discovered
  
  AI helped uncover a special object that can fill space without repeating patterns
- Nobel week: light-controlled brains, particles from outer space and mirror molecules
  
  Breaking down this year’s Nobel Prize–winning science, from switching brain cells on and off with light to catching cosmic neutrinos in Antarctic ice to building mirror-image molecules. Plus, a 194-year-old tortoise’s DNA might hold the key to a longer life.
- Could Tutankhamun's tomb hold clues to a mysterious Egyptian queen?
  
  Signs of hidden chambers in the walls of the famous boy king's tomb have raised hopes among researchers of finding hints of Nefertiti's burial place—Tutankhamun's stepmother and mother-in-law
Science News
Scarred blood vessels may be one clue to APOE4’s Alzheimer’s risk
Scientists know APOE4 raises Alzheimer’s risk. A surprising change in blood vessel cells may help explain how.

When climate change brings the heat, what happens to a mighty redwood?
In heat wave-like temperatures, coast redwoods' photosynthesis slows down, which may put one of Earth's most efficient carbon storers in jeopardy.

How the Grand Canyon could have lost 1 billion years of geologic history
The rise and fall of a continent-spanning cliff may help explain a mysterious 1-billion-year gap in Earth’s geologic history, a new study suggests.

Here’s a look at the Nobel Prizes for science
An icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules all took home the top prize.

Kilauea’s display is revealing why volcanoes spew like a fountain show
Scientists are using a variety of methods to study why Kilauea has repeatedly spewed lava fountains since late 2024. They may have ruled out one theory.

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