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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
- 2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts
  The second half of this year will almost certainly see the start of an El Niño phase that could lead to extreme heat across much of the globe, and James Hansen expects that to make this year surpass 2024 as the hottest on record
- NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears
  National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly available, but fears of computer-hacking AI models like Mythos have prompted a change in policy
- Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars
  An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its leaves next year by three days, wrong-footing the insects when they attack again
- Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil fuel era?
  With progress at COP climate meetings stalling, 57 countries took part in the first of a new series of conferences aiming to develop roadmaps away from fossil fuels, but big emitters like China and the US were absent
- The rings of Uranus are even stranger than we thought
  Uranus’s outermost two rings are surprisingly dissimilar, which opens up a mystery about the tiny moons and moonlets that form them
Scientific American
- Why the FDA rejected a ‘breakthrough’ melanoma drug
  
  The FDA rejected the promising skin cancer drug RP1 twice, leaving many puzzled and worried about what this means for other drug approvals
- Do octopus brains work like humans’—or is there another way to be smart?
  
  Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.
- A SpaceX rocket booster may be on track to hit the moon in August
  
  While there is no immediate danger, this crash highlights that space junk is increasingly expanding out of lower-Earth orbit
- Watch NASA test its new X-59 jet designed to go faster than the speed of sound
  
  This next-generation plane is made to go faster than sound without producing a full sonic boom
- A third of U.S. adults don’t get enough sleep, new CDC report warns
  
  Nearly a third of all U.S. adults are sleeping fewer than the recommended seven hours per night on average
Science News
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at a new state flower exhibit
Stop and smell America’s state flowers at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., open now through October 12, 2026.

Peptides are unproven as health aids. FDA may unleash them anyway
Rather than reining in the compounds, the FDA may be poised to broaden access, perhapas even adding peptides to supplements. Experts say “buyer beware.”

Cows’ methane burps may be fueled by a newfound organelle in gut microbes
In cows’ guts, ciliates contain a tiny organelle called a hydrogenobody that may drive production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Can AI help doctors avoid missed diagnoses? A new study suggests yes
AI may help doctors avoid missed diagnoses, but it still needs real-world testing and human oversight before it can guide patient care.

Prenatal surgery for spina bifida may get a boost from stem cells
A clinical trial for spina bifida treatment suggests that a surgical approach relying on stem cells is safe for patients. Its efficacy is still being evaluated.

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