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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
- Wealthy people with environmental ideals are the biggest emitters
  Among people of high socioeconomic status, love for nature corresponds with a bigger environmental footprint – and there's an obvious reason why
- NASA plans a base on the moon spanning hundreds of square kilometres
  Three missions slated to launch this year will begin to search the lunar surface for a suitable base location
- First quantum grandfather clock could probe where gravity comes from
  Researchers have designed a quantum version of a pendulum clock. It could shed light on timekeeping in the quantum realm
- We may finally know why gold stays so shiny
  Gold is chemically inert and so doesn't tarnish, but exactly why had been a mystery
- Space storms could switch train signals and cause serious accidents
  Critical safety equipment in many train systems is vulnerable to disruption by space weather, which could lead to fatal accidents
Scientific American
- Gigantic ‘little red dot’ threatens to upend cosmic history
  
  Debate still swirls around the nature of “little red dots,” black holes glimpsed in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. A controversial new weigh-in may settle the matter
- Tiny quantum computers could help create giant telescopes
  
  Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories
- Iran threats expose the aging fleet that repairs undersea Internet cables
  
  A small, aging fleet repairs the fiber-optic cables that carry data around the globe, and conflict zones can slow that work to a crawl
- This sci-fi novel asks—can what you will never know kill you?
  
  There Is No Antimemetics Division explores how to survive when memories and meaning are malleable
- How doctors will handle abortions if mifepristone telehealth access is banned
  
  One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it
Science News
Huge volcanic eruption offers clues to fighting climate change
The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

Grapefruit-sized hail may become more common in a warmer world
A global model suggests that climate change could make hailstones larger and more damaging in many regions, especially at mid-to-high latitudes.

AI bots ignore evidence. Can we trust them with science?
Scientists rethink their ideas after experiments. AI agents struggle to learn from evidence and recognize when an idea is obviously incorrect.

Solar flares may show predictable warning signs hours before erupting
Scientists spotted patterns hours before a major solar flare, a discovery that could help forecast dangerous eruptions.

Why is hantavirus so deadly? It’s not what you may think
Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.

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