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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
- How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
  Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. A decade later, he talks about that match against Lee Sedol and what came next
- The moment that kicked off the AI revolution
  It's been 10 years since Go champion Lee Sedol lost to DeepMind's AlphaGo. Has the technology lived up to its potential?
- NASA changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun for the first time
  NASA’s DART mission slammed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the impact slowed its orbit around the larger Didymos – and also the pair’s path around the sun
- Chemistry clues could detect aliens unlike any life on Earth
  Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds could be a useful indicator
- Inflammation might cause Alzheimer's – here's how to reduce it
  Persistent inflammation in the gut, lungs and skin might lead to Alzheimer's disease, but lifestyle choices - from getting vaccinated to eating well - can keep inflammation under control
Scientific American
- The age of animal experiments may be waning
  
  Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there are still huge hurdles to overcome
- The surprising science behind why daylight saving time is good for wildlife
  
  You might have a love-hate relationship with daylight saving time, but research shows that urban wildlife may stand to benefit
- Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud
  
  Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds
- Why replacing Anthropic at the Pentagon could take months
  
  Swapping out one AI model on a classified network for another takes minutes. Retraining the people who’ve learned to rely on it will take much longer
- NASA changed an asteroid’s orbital path around the sun, a first for humankind
  
  Smashing a spacecraft into a binary asteroid system has managed to alter its path around the sun, a new analysis reveals
Science News
NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun
A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around the sun also changed.

The remarkable brains of ‘SuperAgers’ hold clues about how we age
A new study reports signs that nerve cells in the brain keep dividing over the decades. It’s not so simple.

Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges
A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.

A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding’s perils
As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.

This molecule puts a new twist on the Möbius strip
A molecule made of carbon and chlorine is half as twisty as the paper loops common in math classes.

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