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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
- New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
  A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon that it uses to catapult green tree ants into a web 30 centimetres above
- A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire
  Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this could affect the levels of nutrients in the ocean and hamper other CO2-sucking processes
- People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
  The next generation of AI models are meant to be trained by people paid to have conversations with them, but several of these workers have admitted to New Scientist that they simply get chatbots to do it instead. This "AI inbreeding" may reduce the power and usefulness of future models, warn experts
- We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto
  Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial to understanding Titan’s complex chemistry
- Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity
  Evidence is mounting that there are distinct subtypes of autism, and now, scientists have found that the condition can vary according to the strength of people's brain connections
Scientific American
- Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is almost as old as the universe itself
  
  The evidence is mounting: this interstellar visitor is even older and weirder than anyone thought
- Stem cells banish severe autoimmune disease for 15 years
  
  Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve
- Will NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopter fleet sink science at the Red Planet?
  
  Mars researchers are wrestling with the potential costs of a flashy new NASA mission to the Red Planet
- Got a tick bite? Here’s what to do and when to seek treatment
  
  Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps
- Ebola outbreak latest, World Cup heat risks and dad brains
  
  What’s going on with the Ebola outbreak, how the World Cup is dealing with rising temperatures, and how becoming a father can change your brain
Science News
The New World screwworm has returned to the U.S. Now what?
At least a dozen animals have been found with the flesh-eating maggots. It could take more than a year to eradicate the parasite again, experts warn.

Sea cucumbers harbor ‘zombie’ tissues that won’t die
Detached tissues from the sea cucumber's tube feet and feeding tentacles survived for more than three years, a find that could shape the study of aging.

A tropical permafrost layer in Peru may be one of the world’s largest
Vast permafrost beneath the upper slopes of Peru’s tallest volcano could become a regional water source as glaciers in the Andes retreat.

Is NASA falling out of love with Mars?
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses NASA's rocky relationship with Mars exploration.

A textbook assumption about early land vertebrates may be wrong
Three species that lived about 308 million years ago challenge the idea that the first land vertebrates underwent amphibian-like metamorphosis.

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