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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
- You can now buy a DIY quantum computer
  Qilimanjaro is selling a relatively cheap kit with everything you need for a quantum computer – you just need to be able to put it together
- Inside the world’s first antimatter delivery service
  On Tuesday, CERN will transport antiprotons on a truck for the first time, testing the plan to deliver antimatter by road to research labs across Europe
- We’ve spotted a huge asteroid spinning impossibly fast
  Astronomers have found a 710-metre-wide asteroid that spins once every 1.9 minutes, so fast that it should have spun itself apart
- Major leap towards reanimation after death as mammal's brain preserved
  A pig's brain has been frozen with its cellular activity locked in place and minimal damage. Some believe the same could be done with the brains of people with a terminal illness, so their mind can be reconstructed and they can "continue with their life"
- Private company to land on asteroid Apophis as it flies close to Earth
  Apophis will be visited by multiple spacecraft – including landers – when it skims past Earth in three years
Scientific American
- How stress causes an eczema flare up
  
  Scientists have identified the neurons that worsen the condition during stress
- Can future astronauts be put into comas for space travel like in Project Hail Mary?
  
  The science-fiction film Project Hail Marysees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?
- U.K.’s deadly meningitis outbreak shows importance of vaccination
  
  Infectious disease experts say shots against meningococcal meningitis can be lifesaving during an outbreak, but U.S. regulators have attempted to roll back recommendations of such a vaccine for children
- Brain’s protective barrier stays leaky for years after playing contact sports
  
  Damage to the blood-brain barrier is linked to immune changes and cognitive decline
- GlassWorm malware hides in invisible open-source code
  
  A cybercrime campaign called GlassWorm is hiding malware in invisible characters and spreading it through software that millions of developers rely on
Science News
Science and armed conflict
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.

Amid vaccine policy whiplash, here’s how a pediatrician talks to families
A court ruling that blocks Trump administration vaccine policy is a win for science. But much work remains to rebuild trust in vaccines.

How realistic is Project Hail Mary?
Ryan Gosling is on a mission to save the sun — and Earth — from star-killing microbes. Science News dissects the science behind the sci-fi movie.

Check out 6 ways orchids use tricks to reproduce
This spring, these six orchids will lure pollinators with mimicry, scent or other unusual strategies.

Mosquitoes get the ‘I’m full’ signal from their butts, not their brains
Mosquitoes stop feeding because signals from rectal cells tell them they’re full, offering a target for preventing human bites.

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