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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
- 194-year-old tortoise has exceptional DNA repair systems that fight off ageing
  The genome of Jonathan the giant tortoise, a 194-year-old resident of St Helena island, has been probed to understand how he has been alive for more than double his species’ average life expectancy
- Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age
  When Neanderthals dominated Europe, it was likely that wood was at least as important to them as stone for working into tools
- Why gatekeeping is needed in the age of AI
  Large language models have unleashed a torrent of text – dealing with it won't be easy
- Colonisation of Australia led to big increase in wildfire danger
  An analysis of lake sediments in south-eastern Australia has revealed that the expulsion of Indigenous communities in the 19th century resulted in an explosion of tree cover and more devastating wildfires
- Stunning early mammal fossil sheds light on the evolution of suckling
  A predecessor of modern mammals that lived in the Jurassic has been found in China with its throat anatomy preserved, allowing researchers to examine the earliest evidence for the evolution of suckling
Scientific American
- A suspected case of pneumonic plague is raising fears of an outbreak. Should you be worried?
  
  Russian authorities reported earlier this week that an employee at a lab in Siberia that studies plague and other infectious diseases had died of pneumonia of “unknown” cause
- Scientists unlock the longevity secrets of 194-year-old Jonathan the giant tortoise
  
  The secret to Jonathan the tortoise’s extreme longevity may be in keeping genes tidy
- The Atlantic hurricane season has been eerily quiet—Tropical Storm Isaias could change that
  
  Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday, meteorologists say
- Why does weed cause anxiety? A new brain study investigates cannabis paranoia
  
  A new study explores what goes on in the brain when mice get high on marijuana
- What is AI model distillation, and why is it so hard to stop?
  
  Anthropic and OpenAI accused Chinese AI developers of mining their models’ answers to train cheaper copycats. Here’s how distillation works and why it’s so hard to stop
Science News
Gene therapy and special goggles give some blind people limited sight
Optogenetics, recognized by the 2026 medicine Nobel, makes cells respond to light, including eye cells that normally relay signals to the brain.

A quake on Mars may have set these rocks rolling
Fresh boulder tracks on Mars could reveal how a quake shook the planet and help scientists detect future tremors from orbit.

Remember the ‘caregiving kills’ study? Reality is more nuanced
A decades-old claim linking caregiving stress to risk of death has stuck around, hampering research into its benefits. But caregivers still need support.

An extinct crocodilian was found among rocks that built the Great Sphinx
Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch of the gharial family tree.

‘A Mother’s Brain’ explores the neuroscience of motherhood
Neuroscientist Susana Carmona’s book guides readers through a new mom’s changing brain.

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