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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
- When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers
  Genetic evidence hints that there was a strong bias for male Neanderthals and female humans to mate, rather than any other combination
- Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults' privacy
  Legislation working its way through the UK parliament would ban children from using social media and virtual private networks – but the proposals would endanger online privacy and may not make children safer, say legal experts
- How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment
  Nearly all of the solar system’s planets are about to file across the night sky in a planetary alignment, and it will be visible from anywhere on Earth
- Is geothermal energy on the cusp of a worldwide renaissance?
  The UK's first geothermal plant in Cornwall is part of a wave of projects aiming to meet growing electricity demand, some of them enabled by technology from oil and gas fracturing
- AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
  Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
Scientific American
- Male Neanderthals and human females likely interbred more often than the other way around
  
  Interbreeding between Neanderthals and ancient humans primarily occurred between Neanderthal males and human females, a new study suggests
- Department of Homeland Security detains Columbia student identified as neuroscience researcher
  
  Federal officers entered Columbia University property and detained a student on Thursday, university officials said
- Katharine Burr Blodgett made a breakthrough when she discovered ‘invisible glass’
  
  When Katharine Burr Blodgett discovered nonreflecting glass, the General Electric Company’s public relations machine made her a star
- Mosquitoes may have evolved a taste for human blood thanks to Homo erectus
  
  A new genetic analysis suggests some mosquitoes’ taste for human blood may date back 1.8 million years
- At-home microbiome tests reveal dramatically different results
  
  The science and the regulations to underpin these tests “just aren’t there yet,” researchers say
Science News
Here’s how honeyeaters and other birds thrive on sugary diets
Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose.

Can you trust the results from gut microbiome tests? Maybe not
Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could have health consequences.

Mosquitoes began biting humans more than a million years ago
A DNA analysis suggests mosquitoes shifted from nonhuman primates to early humans nearly 2 million years ago.

Climate change could threaten monarch mass migration
Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put.

Metal pollution from a rocket reentry detected for the first time
Direct detection of lithium from a SpaceX rocket reentry offers new evidence that metal pollution from space debris could threaten the ozone layer.

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