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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
- Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan
  A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore
- Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions
  If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated
- Colossal claims an artificial eggshell will help it bring back the moa
  Colossal Biosciences, the company that says it resurrected the dire wolf, now says it has developed artificial eggshells so it can replicate the huge eggs of the moa. Independent experts say this isn't nearly enough to bring back these giant birds
- Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm
  An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts of the quantum realm
- Mystery of the ancient giant stone jars of Laos may have been solved
  In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used
Scientific American
- Summerlike heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why
  
  A Bermuda High parked over the western Atlantic is pulling sweltering air up from the South, challenging records in parts of the eastern U.S.
- The U.S. just experienced its hottest 12 months on record
  
  March was a scorching 9.35 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the 20th-century average for the month, capping the hottest 12-month stretch for the U.S. since records began in 1895
- SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death
  
  SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the first time
- What it’s like being stuck in a hantavirus quarantine for six weeks
  
  Scientific American spoke to one of the people who are currently being monitored for possible hantavirus infection at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska
- ‘Sensational’ proof topples decades-old geometry problem
  
  The sudden resolution of a well-known conjecture highlights the growing adoption of AI as an assistant in high-level mathematics
Science News
What freediving can reveal about human health — and our limits
The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may improve treatments for lung and heart ailments.

AI-powered whale-spotting tech may help save San Francisco Bay’s gray whales
An AI trained to use thermal images to detect whale body heat could help warn ships at risk of colliding with the marine mammals.

Damaged DNA can spread between human cells. What could that mean for cancer?
DNA can voyage along intercellular highways called tunneling nanotubes. It’s a phenomenon that could potentially spread tumor DNA to healthy cells.

Antarctic plants may face a growing fungal threat from warming soils
Soil DNA from Chile to the Antarctic Peninsula ties warmer climates to more plant fungal pathogens, with abundance projected to double by 2100.

A ‘jar’ jammed with human bones may solve Laos’ ‘Plain of Jars’ mystery
The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone 'jar' in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were used in burials.

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