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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
- Healed fang wound found on 520-million-year-old apex predator
  Something took a bite out of one of the biggest predators in Cambrian seas, an extraordinary fossil shows – and it could well be cannibalism
- NASA’s huge Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch
  The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which launches on 30 August, will observe space with the same detail as the Hubble Space Telescope, but over a much larger area
- Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy
  A newfound star called S301 is both the fastest ever seen and the closest to a supermassive black hole –and it could make bafflingly difficult tests of gravity possible at last
- Where and when to see 2027’s ‘solar eclipse of the century’
  The total solar eclipse on 2 August 2027 is due to be the longest one until the year 2114, and researchers, eclipse chasers and tourists alike are on the edge of their seats
- Exclusive video of world’s first echidna puggle to be born at a university
  Echidnas are a difficult animal to breed in captivity, but scientists in Sydney have now managed it, which could improve our understanding of the evolution of pregnancy in mammals
Scientific American
- What’s next for NASA’s new Roman Space Telescope?
  
  After a flawless launch, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a mission to solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries
- NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to explore dark energy and distant worlds
  
  NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a mission to probe dark energy, hunt for distant worlds and transform our view of the universe
- Dark matter experiment catches quietest neutrinos ever measured
  
  In its hunt for dark matter, the XENONnT experiment has detected the rare, feeble glow of neutrinos smacking into electrons
- NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launches to space
  
  The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will probe dark matter and dark energy, discover exoplanets and study stars
- Why obsessing over self-improvement could be sabotaging your brain
  
  Our obsession with ‘maxxing’ every aspect of our lives could actually be stressing us out
Science News
Migraine drugs are getting more precise. Choosing the right one is still tricky
Migraine prevention drugs are more targeted than ever before, and new guidelines may help doctors predict which will work for each patient.

These worms move faster when you give them less space
California blackworms can squeeze through narrow channels faster than they can wriggle across wide ones, a finding that may help with robot design.

To nap or not to nap? Science is still waking up to the question
Many people struggle to sleep enough at night. Surprisingly, science cannot say if adding in a nap to sleep in two blocks is healthy.

Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test
Rubidium atoms on China’s Tiangong space station fell with the same acceleration, upholding a cornerstone of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Your skin chemistry may affect which mosquitoes most want to bite you
Three species preferred different people based on their skin odor and bacteria. The findings could help make new microbe-based repellants.

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