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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
- Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth
  A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago
- Arctic fires are releasing carbon stored for thousands of years
  A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over millennia, meaning higher CO2 emissions than assumed
- Asteroid to miss Earth by a quarter of the length from us to the moon
  Asteroid 2026JH2 will zoom past Earth at a distance of only 90,000 kilometres next week. It has enough mass to wipe out a city, but simulations suggest there is no chance of an impact for at least the next century
- Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus
  Six teeth roughly 400,000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus, providing molecular clues to their relationships with other hominins
- Natural sunscreen found in fish eggs can be made by E. coli factories
  Genetically altered bacteria can synthesise gadusol, a naturally occurring compound found in zebrafish eggs that could be developed as an alternative to existing sunscreen products that can harm marine life
Scientific American
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players and fans at risk of extreme heat, climate scientists warn
  
  Heat conditions could exceed dangerous levels at a quarter of the planned 2026 World Cup soccer matches, including the final in New Jersey on July 19
- Almost half of the objects in Earth’s orbit are junk—and that’s only the stuff we know about
  
  Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it’s only going to get worse as the number of launches increases
- Can hantavirus spread through the air? What we do and don’t know
  
  The Andes type of the hantavirus is spread by “close contact,” but it’s unclear how much of that transmission occurs by inhaling airborne droplets or other means
- Americans are increasingly open to using psychedelics for medical reasons
  
  A survey found that more than 60 percent of respondents “strongly support” making psychedelics easier to study, reflecting a growing consensus that some could have therapeutic use
- 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth may be oldest evidence of dentistry
  
  Archaeologists analyzed a Neanderthal molar that seems like it was intentionally drilled, but some experts are skeptical
Science News
First evidence of Neandertal dentistry found in ancient molar
A 59,000-year-old Neandertal molar unearthed in Siberia was drilled with a stone tool – the earliest evidence of primitive dentistry.

Hantavirus questions grow in the wake of a cruise ship outbreak
Scientists still don’t know why Andes hantavirus is the only one shown to spread from person to person.

To get string theory, you need only four physics assumptions
Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.

The crust under Africa is thinning in a way that hasn’t been seen before
Africa’s Turkana Rift Zone, a hotbed of hominin fossils, is caught in the act of “necking," a critical transition toward continental breakup.

Territorial conflict may explain male primates’ large size
Male primates may be larger than females partly because of pressure from rival groups, not just competition with males inside their own group.

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