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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
- Two large asteroids found spinning as fast as a fairground ride
  Rocks in the asteroid belt rotating at ultra-fast speeds suggest our understanding of asteroid structure might be wrong
- Does each new covid-19 variant pose a significant threat?
  Most covid-19 cases are caused by a particular type of variant, but do we need to worry every time a new one emerges?
- Tattoos could be turned on and off with light
  A new type of ink could overcome one of the main downsides of tattoos: the inability to make them invisible
- Nearly 1 in 10 young adults could have fatty, narrow arteries
  Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" proportion of younger adults also have the condition
- Rising water is creating inland ghost forests in the US
  Forests full of dead trees aren’t just found by the US coasts – they are also appearing far from the sea around freshwater lakes
Scientific American
- The Social Reckoning is a ‘surreal’ portrait of social media’s harms, scientist says
  
  The movie is based on the true story of how Facebook employee Frances Haugen blew the whistle on the company’s safety practices
- I gave Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots my passwords for a week
  
  Meta’s and OpenAI’s new agents can streamline your life. Artificial intelligence researchers helped me test how far to trust them
- Just how sunlike is the sun?
  
  When compared with similar stars, where does sun fit in?
- One doctor’s fight to make IUD placement better
  
  A new study shows promising results in lowering pain during IUD placements
- Feverish after a vaccine? The reason could be your gut microbiome
  
  In a new study, people who had worse fevers after a COVID shot tended to have similar gut characteristics
Science News
How the Grand Canyon could have lost 1 billion years of geologic history
The rise and fall of a continent-spanning cliff may help explain a mysterious 1-billion-year gap in Earth’s geologic history, a new study suggests.

Here’s a look at the Nobel Prizes for science
An icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules all took home the top prize.

Kilauea’s display is revealing why volcanoes spew like a fountain show
Scientists are using a variety of methods to study why Kilauea has repeatedly spewed lava fountains since late 2024. They may have ruled out one theory.

An experimental drug kills fat cells, rather than shrinking them
Participants in two small trials lost dangerous fat around their internal organs. This fat is linked to health issues like diabetes and heart problems.

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.

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