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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
- Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic
  Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening
- Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time
  A method that relies on hitting materials with neutrons can measure how much quantum entanglement hides within them, which could enable new kinds of quantum technology
- Disappearing megafauna may have prompted a stone tool revolution
  Massive herbivores became scarce in the Middle East about 200,000 years ago, and this coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological record
- Particles seen emerging from empty space for first time
  By tracing the origins of an unusual, short-lived particle, researchers have gathered some of the strongest evidence yet that mass can emerge from fluctuations in the vacuum
- The most stunning pictures from Artemis II’s flyby of the moon
  The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission have captured extraordinary views of the moon, including close-ups of the far side and a breathtaking solar eclipse
Scientific American
- NASA’s Artemis II moon mission is focusing on its return to Earth
  
  The Artemis IIspacecraft is due to splashdown on April 10, and NASA officials and the astronauts on board are gearing up for that return
- What is the quantum ‘Ghost Murmur’ purportedly used in Iran? Scientists question CIA’s claim of long-range heartbeat detection
  
  Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances. Physicists say the public story clashes with the basic limits of magnetic sensing
- How well GLP-1 weight loss drugs work may depend on your genetics
  
  The weight you lose and the nausea you experience from GLP-1 drugs may be linked to common gene variants, but they can’t fully explain why some people lose more weight than others
- NASA’s Artemis moon missions are a game changer for astronomy
  
  After decades of planning, NASA’s Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot
- Tracking Artemis II—after its historic lunar flyby, NASA’s moon mission heads home
  
  The astronauts of Artemis II phoned home—and the International Space Station—between stretches of well-earned rest on day seven of the mission
Science News
Even before splashdown, Artemis II is delivering a scientific treasure trove
The Artemis II moon flyby may be over, but the hunt for scientific treasures in the trove of data collected is just starting.

Hawaii is turning ocean plastic into roads to fight pollution
The ocean plastic that washes up on Hawaii’s beaches is recycled into asphalt to pave roads. The roads are then tested for microplastic pollution.

Mummified reptile hints at the origins of how we breathe
A cave preserved two animals’ rib cages, cartilage and even traces of protein, revealing a flexible breathing apparatus like that of today’s land dwellers.

The ‘oldest fossil octopus’ is probably another animal
In 2000, researchers thought they found the oldest fossil octopus, which lived over 300 million years ago. But it may just be a half-rotten nautilus.

The first-ever ‘Earthset’ image marks another Artemis II milestone
As NASA’s Orion spacecraft slipped behind the farside of the moon, the astronauts captured the crescent of Earth setting over the moon’s horizon.

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