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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
- Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set to go on sale
  A gene therapy that instructs cells to produce more of an anti-ageing protein called klotho is about to be offered by a US company at overseas clinics to bypass FDA rules
- Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
  A woman with severe Alzheimer's disease who hadn't spoken more than monosyllables in years began initiating conversation after a single dose of psilocybin
- New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
  A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon that it uses to catapult green tree ants into a web 30 centimetres above
- A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire
  Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this could affect the levels of nutrients in the ocean and hamper other CO2-sucking processes
- People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
  The next generation of AI models are meant to be trained by people paid to have conversations with them, but several of these workers have admitted to New Scientist that they simply get chatbots to do it instead. This "AI inbreeding" may reduce the power and usefulness of future models, warn experts
Scientific American
- The first ticking ‘nuclear clocks’ are here
  
  These radical new devices keep time using fluctuations in the energy states of an atom’s nucleus, rather than those of its electrons, which atomic clocks currently use to define the length of a second
- Why the paint is peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—experts explain
  
  Poor preparation and a failure to properly apply the coating may be just a few of the reasons why the Reflecting Pool’s new paint job appears to be peeling off
- Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is almost as old as the universe itself
  
  The evidence is mounting: this interstellar visitor is even older and weirder than anyone thought
- Stem cells banish severe autoimmune disease for 15 years
  
  Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve
- Will NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopter fleet sink science at the Red Planet?
  
  Mars researchers are wrestling with the potential costs of a flashy new NASA mission to the Red Planet
Science News
Even ‘safe’ air pollution levels may affect heart health
An imaging study found early signs of coronary artery disease in people in Canada breathing air that regulators consider clean.

A new dino fossil may solve an ancient murder mystery
A newly-described dinosaur, Jian changmaensis, may have glided through northwestern China about 120 million years ago, wreaking havoc on birds.

The New World screwworm has returned to the U.S. Now what?
At least a dozen animals have been found with the flesh-eating maggots. It could take more than a year to eradicate the parasite again, experts warn.

Sea cucumbers harbor ‘zombie’ tissues that won’t die
Detached tissues from the sea cucumber's tube feet and feeding tentacles survived for more than three years, a find that could shape the study of aging.

A tropical permafrost layer in Peru may be one of the world’s largest
Vast permafrost beneath the upper slopes of Peru’s tallest volcano could become a regional water source as glaciers in the Andes retreat.

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