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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
- New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs
  Spinosaurs have sometimes been portrayed as swimmers or divers, but a new species of these dinosaurs bolsters the idea that they were more like gigantic herons
- Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem
  After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This growing type of pollution could destroy ozone and form climate-warming clouds
- Is our galaxy’s black hole actually made of dark matter?
  An exotic type of dark matter could explain some of the characteristics of our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, but many cosmologists are leery of the idea
- Why some people cannot move on from the death of a loved one
  Prolonged grief disorder affects around 1 in 20 people, and we're starting to understand the neuroscience behind it
- Microbe with the smallest genome yet pushes the boundaries of life
  Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years, much like the ancient microbes that evolved into mitochondria
Scientific American
- Baby chicks pass the ‘bouba-kiki’ test, challenging a theory of language evolution
  
  Newborn chicks connect sounds with shapes just like humans, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the “bouba-kiki” effect
- Cats’ cancer genes show striking similarity to humans’
  
  Researchers sequenced the genomes of tumors from almost 500 domestic cats and found remarkable parallels with human and dog cancers
- Newly discovered horned dinosaur was like a unicorn from hell
  
  Spinosaurus mirabiliswas a force to be reckoned with
- The Kuiper Belt is packed with weird peanut-shaped objects. Astronomers think they know why
  
  A study published today helps explain how “planetesimals”—the building blocks of planets—came to be
- China is reportedly testing a new airborne wind turbine
  
  This gravity-defying machine appears to work much like a ground-based wind turbine—but in the air
Science News
Machine learning streamlines the complexities of making better proteins
The framework predicts how proteins will function with several interacting mutations and finds combinations that work well together.

Snowball Earth might have had a dynamic climate and open seas
Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.

A mouth built for efficiency may have helped the earliest bird fly
A flexible tongue, sensitive beak and teethlike cones in the mouth may have helped Archaeopteryx generate enough energy to fly.

Home HPV tests won’t replace the ob-gyn
Breast exams, birth control and family planning are just some of the reasons not to skip your annual ob-gyn appointment.

Some dog breeds carry a higher risk of breathing problems
Research reveals more short-snouted dogs besides pugs and bulldogs that struggle with breathing. Pekingese and Japanese Chins topped the study's list.

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