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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
- Carbon credits are flawed, but they can still help save forests
  Carbon credits bought by companies to offset their emissions really have reduced deforestation, but not by as much as credit developers claim, according to a rigorous analysis
- A new tectonic plate boundary could be forming in southern Africa
  Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the Earth’s mantle, a sign of a rupture in the tectonic plates and the possible beginning of a new continental boundary
- Can floating data centres meet AI's huge energy demand?
  A US start-up is putting autonomous data centres in the ocean, powered by wave energy, but experts warn that the harsh environment could make maintenance challenging
- Huge study of ancient British DNA reveals only minor Roman influence
  Genetic analysis of 1039 people buried in Britain between the Bronze Age and the Norman conquest highlights the impact of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on the island’s ancestry
- Tiny 'metajets' could use light to steer sails for interstellar travel
  Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system
Scientific American
- Hantavirus treatments are coming, but funding is holding them back
  
  There is no cure for the hantavirus that has so far sickened at least nine people and killed three of them on a cruise ship outbreak, but several therapies have shown promise in animal studies
- Ivermectin prescriptions spiked after Mel Gibson touted it for cancer on Joe Rogan’s podcast
  
  There is no hard evidence that ivermectin can treat cancer, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying it
- Math reveals the one game of chance you should always accept
  
  Probability theory and the Saint Petersburg paradox can help you determine whether the stakes of a game are too great
- Trump’s FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigns
  
  Makary, a face of Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, oversaw the embattled agency as it dealt with vaping, abortion and other issues
- See SpaceX Starship V3 megarocket on the launchpad as it gears up for its next test flight
  
  This test flight comes at a pivotal moment for Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the company pushes to go public this year and show it’s ready for NASA’s planned 2027 Artemis III mission
Science News
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.

Jazz and classical music have become simpler, a new study finds
Mathematical analysis suggests that melodies and harmonies have become less complex as music evolves and musicians find new ways “to create great music.”

Uterus transplants can provide a path to pregnancy and parenthood
Donated uteruses transplanted into women without a womb can allow for successful pregnancy and birth.

Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes
At some 60 billion times the mass of the sun, this dark void could be home to a pair of black holes that are due for a cosmic collision.

Some South American rodent-borne viruses may spread as climate warms
Some rodents in South America carry arenaviruses and hantaviruses. Climate change may bring both to regions where neither is currently a threat.

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