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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
- Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia
  Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years
- Ancient people of Easter Island made return trips to South America
  DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans
- Bubbles of gas 75 times larger than our sun spotted on another star
  Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun
- Huge new volcano has burst through the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io
  In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared
- Fish size themselves up in a mirror to decide if they can win a fight
  Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight
Scientific American
- Europa Clipper, NASA’s Mission to Jupiter’s Oceanic Moon, Is ‘Go’ for Launch
  
  The Europa Clipper spacecraft is only weeks away from lifting off on an epic voyage to one of the solar system’s most enigmatic and enticing moons
- Presidential Debate Features Fracking while Climate Change Is Mostly Ignored
  
  Donald Trump all but ignored climate change at Tuesday’s presidential debate while Kamala Harris voiced support of both fossil fuels and increased clean energy spending
- How Retinol Cosmetics Change Skin at a Chemical Level
  
  Experts explain the differences between popular retinol products and the way they trigger molecular changes deep in the skin
- PFAS in Pesticides Could Pose a Greater Multigenerational Threat Than DDT
  
  A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide
- Mars Missions May Be Blocked by Kidney Stones
  
  Astronauts may have the guts for space travel—but not the kidneys
Science News
Ancient DNA unveils a previously unknown line of Neandertals
DNA from a partial skeleton found in France indicates that European Neandertals consisted of at least two genetically distinct populations.

California droughts may help valley fever spread
Droughts temporarily dampen the number of valley fever cases across the state, but cases spike in the years after rains return.

AI generates harsher punishments for people who use Black dialect
ChatGPT and similar AI sort those who use African American English dialect into less prestigious jobs and dole out harsher criminal punishments.

A quantum computer corrected its own errors, improving its calculations
The corrected calculation had an error rate about a tenth of one done without quantum error correction.

The first face transplant to include an eye shows no rejection a year later
A man who received a partial face transplant that included an eye can’t see out of the eye, but there is blood flow to it.

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