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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
- Women’s better memories may delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis by years
  Women appear cognitively normal for almost three years longer than men after their brains start to develop Alzheimer’s disease, making it harder to diagnose and preventing early treatment
- Mercury may have gained all of its unexpected water in a single day
  Despite being the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has thick deposits of ice at its poles, and now we may understand the events that formed them over just one Mercurian day
- Experimental mRNA vaccine may protect against multiple Ebola viruses
  Tests with rodents suggest an mRNA vaccine in development offers protection against three strains of Ebola virus, including the one behind the current crisis
- Mathematicians stunned by AI's biggest breakthrough in mathematics yet
  Artificial intelligence built by OpenAI has cracked a decades-old conjecture by Paul Erdős, which mathematicians have hailed as a monumental moment for AI in mathematics
- Political anger affects the body differently to other forms of anger
  We all feel emotions like anger and disgust from time to time, but they seem to cause stronger bodily sensations when they're politically induced
Scientific American
- The universe could have 18 possible shapes
  
  Our universe appears flat—but this observation still leaves plenty of options for its true shape. In fact, our cosmos could resemble a donut
- SpaceX launches Starship V3—the world's most powerful and tallest rocket ever
  
  Friday's test flight marks a major milestone for SpaceX as the company gears up to go public and to participate in NASA's Artemis IIImission in 2027
- Far side moon photos reveal hidden lunar minerals in brilliant color
  
  An astrophotographer teamed up with Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman to create these stunning new images of the lunar surface
- Why lawyers keep citing fake cases invented by AI
  
  The trend of attorneys getting caught citing AI-hallucinated cases points to a broader problem: instead of checking AI’s work, people keep trusting it
- Earth’s molten outer core is behaving in chaotic, unexpected ways
  
  Scientists are working to solve a mystery of Earth’s molten outer core, which lies more than 2,000 kilometers beneath our feet
Science News
The science of us
Editor in chief Nancy Shute introduces a new social sciences column that explores what it means to be human.

Physics explains why gold stays pristine
Metals like copper oxidize — reacting with oxygen in the air — but gold doesn’t, thanks to a quick switch in atom arrangement on its surface.

Congo prepared for Ebola. Now a rare strain is exposing gaps in readiness
As Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak grows, public health responders are turning to old-school tactics to fight it as scientists search for new tools.

Ultrasound aimed at the brain offers new hope for Parkinson’s patients
A noninvasive treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasound helped relieve the shaking, stiffness and pain that accompany Parkinson’s disease.

How house design can curb childhood illnesses in Africa
Experimental houses with screens, rainwater systems and ventilation reduced malaria, diarrhea and infections among children in Tanzania.

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