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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
- Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa
  Over 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei or Homo erectus
- We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black hole
  Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star being ripped apart
- Eye implant that restores vision lost to age approved for use
  An eye implant and a pair of high-tech glasses that enable people with a severe form of vision loss to read have been approved for use by a European regulator
- One of NASA’s crucial links to deep space is at risk of burning down
  The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit, and one of its three stations around the world is in the middle of a wildfire
- Clothes made from living fungi can clean and repair themselves
  Researchers have created a textile made from the parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris, which is biodegradable and can be adapted for different purposes with various microbes
Scientific American
- Has NASA already found life on Mars?
  
  In searches for past and present Martian life, some scientists say we’ve been too cautious to see what’s right in front of us
- Can bees sense magnetic fields?
  
  Magnetoreception is one of the most controversial animal senses. And several bee species might have it
- The best science books to read this summer, according to Scientific American editors
  
  From ecohorror to science-inspired poetry, discover the books Scientific American staffers are recommending this summer
- 550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse
  
  Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now scientists think they’ve solved how she died
- The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them
  
  When the roads get crowded, many drivers start changing lanes. Mathematics suggests this intuition is typically wrong
Science News
Seals’ amphibious hearing developed a long, long time ago
Researchers scanned the ears of hundreds of marine mammals to deduce when pinnipeds evolved to hear well in both air and water.

Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed species
Remains pulled from the La Brea Tar Pits revealed deformed vertebrae and rare tumors, possible signs of inbreeding among now-extinct saber-toothed cats.

What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?
The inferno that sent toxic smoke billowing toward the United States won't be the last. Officials are now battling both the wildfires and misinformation.

Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips
A chat with aged avatars of future selves can guide people paralyzed by tough decisions. The question is what information to feed the bots.

What kinds of black holes exist — and how are they different?
Scientists have identified four types of black holes, classified mostly by their masses. But these mysterious objects continue to challenge our understanding of the universe.

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