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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
- Healed fang wound found on 520-million-year-old apex predator
  Something took a bite out of one of the biggest predators in Cambrian seas, an extraordinary fossil shows – and it could well be cannibalism
- NASA’s huge Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch
  The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which launches on 30 August, will observe space with the same detail as the Hubble Space Telescope, but over a much larger area
- Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy
  A newfound star called S301 is both the fastest ever seen and the closest to a supermassive black hole –and it could make bafflingly difficult tests of gravity possible at last
- Where and when to see 2027’s ‘solar eclipse of the century’
  The total solar eclipse on 2 August 2027 is due to be the longest one until the year 2114, and researchers, eclipse chasers and tourists alike are on the edge of their seats
- Exclusive video of world’s first echidna puggle to be born at a university
  Echidnas are a difficult animal to breed in captivity, but scientists in Sydney have now managed it, which could improve our understanding of the evolution of pregnancy in mammals
Scientific American
- Where are all the aliens? A new book explores possible answers
  
  Seven Rasmussen, an astrobiologist and author of the new book Cloudy with a Chance of Starships, gives readers a tour of the astonishing science behind modern searches for alien life
- Top 10 Roman Space Telescope science breakthroughs
  
  NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will open a whole new window on the cosmos. Here are 10 things it’s likely to show us
- Alpha School’s AI teaching model is expanding. Does it work?
  
  The fast-growing private-school network is handing much of instruction over to artificial intelligence. Researchers say the science is far from settled
- See last night’s ‘blood moon’ eclipse from around the world
  
  In a near-total lunar eclipse, the moon turned red-orange for viewers in North America, Europe and Africa
- How the brain learns to read is an evolutionary mystery—a new study offers clues
  
  Reading hasn't been around for long, evolutionary speaking. Instead, the brain recruits systems evolved for other purposes
Science News
Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test
Rubidium atoms on China’s Tiangong space station fell with the same acceleration, upholding a cornerstone of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Your skin chemistry may affect which mosquitoes most want to bite you
Three species preferred different people based on their skin odor and bacteria. The findings could help make new microbe-based repellants.

NASA’s new space telescope will reveal the universe like never before
NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will tackle nearly every aspect of astrophysics, including dark matter, dark energy and alien planets.

Tiny tremors can’t always warn when fracking will trigger a bigger quake
A study of 70,000 earthquakes finds tiny tremors often precede larger fracking-linked quakes, offering a warning to halt fluid injection.

Landslides pose the largest risks to those who can least afford them
Appalachia is a hotspot of landslides, but many there can’t afford to move away or mitigate the danger, a new study finds. Wealthy urban residents can.

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