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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
- Parasite-infected mosquitoes released in Europe for first time
  Male mosquitoes infected with a parasite have been released in Barcelona to reduce the number of insects that can transmit infections such as dengue
- 1000 human mathematicians pledge to shun AI in their research
  There is a growing backlash against the way AI companies have gone about tackling mathematical problems – and now some mathematicians are opting to avoid AI altogether
- It’s about to get a lot harder to keep countries honest about climate change
  A row over when to publish crucial climate change assessments risks letting countries off the hook on emissions cuts
- Bottlenose whales may look after each other when they’re sick
  Northern bottlenose whales are more likely to stick together when individuals are poorly or emaciated
- Discovery of T. rex’s cousin upends our understanding of tyrannosaur evolution
  A dinosaur that is new to science has features of both subfamilies of the tyrannosaur group, complicating our understanding of how they evolved
Scientific American
- The mathematical impossibility of making a perfect world map
  
  Mapping a sphere onto a flat plane is mathematically impossible. But a better world map than the Mercator projection is
- Scientists left in the dark by National Science Foundation grant application delays
  
  The Major Research Instrumentation program offers grants of up to $4 million to scientists buying or developing research equipment
- Green stars do exist—and others shine pink or purple, too
  
  The colors of dead stars come in a surprising rainbow of choices
- The Selfish Gene at 50
  
  A half century ago The Selfish Geneby Richard Dawkins became an instant bestseller and transformed public awareness of evolutionary biology. Today scientists are still debating its core message
- Math Puzzle: Baby bottle mix-up
  
  Solve a new-parent dilemma with this math puzzle
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A quantum computing feat brings the ‘megaquops’ era a step closer
Error correction creates qubits that glitch only 5 out of a million times, the first step toward a new phase for quantum computing.

AI can give you your voice back
People who have lost the ability to talk are finding new voices with technology. This technological feat is changing what it means to lose a voice.

These tiny snakes cartwheel to escape danger
New videos offer a closer look at a rare and bizarre escape behavior in some Southeast Asian snakes.

Japan’s sample return mission to Phobos may also collect some Mars dust
Japan’s MMX mission will be the first to the moons of Mars and it aims to bring back precious rock samples — perhaps even indirectly from Mars.

Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat
New simulations reveal which battle moves the skulls of horned dinosaurs could take — and which might have been a very bad idea.

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