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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
- Why a modern approach to healthcare must consider more than illness
  Pills and other medications may seem like the most rigorous way to treat illness, but we increasingly know that our health must revolve around the whole mind and body
- Slashing sugar intake before antibiotics may save your microbiome
  Antibiotics can reduce the diversity of microbes in your gut and lead to health problems, but a study in people with cancer has identified a potential solution
- ‘Astonishing’ weight loss when GLP-1 drug used with second medication
  Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, is our most potent weight-loss drug, but it can have an even greater effect when combined with a complementary medicine
- Explainer: What is El Niño?
  Every few years, a disturbance in the Pacific Ocean is amplified by feedback mechanisms in the atmosphere, unleashing heat and extreme weather around the globe
- Urban trees in south-east England can’t cope with the changing climate
  In cities such as London, trees are already struggling with hot and dry summers. Botanists warn that we need to start replacing them with drought-adapted species
Scientific American
- NASA directive might increase the odds of contaminating Mars
  
  The new push loosens U.S. regulations for sterilizing spacecraft bound for the Red Planet and calls for modernizing the science of “planetary protection”
- The Atlantic hurricane season has been so quiet it’s unprecedented
  
  El Niño has stymied storm formation even more than forecasters expected
- Satellite images reveal ethereal auroral storm raging above the North Pole
  
  The satellite, Smile, is a joint European and Chinese mission to study space weather and geomagnetic storms above Earth
- Trump’s surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier clears key Senate committee
  
  Saphier’s nomination now heads to the full Senate for a vote
- AI solves a ‘holy grail’ problem from probability theory
  
  Just days after a Fields Medalist predicted that an AI would solve the puzzle, Anthropic succeeded
Science News
A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting
Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support aquatic life.

Exhaling may speed up reaction times
Scientists testing potential treatments for sleep apnea made an unexpected discovery. How quickly people react may depend on whether they’re breathing in or out.

A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance
The 10th century treatment called Bald’s eyesalve attacks microbes in multiple ways. Molecule mixtures from it may inspire modern medicine.

In the wake of the flood, could Nepal avert the next disaster?
Gaps in early warning systems and community preparedness contributed to the high death toll from Nepal’s debris flow.

‘The Deep End’ podcast is back to explore what makes your voice yours
Season 2 follows people losing their ability to speak — and the AI and brain implants helping them find their voices again.

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