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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
- Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak
  Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are most attuned to
- Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet
  Orangutans spend more than eight years learning how to cope on their own, and now we have a clearer idea of how they work out which foods to incorporate into their diet
- Backpack massages muscles when it detects they’re fatigued
  A backpack consisting of electrodes, cables and a soft massage head kneads muscles in the back when it picks up on them being fatigued
- Taking HRT in perimenopause may ward off cardiovascular disease
  Hormone replacement therapies may reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, but the timing of when they are started could be critical
- Skin patch that collects sweat could predict ovulation
  A patch that measures levels of two reproductive hormones in sweat has shown promise for predicting ovulation in a small study
Scientific American
- Trump’s FDA nominee Heidi Overton affirms MMR vaccine and mifepristone are safe at crucial Senate hearing
  
  Heidi Overton also said at the hearing on Thursday that Tylenol does not cause autism
- OpenAI’s agent hacking Australia is a warning for governments everywhere
  
  In what appears to be a first, an OpenAI agent secretly accessed Australian government health care records during an internal test
- Diesel fuel prices are rising—chemistry can help explain why
  
  Diesel prices have almost doubled over the past year, spelling trouble for farmers, truckers and the entire U.S. economy
- AI solves 79-year-old math mystery of six-dimensional spheres
  
  Can a six-dimensional sphere be described using imaginary numbers? For decades, experts puzzled over this question. Now an AI has apparently answered it
- China’s open AI models are testing America’s approach to AI safety
  
  With Donald Trump and Xi Jinping set to discuss AI safety, the growing popularity of Chinese open-weight models highlights the limits of developer-controlled safeguards
Science News
Meet the newest living cat species, the first described in 100 years
Genetic testing of two tiny tiger cats from Bolivia revealed a new species, adding a new branch to the feline family tree.

This year’s El Niño just broke a record months before it’s expected to peak
Daily sea surface temperatures in the region where El Niño develops are more extreme than at any point in recorded history.

Finally, a true blue rose exists
Scientists engineered roses that made both a blue pigment and a colorless helper molecule that brought out its shade.

First series of adult T. rex footprints hints at its walking speed
The steps were poorly preserved, but still hint at an ambling pace of 1.6 meters per second, roughly equivalent to a quick walking speed for a human.

Can AI reason without words? A small model puts the idea to the test
The newest “Dragon Hatchling” AI model is testing whether skipping words in intermediate reasoning could cut computational cost.

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