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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
- Galapagos corals suggest climate change drives stronger El Niños
  Coral records from the Galapagos Islands indicate El Niños have been gathering strength over the past 40 years, in line with rising global temperatures
- Astonishing whale feeding frenzy seen off the eastern coast of Greenland
  The population of baleen whales along eastern Greenland has boomed in recent decades, and reporter Leah Crane recounts a profound experience of seeing them
- Octopuses released into Adriatic Sea to tackle invasive crabs
  Atlantic blue crabs have moved into the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, where they are a problem both for ecosystems and local economies, but octopuses might offer a solution
- Exercise may create new neurons by making other brain cells contract
  Physical activity causes a type of brain cell called astrocytes to contract, which then leads to the formation of new neurons, according to a study in mice
- Driving data can predict crash black spots before accidents happen
  An analysis of data collected from hundreds of thousands of cars in Australia offers an insight into driving behaviour that can be used to identify sections of road where crashes may occur in the future
Scientific American
- Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic
  
  It’s a weird meteorological coincidence on the heels of Dolly Parton’s death
- Climate change is supercharging El Niños, coral records show
  
  Fossilized Galápagos corals show clear evidence that today’s El Niños are much stronger than those in the past
- What Nepal's floods reveal about “cascading hazards”
  
  The Nepal disaster appears to be a “cascading event,” where one hazard seems to have triggered another, experts say
- Is the keto diet better than the Mediterranean? New clinical trial reveals health benefits
  
  In a clinical trial, people with obesity saw clear health benefits on the keto diet that they didn’t see on two other popular eating regimens
- NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will rewrite how we study the universe
  
  Astronomers are lining up to leverage NASA’s soon-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which boasts capabilities unlike any previous off-world observatory
Science News
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.

A space telescope was falling from orbit. Its rescue mission fell apart too
NASA’s attempt to save the falling Swift telescope failed, revealing the realities of the burgeoning field of satellite servicing.

Monkeys hunt small animals when fruit is scarce
Capuchins hunt and eat small vertebrates more often as plant foods wane. The behavior may help us learn more about humans’ early dietary evolution.

Once upon a time, insects had 24 legs
A many-legged oddball from long ago helps fill a major gap in the fossil record — and hints at how insects ended up with just six legs.

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