ChatGPT wrote code that can make databases leak sensitive information
Six AI tools, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, were exploited to write code capable of damaging commercial databases – although OpenAI appears…
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What is the June solstice and what causes it?
21 June is the summer solstice, or longest day, in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice, or shortest day,…
Swapping table salt for a potassium alternative cuts blood pressure
A study in care homes found that preparing meals with potassium-enriched salt, instead of regular salt, lowered the blood pressure…
Caffeine linked to lower BMI and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
Genetic differences in how people metabolise caffeine may influence how overweight they are, but this doesn't mean drinking more coffee…
Most detailed survey of particles around the sun reveals new mysteries
More than a decade of data about the particles zipping around our sun could be used to solve many mysteries,…
We could make solar panels on the moon by melting lunar dust
Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within –…
Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2
Wildfires and fossil fuel burning in 2024 contributed to the biggest annual rise in atmospheric CO2 levels ever recorded at…
Microsoft and Quantinuum’s quantum computer may be most reliable yet
A quantum computer built by Quantinuum uses “logical quantum bits” designed by Microsoft to run simple computational routines with an…
How cocoa beans’ microbiomes are key to the finest chocolate flavours
Nine species of fungi and bacteria have been found in cocoa beans that produce fine chocolate, and this knowledge could…
Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot weeding easier
Weeding robots can sometimes struggle to tell weeds from crops, but genetically modifying the plants we want to keep to…