Bing Chat AI tricked into solving CAPTCHA tests with simple lies
Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing Chat can be tricked into solving anti-bot tests with stories about deceased grandmothers or missing glasses
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The human Y chromosome has been fully sequenced for the first time
The Y chromosome, which normally confers male characteristics, features large amounts of repetitive DNA, which meant it was difficult to compile a com
We’re no longer at our unhappiest during middle age
People used to experience an “unhappiness hump” around midlife, but declining youth mental health may mean that is no longer the case
What you need to know about mRNA vaccines in light of RFK’s claims
The US health secretary is cutting funding for mRNA vaccines because he claims they are less effective than other types – but that is not what the evi
Cosmic dust may have been crucial to the beginnings of life on Earth
Earth lacks some of the ingredients that would have been key to the origins of life – they may have been delivered to glacial ponds by tiny specks of
Ozempic and Wegovy may reduce inflammation by targeting the brain
Weight-loss injections such as Wegovy reduce inflammation in the body by acting on brain cells, according to a study in mice
NASA’s asteroid-smashing space debris spotted by Hubble telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the results of smashing a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphous
We are unlocking how frozen microbes stay alive for 100,000 years
Microbes found buried deep in Siberian permafrost may be able to survive over extremely long timescales using protein repair genes
Sea level will rise fast even if we limit global warming to 1.5°C
Satellite observations show the ice sheets are melting faster than expected, and slowing sea level rise to a manageable rate would require lowering th
Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be ageing you
Having someone in your life who hassles you or causes problems could be adding 2.5 months to your biological age