How Our Phones Messed With the Menstrual Cycle’s Link to the Moon
For centuries, people speculated about a link between the menstrual cycle and the phases of the moon. A new study in Science Advances shows that the connection held until about ...
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How the iPhone evolved over the years, from the iconic 2007 original to the coming iPhone 17
Apple CEO Tim Cook checks his iPhone when he wakes up in the morning, The Wall Street Journal's Ben Cohen reported on Sunday.Justin Sullivan via Getty ImagesAbout 18 years ago, ...
This Town Wants to Cap Phone Use at Two Hours a Day. Here’s Why.
The city of Toyoake in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture aims to reduce its citizens’ reliance on their phones. In an effort to curb people’s endless scrolling, officials have proposed a limit ...
This Phone Case Imitates Human Skin So Well It Can Even Get Sunburns
Every time I pick up my phone, I wonder why I don’t encase it in human flesh for maximum grossness. Thankfully, someone out there thinks the way I do, and ...
Your Smartphone Is a Parasite and You’re the Host, Say Evolutionary Experts
A pair of Australian professors is arguing that, evolutionarily speaking, our smartphones meet all the criteria of a parasite, and we should start treating them like one. Writing in The ...
