A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app.
Carolyn Wells
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Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire
For decades, one company has ruled the world of tampons. But will a new wave of brands usurp the old order?
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Noah’s Rainbow – Raising children in an age of climate crisis
James S. Murray explores the start of a decade of consequences, and the stark difference between ghosts and ancestors.
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Digital Distraction Is Bad for Creativity
Steven Heighton sat in silence with an author he admired — and learned how to write well.
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Snow machines and fleece blankets: inside the ski industry’s battle with climate change
Each snowmaking machine uses around the same energy as a boiler in a family home — but are they the answer to saving our retreating glaciers?
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History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About To Begin
“Life could appear in perfect darkness, in blistering heat and a broth of noxious compounds — an environment that would extinguish every known creature on Earth.” Life has been discovered at the deepest depths of the ocean, but is it under threat from mining?
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What’s Wrong With Me?
Autoimmune disease occurs when the body attacks the very thing it was supposed to protect — you. Meghan O’Rouke found herself grappling with what remains one of the most mysterious categories of disease.
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The Adaptation of Language Evolution
Language has always changed, but the introduction of technology means it is adapting in ways we have never experienced before.
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Don’t Blame the Internet for New Slang
Language is always changing. Has technology forced it to evolve in new ways?
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The story of Tunnel 29
In 1961, Joachim Rudolph escaped from one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships. A few months later, he began tunneling his way back in. Why?