No regrets: Gender-affirming chest surgery in adults has long-term satisfaction
Evidence of high satisfaction among adults getting gender-affirming care. Enlarge / MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/06/25: Participant seen holding a sign at the march. Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets of Ma.....»»
Reducing smartphone use found to increase work satisfaction
On average, we spend three and a quarter hours a day looking at our phones. Cutting back this time by one hour a day is not only good for our mental health, but also helps us to feel happier and more motivated at work......»»
Analysis finds mobile phone distractions adversely affect learning in young adults
A new analysis by University at Albany researchers in the School of Education has found that young adults exposed to mobile technology distractions had worse learning outcomes in the classroom compared to those without distractions......»»
iOS 18’s new home screen features are a long-awaited win for flexibility
Wiggle mode gets an update that opens up almost Android-like customization. Enlarge / iOS 18's home screen color tinting and grid-based app icons in action. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apart from the much-ballyhooed (and delay.....»»
Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection
"Authorities will have high-resolution imagery that is updated globally every 20 minutes." Enlarge / The Windy Fire blazes through the Long Meadow Grove of giant sequoia trees near The Trail of 100 Giants overnight in Sequoia Nat.....»»
iOS 18 finally adds T9 dialling on iPhone
A long-requested feature for Android users switching to iPhone is the addition of T9 dialling. This is a shortcut to dialling phone numbers from your address book, by typing in letters on the keypad. For instance, to call John you’d press 5 6 4.....»»
Complex dynamics of 2024 M 7.6 Noto Hanto earthquake in Japan—the long-lasting swarm and its immediate foreshocks
A study published in the journal Earthquake Research Advances sheds light on the relationship between the 2024 magnitude 7.6 Noto Hanto earthquake and a sizable earthquake swarm that began beneath Japan's Noto Peninsula in November 2020......»»
Here’s How Long the iOS 17.7 Update Takes
Apple’s new iOS 17.7 update is a small point upgrade, but it could take quite a bit of time to install on your iPhone. If you’re moving your iPhone from iOS 17.6.1 to iOS 17.7, you get the shortest list of changes and the smallest download size......»»
New hypothesis suggests Mars"s unique shape may be due to long lost moon
An astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory has developed a hypothesis to explain the unique shape and terrain of Mars. He suggests both are due to a long-lost moon. Michael Efroimsky has published a paper outlining the hypothesis on the arXiv prepri.....»»
Comprehensive model uses airborne LiDAR data to predict walking travel times with unprecedented accuracy
You're a hotshot working to contain a wildfire. The conflagration jumps the fire line, forcing your crew to flee using pre-determined escape routes. At the start of the day, the crew boss estimated how long it should take to get to the safety zone. W.....»»
Apple Watch blood pressure feature delayed by Series 10 design – Gurman
A long-awaited Apple Watch blood pressure feature has been delayed by the design changes introduced in the Series 10, according to a new report. The report doesn’t give any specific explanation, but says that Apple ran into issues when testing t.....»»
Exceptional new fish fossil sparks a rethink of how Earth"s geology drives evolution
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two meters in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct......»»
Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit
Iran on Saturday blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace program that has long faced Western criticism......»»
Netflix’s Uglies brings Scott Westerfeld’s sci-fi dystopia to amazing life
In an interview with Digital Trends, author Scott Westerfeld discusses his novel, Uglies, and its long journey to becoming a feature film on Netflix......»»
How to use remote play on PS5
Wondering how to use remote play on PS5? Getting set up is simple as long as you have a compatible device and controller. Here's how to start......»»
This next CPU generation is starting to feel skippable for gamers
As an avid gamer, I haven't felt less compelled to buy a new CPU in a very long time......»»
Calls for greater support for working women battling chronic pain
Women living with chronic pain face medical gender bias and high levels of discrimination in the workplace, according to new research highlighted in a joint submission by the University of Melbourne and Western Sydney University to the Victorian Inqu.....»»
Aging, overworked and underfunded: NASA faces a dire future, according to experts
Aging infrastructure, short-term thinking, and ambitions that far outstrip its funding are just a few of the problems threatening the future of America's vaunted civil space agency, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Me.....»»
Stephen King’s best novel gets a new movie remake with Salem’s Lot
Max has finally released the long-awaited first trailer for Salem's Lot, an upcoming horror film based on Stephen King's novel......»»
The biggest problem with the Ray-Ban Meta glasses is time
The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are excellent — but it's unlikely their hardware will last as long as my analog Ray-Bans have......»»
Google will turn those long documents into your next favorite podcast
Google AI Audio Overviews transforms documents into pseudo-podcasts.....»»