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Studying the female orgasm, a blue iPhone, internet on Everest and more in our weekly look at the web

1. The Blue iPhone 7 While it appears to be confirmed that preorder sales for the iPhone 7 will commence on 9 September, YouTube channel Unbox Theory is claiming to have their hands on one already. And in their highly informative video, all of the new design features have been addressed via this potential prototype model—and while it is not 100% confirmed, the features do …

Evolution of the Female Orgasm

In a recent study by The Journal of Experimental Zoology, authors Mihaela Pavlicev and Gunter Wagner look back 150 million years to better understand the development of the female orgasm. For men, an orgasm directly coincides with ejaculation—meaning it is more or less encouragement to pass along semen. For women, however, it’s more complex—as an orgasm is not a requirement for fertilization. The authors propose …

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A new species of whale discovered, making VR more real, a poop-themed cafe and more in our look around the web

1. Depressing News About Alcohol Bad news for wine enthusiasts and cocktail experts: alcohol has been directly linked to several types of cancer in a new study published in “Addiction.” More than liver cancer (which, of course, most people already associate with alcohol) the results of the study showed booze can contribute to “the development of seven types of cancer, including that of the breast …