Category: Feature Stories

On Friday, the Chamber of Labor (AK) warned of another rise in electricity costs that could be prevented. As is the case every year, the regulation that determines the costs for the electricity grid is currently being amended. This threatens to increase grid costs by around 36 percent, or a reasonable 100 euros annually, for electricity consumption of 3,500 kWh. According to the AK, this could be prevented with the law instead of an amendment to the ordinance without causing any damage to the network operators. AK warns of a…

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Could consuming a cup of coffee be an effective way to protect against infection with the Coronavirus? What has not yet been proven in practice is at least plausible from the point of view of chemical and biochemical research. This is the conclusion reached – appropriately enough – by a research team from Jacobs University Bremen. The team led by chemists Nikolai Kuhnert, Dorothea Schmidt, and Nicholas Ohl was able to show experimentally – i.e., in the laboratory – that the chemical compound 5-caffeoylquinic acid (trivial name chlorogenic acid), which…

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The Earth is not a disk – but the Milky Way is. Most stars and planets in the Milky Way lie on a plane, just like many other galaxies in a disc shape. Earth is also on this level. That means we can look relatively well up and down into space. But if we point our telescopes toward the edge of the disk, so to speak, we can hardly see anything. The many specks of dust in a milky way prevent light from penetrating. That’s why alien galaxies are not…

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If you’re smart about planning your vacation days around holidays in 2023, you’ll be able to take extra long and frequent days off next year. 2022 may not be over, but many are already planning next year’s vacation. And if you’re smart about it, you can have extra time off because the holidays fall especially favorably in 2023. If you have 43 vacation days open next year, that means you can have a total of 95 days off. If you want to roll that over on your tongue: that’s three…

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The “Snooze” function of the alarm clock is very tempting and often used. However, it is highly detrimental to health. Every morning it’s the same: the ringing of the alarm clock on your smartphone wakes you up from your dreams. As soon as you open your eyes, you’re faced with a difficult decision; either jump out of bed immediately or allow a few more minutes of sleep by activating your phone’s snooze function. Increased stressDon’t worry; you’re not alone if you’re one who “snoozes”! A study by Oxford Academy in…

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Too much coffee can trigger migraines in people prone to severe headaches. But on the other hand, these people should not give up coffee either. The line is relatively narrow. We love coffee, and unfortunately, we drink too much of it. Coffee consumptionBut according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine, migraine sufferers who consume at least three caffeinated drinks daily have migraines the same day or the next day. The researchers also found that people with headaches were less likely to have severe headaches if they…

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Whether at work or in our private lives, more and more people are suffering from stress. And in the long run, this can put a psychological strain on us and hurt our health. The tips from our expert Angela Homfeldt will help you integrate more mindfulness into your everyday life and reduce stress. You don’t need any previous experience with simple exercises – for some, a quiet place. But you can also do some activities in the car or while walking. Mindfulness: We perceive ourselves in the here and now…

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Mammal specialist Anne-Claire Fabre encourages further study of why the animal does this and how picking its nose has changed over evolution.That humans occasionally pick their noses is not uncommon. But at least twelve primate species also regularly stick their fingers up their noses, according to a Swiss mammal specialist. Also, she says booger eating is not so unhygienic but is even beneficial in some cases. Disgusting and unhygienic: this is how people judge nose-picking and turn away in disgust when they catch others doing it. However, the behavior is…

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All Saints Day is a holidayAll Saints Day is on November 1, so it falls on Friday in 2024. In Austria, All Saints’ Day is considered a public holiday. It has a high religious significance but is lived out to varying degrees. All Saints Day Meaning – What is All Saints’ Day, and why do we celebrate All Saints’ Day?All Saints Day is a Catholic Solemnity and thus has special significance in the Catholic faith. The name suggests that it is about all the saints. This is precisely the reason…

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