Category: Feature Stories

In times of energy crisis, it makes sense to look for power guzzlers, switches them off or replace them with more economical appliances. Even standby mode does not guarantee that electrical appliances do not consume electricity – on the contrary. Many electronic everyday helpers can also be disconnected from the power supply at night and thus save money. You can learn more about which devices to use and other electricity-saving tips here. Vent heaters: a unique key can be used to let excess air out of the radiator, leaving more…

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Whether as baked potatoes, mash, gratin, or French fries…the potato offers a variety of preparation options. However, many people avoid eating potatoes because they think it makes them fat. However, this has been debunked as a potato myth. It has just 70 calories per 100 grams. For comparison: Spaghetti has 160 calories in the same gram number. According to InFranken.de, the potato has, in addition, many vitamins, minerals and ballast materials as well as anti-oxidants, as EatSmarter writes – but almost no fat. That comes only if one processes it…

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The common papaya is a thermophilic plant of the papaya family, characterized by large edible fruits. Papaya is the fruit of Carica papaya, a species belonging to the Caricaceae family, native to Central America and now widespread in many areas of the subtropical world. Why should we eat papaya occasionally? First of all, it is an excellent source of antioxidants. These, along with the other nutrients packed into the fruit, can help protect cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of developing colon cancer. But that is not all. Papaya consumption…

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Waking up early in the morning – and going to bed just as before at night – would provide significant benefits for people who can follow this habit. According to an article published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, early risers are better able to handle all the tasks of the day, with the added benefit of having health and fitness benefits.Physical activity benefitsGetting up early would encourage light physical activity, preferably outdoors. It takes about half an hour; then, throughout the day, you can reap all the…

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Using a massive telescope in South Africa, an international research team has discovered eight of the hottest stars in the universe. The surface temperature of each of the celestial bodies is more than 100,000 degrees. By comparison, the sun’s surface reaches “only” about 5,800 degrees. The team, led by Simon Jeffrey of the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland and including Klaus Werner of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Tübingen, had studied data from so-called subdwarfs. This is the name given to stars that evolve into…

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Side sleepers take note: A sleep researcher explains which side of the body is best to sleep on. We sleep for about a third of our lives. According to studies, the side-sleeper position, also called the fetal position or fetal position, is considered the most popular sleeping position. And not without reason, because many people find it exceptionally comfortable. But from a medical point of view, which side of the body is best to sleep on – the left or the right? Various opinions can be found on this, which…

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Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky date. But a study disproves the myth. No more misfortunes or accidents happen on the date than usual. The date has a notoriously bad reputation. But a study shows that this is not deserved. On the date do not happen more mishaps or accidents than usual, as an evaluation of claims in Germany showed. If the 13th day in a month falls on a Friday, then according to popular opinion, it brings bad luck. What for some is pure superstition that many others…

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Last summer was the warmest ever recorded in Europe, according to evaluations by the EU climate change service Copernicus.The year 2022 was the second warmest in Europe since records began in 1979, according to a Copernicus report on climate extremes presented Tuesday. The annual temperatures were surpassed only by 2020. Heat waves and lack of rainIn many places in Europe, heat waves combined with little rain and dry soils caused droughts, according to the report, leading to problems in agriculture, shipping and the energy industry. In addition, the extreme drought…

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Three hundred thirty-nine million people worldwide did not have enough necessities to survive in 2022 and are, therefore, acutely dependent on humanitarian aid. According to CARE’s “Breaking the Silence” report, the aid organization annually shines a spotlight on the ten humanitarian crises that received the least coverage in the previous year. CARE Austria Managing Director Andrea Barschdorf-Hager called this a record at a press conference.The number had risen by 65 million people within a year, Barschdorf-Hager said. The report, published this year for the seventh time and released on Thursday,…

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