Category: Feature Stories

Astronomers have discovered a new “warm Jupiter” with the help of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satelite (TESS) spacecraft. The exoplanet is called TOI-1859 b and orbits its parent star in a misaligned orbit. This could be due, among other things, to dynamic interactions between the planet and its disk. The parent star is likely a metal-rich brown dwarf about 30 percent more massive than the Sun. The parent star has a temperature of over 6,000 degrees Celsius. The size and distance of TOI-1859 b from the star (0.33 AU) indicate…

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Eating in front of a screen is a bad habit that takes a toll on our bodies and health. Who doesn’t like to eat while he or she is watching something on their TV, laptop or phone (where it is arguable whether the dark mode is handy)? This practice is widespread in many countries, but it has many harmful effects on our bodies, some of which we would not have suspected. Eating in front of the screen is a growing trendMany people eat in front of a screen. A HelloFresh…

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They’re tantalizingly delicious and, more importantly, highly sought after. So it’s hard to believe that this popular citrus fruit is supposed to be full of toxins…. We clear up! Tangerines have many good qualities and are healthy for our body- you would think…. But not every food is as it seems at first glance – including the tangerine. Dangerous poisonTangerines ripen in winter and are the ideal supplier of vitamins in winter. The vitamin C it contains strengthens the immune system and prevents colds. But the citrus fruits harbour a…

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Hardly any other type of fruit is eaten as much in Germany as the banana. However, very few people think about properly handling the yellow fruit. Yet the list of things we do wrong with bananas is relatively long. Whether it’s a convenient fruit on the go or a sweet addition to cereal, the yellow fruit is delicious, healthy and versatile. It’s not for nothing that Germans eat an average of eleven kilos of bananas per person per year. Mistakes we make with bananasThey are full of vitamins and keep…

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By now, just about everyone has a cell phone. A study now proves that many cell phone users are careless with their devices. When you leave the house, you usually have one thing with you at all times: your cell phone. Before you head out, however, you should turn off a specific function on it. According to a study by the University of Hamburg, you could be in trouble if you don’t. Hackers are happyWhen on the road, most people don’t care about the WLAN and don’t turn it off.…

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According to Netflix, Netflix subscribers who share their accounts with people outside their households will not be blocked. The company tells Golem. Subscribers would not face termination or “any other form of consequence.” Account holders must set a “Netflix household.” This can be done via the app, the smart TV or an external streaming device. If this is not done, Netflix will automatically set the household based on the devices and their IP addresses used to access Netflix. If a person accesses the account from another household, new measures against…

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Major Earth systems are suffering from “serious diseases,” so to speak, researchers warn in a study published in the journal Nature. But there are ways to restore ecosystems.In a new study published in the journal Nature, a team of more than 40 researchers worldwide has calculated the limits the world would have to remain for a “cure” of ecosystems to succeed. Dangerous tipping points for the environment and climate could be reachedHumanity is currently taking a very high risk of overusing the capacities of our home planet to such an…

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One thousand five hundred international delegates have been meeting since Monday in Paris about a global agreement to eliminate the plastic flood from the world! “The world needs to start turning off the plastic tap immediately and with emergency measures. Plastic is made from nearly 100 percent fossil fuels, making it extremely anti-climate. Negotiators must take seriously the dangerous impact of pollution on the environment and people and decide on a radical change. Mini-steps or voluntary measures are completely insufficient in view of the gigantic scale,” demands Lisa Panhuber, a…

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Along with Christmas and Easter, Pentecost is a high festival celebrated with two holidays in Austria. But unlike the other two feast days, many people in this country do not (or no longer) know what is celebrated on Pentecost. Yet Pentecost is an important feast because it is considered the “birth of the church.” Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day after Easter. The name is also derived from this date because Pentecost comes from the ancient Greek word “pentekoste” (translated as the fiftieth, thus: the 50th day). The holiday…

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