Why do we have to cry when we cut onions?

Why do we have to cry when we cut onions? Here you get the answer to the question! We’ve all been there: you peel an onion, start cutting it, and almost immediately feel an irritating, burning sensation in your eyes. It’s not uncommon to begin crying shortly after these initial symptoms. But why do you think this reaction when you start cutting the onion and not while it is still in one piece? Chemistry is the solution to the riddleThe answer is simple: when you start cutting the onion, you…

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A new study settles the dispute: Does more money make you happier?

For most people, happiness increases with income, a new study says. Money doesn’t make you happy, they say. But is that true at all? Two researchers recently came to different conclusions. Now they are joining forces: And find that more money makes you happier. But apparently, that doesn’t apply to everyone. Whether Money can buy happiness is perhaps as old as Money itself. And it has always been controversial. New research now provides a possible answer. A study published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy…

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Plasticosis worries researchers: What’s behind plasticosis?

According to new findings, plastic that enters the world’s oceans also appears capable of causing dangerous diseases. The first cases of plasticosis found in birds illustrate this case. The world economy produces so much plastic that it can be found everywhere (even in the Arctic, whole mountains of plastic make it), also in our stomachs. Puffins ingest plasticWhen plastic enters the world’s oceans (researchers are working diligently to find a solution to eliminating it naturally), it never completely disappears (it can also be detected in breast milk). It breaks down…

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How likely is a collision with Earth?

Two French amateur astronomers have discovered an asteroid about 50 meters in size that could come dangerously close to Earth. According to the U.S. space agency, there is a “very small possibility” that the chunk, with the catalogue name 2023 DW, could impact Earth in February 2046. Discovered on February 26 by Georges Attard and Alain Maury as part of the MAP asteroid search program at Maury’s private observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, the cosmic chunk will take 271 days to orbit the Sun. According to initial calculations,…

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Thinking along with your purchases: How to reduce household waste

Waste disposal companies collect four hundred eighty-three kilograms of household waste per capita annually. This huge amount cannot be completely avoided. But everyone can do something to reduce their contribution. A life without waste – that’s a big goal that only very ambitious people can come close to. But many consumers want to produce less waste. However, industry and retail do not make it easy for them because they package their products in elaborate ways. Nevertheless, it is worth trying – even if the “zero waste” goal is not achieved.…

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A special time of the year: Why do the days get longer faster in March?

Many people feel that the days get longer more quickly in March. This is no imagination; the daylight hours increase more than in any other month of the year. But what is the reason for this? Around Christmas, it feels dark around the clock in our latitudes. Only in January does the situation improve, until the days seem to get longer and more quickly in February and March. An impression that is not deceiving: the length of daylight grows faster in March than at any other time of the year.…

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How to prepare for summertime

The clock is still turned twice a year. On the last Sunday in March, the day starts one hour earlier in this country, for many, the horror. That’s why you should start preparing for it now. But how? Daylight saving time this year means that on March 25-26, 2023, the time will be moved from two to three o’clock. The hour of sleep that many will noticeably miss over the next few days upsets the body’s so-called circadian rhythm. Sleep researchers sometimes also speak of mini-jet lag. This can lead…

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Pope in an interview: Celibacy is revisable

Pope Francis does not believe that exempting celibacy would ensure more priestly vocations. However, the celibacy of the Western Church is not set in stone, the head of the Church indicated in an interview with the Argentine news portal Infobae. Francis also spoke about the Church’s relationship with homosexuals and remarried divorcees. The Pope reminded me that the Eastern Catholic Church priests are mostly married men. Also, working in the Curia is such a clergyman who is a family man. “There is no contradiction in the fact that a priest…

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How to protect yourself from cybercrime

The numbers are alarming: 77 percent of Internet users are victims of cybercrime. This new crime phenomenon is becoming increasingly widespread – how can you protect yourself? It’s so convenient to use the comforts of the Internet. Shopping from the comfort of your sofa, online banking saves you a trip to the bank or writing a quick message. However, this luxury is not without its dangers. Anyone who is on the Internet makes themselves vulnerable. That’s because many criminals are on the Net, doing everything they can to steal our…

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