Category: Feature Stories

The discount battle around Black Friday has also caught on in Austria and is lasting longer and longer. But the discounts are often not as high as expected. Consumer advocates warn of traps and fake stores; NGOs criticise textile waste and poor working conditions in many production facilities in the Global South. Meanwhile, young people post their debt levels on TikTok. Black Friday originates from the USABlack Friday originated in the USA; the Friday after Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday in November. It is November 24 this year.…

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Unless there are obvious organic causes, like a herniated disc, fracture, severe osteoporosis, tumour metastases, or specific infectious diseases, low back pain or back pain is typically not life-threatening and does not require special treatment. However, a good 80 percent are “non-specific” or “non-specific” back pain, in which a dangerous triggering cause cannot be primarily identified. In these cases, doctors should not “overtreat”.Sick leave is also not advisable; those affected should not be forced into counterproductive inactivity through bed rest. Instead, conventional, conservative measures should be used. “Educating patients about…

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Meta will be charging a subscription fee for the ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram. How deep you must dig into your pockets and what impact this will have in practice. Meta is introducing a subscription model on its two social media giants, Instagram and Facebook, allowing users to deactivate the sites’ advertising. Mark Zuckerberg’s (39) company argues that this aligns with Europe’s changed data protection regulations. How much does the subscription cost, and what is behind the measure? The change affects users in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway…

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CAUSE RESEARCH. Even though you do not have a cold, you find yourself having a fit of sneezing while relaxing at home. Alternatively, you might not have an infection causing your burning eyes, dry mucous membranes, and general fatigue and fogginess within your four walls. But what else could be causing these symptoms? It could be related to a poor indoor climate. Indoor air quality significantly impacts our well-being, health and performance. FACT CHECK. The indoor climate describes various factors that influence living quality and comfort. Air quality is primarily…

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Everyone knows the saying, ‘Love is blind’. But can the rose-tinted glasses with which we see our partner at the beginning of a relationship be scientifically proven? Here’s the answer. Some say that love makes you blind and that marriage opens your eyes. Scientists tell us what this is all about and how falling in love affects human relationships and the survival of our species. When we fall in love, it doesn’t just have psychological effects. Our entire organism is affected. And there are good reasons for this. The rose-coloured…

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With the arrival of fall and winter, it’s not just the weather that changes but also our eating habits. We crave hearty, warming meals when it’s cold and uncomfortable outside. But what does this have to do with our digestion? Well, a lot. With the proper selection of spices and herbs, we can conjure delicious meals, boost our digestion, and fight that unloved winter bloating. Digestion in fall and winter Digestion is a complex process that is strongly influenced by our eating habits. In the colder months, we tend to…

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Did the Flood and Noah’s Ark happen as described in the Bible? This question has been driving archaeologists for a long time, and now, new evidence may have been found. Turkey is considered a stronghold for archaeological excavations. A few weeks ago, a 1700-year-old trident was unearthed in Assos. Last year, archaeologists discovered an entire underground city from the 2nd or 3rd century AD by pure chance. The hieroglyphs found in a tunnel are genuinely ancient and have finally been deciphered after over 3,500 years. It would, therefore, come as…

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Now and then, we quickly apologize for things that are not our responsibility. According to Psychology Today, excessive feelings of guilt are an often overlooked symptom of depression. This is correlated with a constant need to apologize, especially to people in your immediate vicinity. When do we feel guilty?When we talk about guilt these days, we tend to dismiss it, often giving the impression that guilt is fundamentally wrong. Yet they are like little reminders that we have acted against our moral compass. Something we have said or done is…

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