Category: Feature Stories

We often feel tired when the days get shorter again, and the temperatures drop. Why is that?When the evening comes earlier, the night stays longer, and the leaves turn brown – yes, it has become autumn, although this year’s summer does not seem to end. Many people have trouble falling asleep or waking up during this time. Lisa Artis is a sleep expert and CEO of the British “Sleep Charity” and explains in an interview with “Metro” why we have such a hard time sleeping in autumn. Sleep problems in…

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It’s a habit many of us have: using our smartphones in the bathroom. But Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a renowned gastroenterologist trained at prestigious Stanford and Harvard universities, warns of the risks of this practice. May trigger discomfortIn a TikTok clip, Dr. Sethi revealed that sitting on the toilet for long periods can increase pressure on the rectum and anus. This can lead to uncomfortable symptoms such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and rectal prolapse. In addition to this health risk, Dr. Sethi also emphasized the hygienic aspects. He pointed out that…

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A recent study suggests that the formation of the future supercontinent Pangea Ultima in 250 million years could trigger a mass extinction of mammals and make most of the Earth uninhabitable. An international research team led by Dr. Alexander Farnsworth of the University of Bristol has created a model of the future supercontinent Pangea Ultima, which is expected to form around the equator in about 250 million years. This event could increase sun exposure and carbon dioxide levels, potentially triggering widespread volcanism. The researchers used a supercomputer to simulate the…

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Tomatoes, also known as “Paradeiser,” are available all year round from domestic cultivation, but they are only in season from around the beginning of June to the end of November. The remaining months come from the heated and illuminated glass house, where their cultivation produces much more CO2 than during the season when they can be grown outdoors or in the foil tunnel. Our desire for year-round availability also means that tomatoes are increasingly imported to Austria during winter. They then come from more southern countries such as Spain, where…

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The word vitamin was coined in 1920 by the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk. He called the substances “vital amines” and combined the two words. The word was derived from the Latin vita, meaning life and amine, because vitamins were initially thought to be amino acids. A lot of time has passed since then, and countless scientists have studied the substances and published their study results. Among them, however, are also wrong assumptions. The human body cannot generate vitamins. Even though our bodies cannot generate the vital substances themselves, that does…

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The asteroid “Bennu,” also called the “doomsday asteroid,” comes dangerously close to the Earth. NASA is watching the celestial body closely. NASA watches the celestial body closely because the jet-black asteroid comes dangerously close to Earth. “Bennu” has a length of 800 meters and weighs 60 million tons. Now, scientists have calculated the exact date when the XXL chunk could hit us. According to the results of the study published in the scientific journal “Icarus,” the risk of an impact by the year 2300 is 1 in 1750. Earlier studies…

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A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers reveals that many countries will likely be inhabitable due to global warming in a few years. Temperatures will continue to rise in the summer of 2022. But when you look at the climate forecasts, the temperature rise is by no means a reason to rejoice. According to a report by researchers at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands, published in the journal PNAS, in 50 years, about 3.5 billion people are expected to suffer from extreme heat. That’s almost half…

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According to Sigmund Freud, suppressing negative thoughts and feelings is not the best strategy for staying healthy. A new study conducted during the COV pandemic disagrees: according to it, those who actively repress fears and worries are less anxious and worried afterwards.“That clinical psychology views thought suppression negatively is due to Freud’s historical viewpoint that suppressed content persists and affects us unconsciously,” Zulkayda Mamat and Michael Anderson of the University of Cambridge write in the study, which just appeared in the journal Science Advances. It is a viewpoint they want…

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Calls from random, unknown numbers are something that almost everyone has experienced. Scammers are on the other end of the line when you pick up the phone. They claim to be Microsoft employees and ask for assistance with a technical issue, or they make claims about high EuroMillions winnings or their child being ill and in need of money right away for medical care. The police scam is also used again and again for scam calls. Number abusedWith rufnummermissbrauch.at, the regulatory authority RTR operates a website where people can report…

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