Category: Feature Stories

Geosphere Austria’s latest interim assessment on Wednesday shows that this year will likely end up among the warmest years in Austria’s measurement history. He said this year’s September already stood out due to above-average temperatures. “If October, November, and December run similarly to the average of the last ten years, 2023 will be one of the three warmest years in Austria’s 256-year measurement history,” said climatologist Alexander Orlik. The warmest years since measurements began: where does 2023 land?“If autumn and the beginning of winter are cooler than in recent years,…

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Who doesn’t know it: you buy a bag of potatoes, and after a short time, they germinate and shoot sprouts from the tubers? But when do grown potatoes belong in the garbage? In most cases, sprouting potatoes belong in the trash. The more shoots that can be seen, the more solanine is produced in the potato, which is toxic. Solanine causes headaches, nausea and vomiting to respiratory problems in humans. The rule of thumb is: if the potato is still plump and there are only up to five buds, you…

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When brushing our teeth, many of us perform a counterproductive action to oral hygiene. Is brushing your teeth a more complex ritual than it seems? Recommendations have changed significantly over the years. Brushing your teeth can become a chore if you want to follow your dentist’s or other dental professional’s instructions. By the way, experts recommend that many of us break a particular habit. Rinsing your mouth after brushing your teethIf you practice exemplary oral hygiene, you probably know you shouldn’t brush your teeth right after eating (and certainly not…

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What is the current infection situation in Austria?Infection figures are on the rise again, which should come as no surprise in the fourth year after the emergence of Sars-CoV-2. We are now in a phase “where we see clear waves of infection every few months. After a quiet summer, it’s on again,” says researchers from Complexity Science Hub Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna. The rising infection numbers are also reflected in the SARI dashboard, which provides information on inpatient hospital admissions with respiratory illnesses. There were recently about…

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Every driver knows it: the oppressive feeling when the reserve fuel gauge lights up. But you shouldn’t panic. Chances are, even though the warning light is flashing, there is more fuel in the reserve tank than you think. The fear of stopping on the highway is usually unfounded, as a study by the British comparison website Compare The Market has shown. It had looked at how far one can still drive with the contents of the reserve tank. Tested were 96 popular car models with gasoline engines. Most drivers believe…

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Worldwide, about 13 percent of the population suffers from migraines. In Austria, more than one million people suffer from migraines. World Headache Day aims to draw attention to the disease. According to the Austrian Headache Society on Monday, there are practical and well-tolerated medicines. Their president, Sonja Maria Tesar, urged people on World Headaches Day on September 5 to take migraines seriously and visit the physician or the lady doctor. The road to the correct diagnosis and therapy is often long. Headache Day: Around 13 percent of people suffer from…

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During his visit to Mongolia, Pope Francis called for cooperation among religions for peace. Addressing government officials, diplomats and representatives of other faiths over the weekend, he stressed the common interest of all people in a world without war and conflict. He also sent friendly signals towards China, Mongolia’s neighbouring country, and Russia. Without mentioning Russia’s attack on Ukraine, he said Saturday in the capital of Ulan Bator: “May the dark clouds of war pass, and may the firm will of universal brotherhood sweep them away.” The pope called for…

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Apart from our private problems, some things stress us out daily. What’s behind them?Anyone who has ever had to walk behind a stroller blocking the entire sidewalk knows what stress means. Dodging is not always possible—you have appointments after all and have to get through them now! According to a study, this is a significant stress factor in our everyday lives. Somehow, there’s always something, isn’t there? These things also stress us out, according to research: Traffic jamThis is an obvious example; after all, every driver knows how annoying it…

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The future has always been an unsolvable mystery for people, about which they have always sought advice, not least from prophets and soothsayers. Even today, one of these prophets is often referred to. The future predictions of the French pharmacist Michel de Nostredame, also known as Nostradamus, are consulted again and again gladly to interpret current or future events in politics and world events and to classify them correctly—the whole offers, thereby, again and again, an area for wild speculations. New Nostradamus writings foundAs the WDR reports, the seer born…

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