Category: Feature Stories

If you drink water as soon as it comes out of the tap, you may be putting yourself at risk, warn experts. Here’s a simple trick to protect yourself and your loved ones from harmful metals in tap water. What could be easier than filling a glass with fresh, healthy water from the tap? And yet, there is something to consider here, not just the amount you drink. It turns out that your ready-to-serve soft drink may contain several harmful metals – something you don’t want in your body. Here’s…

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Venus makes a grand entrance in April. It shines so brightly that it can be mistaken for a spy balloon, for example. Stargazers have a rare chance with another planet: Mercury can be seen in the evening. And from the middle of the month, the meteors of the Lyrids appear. With the change of the clocks to daylight saving time, Venus is the first star to appear in the western sky in the last evening twilight. It can be seen in April, long before the other stars and planets become…

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The annual Palm Sunday is seven days before Easter Sunday, April 2, 2023. So far, so well known. But why does Christianity celebrate it, and why are palm bunches, palm sticks, palm fronds, olive branches, palm catkins and the like blessed with holy water during the “Palm Consecration” in church? Palm Sunday in Christianity commemorates the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. During his entrance, the people are said to have cheered him as a sign of his kingship and to have scattered palm branches along the way. This was…

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Today, there are more cell phones on the planet than people. It all started half a century ago with the very first call. The phone call that would spark a revolution was, in itself, rather brusque. “Hi, Joel,” Motorola engineer Martin Cooper said to his colleague. “I’m calling you from a cell phone. But a real cell phone. A personal, portable cell phone,” Cooper recalled of the first call from a cellular device ever. Colleague Joel was so stunned, he says, that at first, there was silence on the other…

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“April Fool’s Day!”: Anyone who hears this on April 1 has likely fallen for an April Fool joke. But why do people make April Fools jokes? Even in 2023, April 1 is a day of celebration for all pranksters: today, they fool their fellow human beings with an April Fool joke. But where does the April Fool’s joke originate? The answer is short: we don’t know for sure. But there are four possible explanations – and we present them here. April 1: Why do people make April Fools jokes?One explanation…

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Coffee is one of the most popular beverages globally, but experts still debate its health benefits and harmful properties. The study examined the effects of coffee consumption on blood pressure, risk of heart disease, diabetes and other health issues. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It showed that drinking coffee can have both health benefits and drawbacks, “People can be assured that there are certainly no imminent dangerous effects of drinking coffee,” as the study’s author reported. A recent study published in the New England…

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Crossing your legs is part of sitting comfortably for many. But according to studies, it has health consequences. If you’re sitting up straight, observe if your legs are crossed. Are your legs crossed at the knees or ankle? If so, you’re among many who perceive this posture as comfortable. But unfortunately, relaxing is not necessarily good for your health, as studies have shown. Crossing your legs: Health effectsIn a 2019 study published in the Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine, the research team found that crossed legs put…

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According to a new forecast, the world’s population could peak at 8.5 billion people by as early as 2040 and decline to about six billion by the end of the century. However, that would require a “giant leap” in investment in economic development, education and health, according to the international initiative Earth4All. The UN assumes a peak of about 10.4 billion people only in 2080. According to UN figures, the world population cracked the eight billion mark in November. The six billion people world population last around the year 2000.…

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Visitors to restaurants sometimes wish they could just eat a snack. However, this wish is often seldom fulfilled due to correspondingly incomplete menus. This is because main dishes are rarely offered in different portion sizes. Those interested can only choose between appetizers and snacks or children’s or senior citizens’ plates. In addition, satiated visitors are still too rarely encouraged to take leftover plates home for later consumption. Yet these are such easy-to-implement measures against food waste. In the context of out-of-home catering, 1.9 million tons of food end up unused…

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