Category: Feature Stories

A research team from Italy discovered a dark and very distant galaxy previously invisibly. The object is a young galaxy filled with dust and gas formed 2 billion years after the Big Bang. At that time, the universe was about one sixth of its current size. “Very distant galaxies are true mines of information about the past and future evolution of our universe,” lead author and astrophysicist Marika Giulietta of the International School of Advanced Studies said in a news release. Studying these galaxies, however, is very challenging, she said.…

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Some scientists have changed their minds about coffee.While until today, coffee was a drink not recommended for people with high blood pressure, now the opinion is changing completely. According to an Italian study conducted by the University of Bologna and the IRCCS Hospital-University Company Bologna – Polyclinic Sant’Orsola, coffee would help keep blood pressure low. How the research was conductedThe researchers took a sample of 720 men and 783 women, all of Italian nationality. For each individual, they looked at various factors, such as blood pressure, coffee consumption habits, and…

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High cancellation costs if you cancel your vacation at short notice, high treatment costs if you fall ill abroad: when it comes to travelling, it can be expensive if something goes wrong. Here’s how to protect yourself. Vacation and the anticipation of it should be carefree. Nevertheless, a lot can go wrong before or during the trip. Vacationers should think about this during or at the latest shortly after booking, even if it may be difficult given thoughts of palm trees, sun and sandy beaches. But: illnesses, accidents and other…

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If you want the best of the best that Apple currently has to offer, you have to dig pretty deep into your pocket. The iPhone 14 Pro Max already costs 1,449 Euros, even in the smallest version with 128 GB of storage. If you want, you can invest more than 2,000 Euros – for the version with 1 TB of storage. Willingness to payPrices probably make some people wonder who is going to pay for it. The answer is quite simple: more people than you might think. Whether it’s Apple…

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If your smartphone falls into the bathtub, can it cause electrocution and death? The answer is in this article. Recently, a 25-year-old man died after being electrocuted in his bathtub. His smartphone had fallen into the water while its owner was bathing. This begs the question of whether we should remove our phones from the bathroom during our daily personal hygiene routine. The answer is yes – and no. A smartphone while chargingBrief background: in this dramatic household accident, which occurred on February 5, 2023, in the Haute-Loire region of…

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It has long been known that nuts are healthy. They contain important fats – including essential omega-3 fatty acids. They are also full of minerals such as zinc, iron, potassium and magnesium, and vitamins E, C and B. A study has found that almonds, walnuts, and co. can do much more. Nuts as snacksIn a study of 131 overweight people, the effect of (tree) nuts such as almonds, pistachios, cashews, hazelnuts and walnuts was examined. Peanuts are not included; they are legumes. The nuts were given as snacks, like salted…

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Being without a smartphone is hard for you? Then you might be suffering from no-mobile-phone-phobia, or nomophobia for short. The anxiety phenomenon is widespread. A like here, a voice message there, and a quick check of the news in between: If you’re constantly on your smartphone, you’ll get used to it over time. Then it’s hard to be without it sometimes. For some people, this can trigger nomophobia (no-mobile-phone-phobia) – the exaggerated fear of cell phone failure and not being reachable. According to a 2021 survey by Chinese electronics provider…

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For the richest person in the world, it is clear: the end of the world will come. And Elon Musk even wants to know how – the answer, he says, lies with the meteorites coming ever closer to Earth. According to NASA, the U.S. federal space and flight science agency, there are over 1.1 million asteroids in our solar system. Scientists pay particular attention to asteroids that come close to Earth’s orbit. The danger of a collision of the Earth with an asteroidBecause these near-earth asteroids could collide with our…

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The controls at the border between Austria and Slovakia will be stopped on Monday. Instead, border area controls will be continued in coordination with the neighbouring country, the Ministry of the Interior informs as published by APA. The reason for the change in strategy is that the Czech Republic is also discontinuing its controls at the border with Slovakia. Austria had always argued the controls at the crossings with Prague’s approach, with which it wanted to act in unison. The Czech Republic reacted with the measure at the end of…

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