Study: 97% of children use their smartphones during school hours

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A recent study found that an astonishing 97 percent of students use their smartphones during school hours, and 60 percent also use them at night, from midnight to 5 a.m. on school days. A study shows high consumption of mobile phones. Most screen time was spent on social media such as Instagram and Snapchat (32%), followed by YouTube and games during school hours. The nighttime use of the phone mainly used the same media, with YouTube being the app that was used the longest, as the videos were played all…

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A New Supercontinent could pose a danger to the earth

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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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More and more fraudsters call over stolen numbers

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The trick is subtle: the phone rings, an Austrian number—even one that seems familiar to you—appears on the display, and there is a fraud right next. Cases are rising, and more and more Austrian phone numbers are being stolen, hijacked and abused by criminals for their illegal masks. “Spoofing” is the term for that. In most cases, the number’s valid owner does not learn anything about it until it is too late. In September alone, the telecommunications regulatory authority RTR had 2556 cases of misuse of its number. For comparison,…

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Tomato: So healthy is the fruit-vegetable

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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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Cleared up: 6 common misconceptions about vitamins

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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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Filipinos in Vienna joined the Volleyball tournament with the slogan “Integration and Acceptance”

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The Shahnameh Sports and Cultural Association conducted a volleyball competition with the slogan “Integration and Acceptance” on September 23 in Vienna. The event began at 8 a.m. and ended at 10 p.m.At the opening program, the “Shamameh Sports and Cultural Association” presented itself and its future activities. Mr. Peter Florin of the Vienna City Council delivered an inspirational speech, while the ribbon cutting was initiated by Mr. Aliullah Shujaei, Chairman of the Shahnameh Association. This competition featured 16 teams from various countries, including Afghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Ukraine,…

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Filipinos in Vienna Honor Our Lady of Manaoag

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With flowers, songs in Tagalog and prayers for peace, devotees honored Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag on October 1, 2023, at the Filipino chaplaincy with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. “We believe that the Blessed Mother is the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the mother of the Word incarnate and the mother of the whole world,” one of the devotees commented. “I have been a devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary since I was a little child. And I believe that whenever Mama Mary whispers something…

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29 degrees come – then the weather changes abruptly

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The second month of autumn also starts summery in Austria on October 3. Even monthly records are within reach on the northern side of the Alps. The hot autumn weather continues. According to the Austrian Severe Weather Center experts, the temperatures at the beginning of the week rise widely to a summery level; in the second half of the week, only a temporary moderate cooling is in sight. After the warmest September since the beginning of measurements in large parts of Central Europe, October also gets off to a hot…

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Pope Francis appoints 21 cardinals

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In front of numerous church dignitaries and the faithful, a solemn Mass for creating 21 new cardinals occurred in Rome on Saturday. Eighteen of them are allowed to participate in a papal election because they have not yet reached the age of 80. During the ceremony, the pope presented the new cardinals with their decree of appointment and the red biretta as headgear. After this round, more than two-thirds of the cardinals eligible to participate in a conclave will have been appointed by Pope Francis. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,…

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