Lifestyle

Health

Clammy skin is still overheating. What does dry and hot mean?

Heat stroke sets in when the body can no longer cool itself. Body temperature rises to 41 degrees within ten to fifteen minutes, and the key difference from ordinary over

05/08/26

Lifestyle

One in three in Ukraine works in the shadow economy. Will those years count towards a pension?

Roughly one in three workers in Ukraine is employed in the shadow economy. Undeclared wages look more profitable only until sick leave, parental leave or retirement.

05/08/26

Food

The cucumbers ferment in a pot and are stored in a cupboard. What happens to the brine after ten days?

Crisp cucumbers with a barrel-cured taste can be made without a cellar and without pasteurisation. The key is that the brine is not kept after fermentation — the jars are

04/08/26

Lifestyle

Monkeys keep pets too. Scientists have collected 427 cases of cross-species friendship

The ability to befriend animals of another species was long considered a purely human trait. Oxford anthropologists have assembled the fullest record of such cases among

04/08/26

Psychology

You can assess your psycho-emotional state in fifteen minutes. Can it replace working with a specialist?

A Ukrainian digital self-assessment platform lets you evaluate your psycho-emotional state in 8 to 15 minutes. Its developers stress that it does not replace working with

03/08/26

Lifestyle

Ten services for a newborn in a single application. What exactly is arranged in one go?

Parents of newborns need not visit several offices: the package of services is arranged with a single application through the eMaliatko service. It can be submitted onlin

03/08/26

Food

This fish from Ukrainian waters is more than twice as fatty as Dutch maatjes. Yet only 510 tonnes a season may be caught

While Norwegian frozen herring fills the shelves, Ukraine has its own — the Danube shad, with a fat content of around 35 per cent. It is caught only in spring, and the qu

03/08/26

Food

Half a kilo of tomatoes now is a five-minute dinner in winter. What should you do with them in August?

Homemade spaghetti sauce from August tomatoes simmers for half an hour and goes into jars for the whole winter. In winter, dinner is just boiling pasta and opening a jar.

03/08/26

Psychology

If every conversation ends in a lecture, a teenager stops talking. So how should you start one?

Adolescence is a time of intense change, and parents often struggle to find an approach. Psychologists advise starting simply: stop turning every conversation into a teac

02/08/26

Health

Hepatitis B and C give no signs for years. A person feels healthy and has no idea

Viral hepatitis B and C can go unnoticed for years until they cause cirrhosis or liver cancer. The only way to find out in time is to get tested.

02/08/26

Health

"Not once has a person with a disability failed at something." Dance as therapy in Bucha

Ballroom dance coach Kateryna Shapiro works in Bucha with veterans and people with disabilities. She says dance is among the most effective ways of processing difficult e

02/08/26

Food

A vegetable stew instead of lecho. What makes it as filling as a meat dish?

In August peppers, courgettes and tomatoes are at their cheapest of the year — and they make a stew that holds its own against a meat one. The secret to its heartiness is

02/08/26