Genealogists find 14 surviving descendants of Leonardo da Vinci
byA pair of researchers in Italy examined the family tree of polymath Leonardo da Vinci and found 14 male descendants still alive. The work…
Dreams, Titles and Tragedy | local sports
byofMarcus Conley shut down Our sports landscape is as diverse as our region. Under the shadow of the great team sports, Central Hesse’s athletes…
Microsoft: Pentagon cancels $JD billion contract – DER SPIEGEL
byUS Defense Department cancels ten billion dollar contract with IT company MicrosoftWhich worries even the Internet giant heroine had advertised. The project to create…
sweating under the canadian heat dome
byIn late June, northwestern Canada was hit by a severe heat wave. The province of British Columbia was particularly hard hit. Recklinghausen’s Hannah Steinfels…
Swiss diaspora over mega heat wave in Canada
by1/11 Hanspeter Barth (76) experienced a record heat wave in Canada for the first time. He fears that his house may also be destroyed…
Three tonnes missing: PIM insolvency administrator looking for gold
byHas gold dealer PIM cheated thousands of customers? Investigators have been probing the question for two years. Now the bankruptcy administrator determines: The company…
Topless photo hated and criticized: “Bauer Sucht Frau” star bursts collar
byAnna Heiser received more than just positive feedback for her latest Instagram post. Image: anna_m._heiser / instagram “Are You Really Close?”: “Farmer Looking for…
Forest is also a place of integration
byCaesarsesh. Another sign of integration was recently established, with the opening of forest entry marks in different languages at the Kaisersescher Martinshütte. The latter…
FIFA advisor Wenger wants a World Cup every two years!
byFormer Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has been pushing FIFA’s plan to hold a World Cup tournament every two years. To do this, the Frenchman…
Four-day week in Iceland: “a tremendous success”
byExperiment Iceland tried a four-day week. Here are the results Working less time doesn’t hurt productivity – sometimes it has the opposite effect, according…