How Maxima of the Netherlands became Europe’s queen of hats

There is a hat for every occasion, or at least that seems to be the style mantra of Queen Maxima of Netherlands. The 50-year-old Dutch royal rarely appears in public without some show-stealing statement headwear over her blonde locks – and a three-day visit to Germany this week has offered a veritable millinery masterclass. In … Read more

Feeling younger can protect adults against health decline, study finds

Simply feeling younger can protect middle-aged and older adults against health decline by buffering against stress, an astonishing new study reveals.  Researchers in Germany investigated whether people’s ‘subjective age’ – feeling younger than we actually are – had an effect on the detrimental effects of stress.  Specifically, the experts looked into the effects of stress … Read more

Jens Lehmann is SACKED from Hertha Berlin’s board after calling Dennis Aogo ‘a token black guy’

Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann is given the SACK by Sky in Germany and from Hertha Berlin’s board after calling ex-German international Dennis Aogo TV punditry’s ‘token black guy’ in a WhatsApp message Jens Lehmann has become embroiled in a racism storm in Germany this morning Arsenal Invincibles goalkeeper sent Sky Sport pundit Dennis Aogo a … Read more

First bones with living cells acted like BATTERIES for fish 423 million years ago, study reveals 

While our bones act as a support structure for our body, millions of years ago they behaved like batteries to help ancient fish travel long distances. A team of German paleontologists analyzed bone structures of a 423 million-year-old jawless, armored extinct species that showed the creature’s bone cells dissolved some of the tissue to supply … Read more