November 2021 – Football-Puzzle
Here’s a puzzle to go with the science article from this month. Full stands in football stadiums.
Category: Specials
November 2021 – Does the pandemic make football fairer?
Even though the pandemic has become quite annoying, it can also be used to examine certain phenomena in sports more closely – such as, for example, the influence of stands filled with fans in one’s own football stadium and whether the ominous home field advantage is based on this. This study was now possible because Read More …
September 2021 – Puzzle
And since this time hell was presented in the stamp of the month category, a hellish puzzle. Many pieces also have to be rotated…… I hope you get out of hell again. If not, let me know, then it won’t be so hard next time.
September 2021 – A gene from the Neanderthaliensis increases fertility
Contrary to the assumptions of many, the modern Europeans are a motley group, which arose from the fusion of distant ethnic groups – that is, through immigration: Even before the end of the Ice Age, African early humans of the type Homo sapiens migrated to Europe, where they encountered the Neanderthal. Apparently there were no Read More …
August 2021 – Puzzle
And since the stamp of the month of July is so colorful and gives such a positive impression, you can puzzle it together and enjoy it for a long time.
August 2021 – Write again! – but on what?
Since I am now trying to go among the philatelists, I thought, now and then writing a letter would not be bad. Especially older people – but sometimes also young ones – are happy about this nostalgic way to send greetings or to learn something more about my current life. With a letter, you can Read More …
August 2021 – Battle of the polar bear against the walrus
The accompanying image was previously dismissed as a legend: a polar bear kills a walrus by throwing down a block of stone or ice. This would mean that polar bears use tools to reach their prey, and the use of tools is a sign of intelligence….. And are bears intelligent? Actually something that children have Read More …
June 2021 – Puzzle: Cry of the forest
A howling wolf as a symbol of the Carpathian forest crying due to illegal logging. Endangered nature beautifully depicted artistically. Quite a difficult puzzle, because everything is so gloomy / sad.
June 2021 – Storks can smell very well!
Which television film in recent years has left a real lasting impression on me? A crime thriller, a history documentary, a novel adaptation? No, none of the above. It is a Terra-X documentary in which, among other things, the journey of the young stork Borni from Rhineland-Palatinate to its winter quarters in Africa is shown. Read More …
Stamps on military maps
The first stamps of the independent state of Lithuania in 1918 have a peculiarity that is otherwise rarely – if ever – found in philately. The paper on which they are printed is “recycled”. Namely, the reverse of German military cards was used for their printing. How did this come about? During the First World Read More …