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Scientists have found 773,000-year-old bones in a Moroccan quarry - from people who lived at a time when Homo sapiens and Neanderthals were just parting ways. The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig was involved in the investigation. The findings provide rare insights into our common ancestors and confirm that Africa was the cradle of humanity: Africa was the cradle of mankind.
After seven years, Lara Mandoki is leaving the successful Erzgebirge crime series. What she has learned to appreciate about the region and what she misses in German TV series and films.
As a TV investigator, Lara Mandoki has filmed a lot in Saxony. This is what she learned about the East.
Who pays when nursing home care becomes more and more expensive? What the association is calling for and how Saxony compares with the rest of Germany.
For a long time, it looked as if the Thuringian Bundesliga handball team would be able to continue their winning streak. However, they ran out of steam in the final phase.
After defeats in the Champions League, the Dresden SC women's volleyball team held their own in the first Bundesliga match of the year in Wiesbaden, winning in quick succession.
Demecan doubles its cultivation area in Ebersbach and invests millions more. However, the planned amendment to the Cannabis Act means an uncertain future for the company.
1.7 million euros are being invested in the renovation of the Frohnauer Hammer. What will change for visitors to this Unesco World Heritage Site in the Ore Mountains?
Media education cannot start early enough. In Saxony, first-graders are to learn how to use digital media better in future. A media passport is planned for older children.
Every year, 75,000 people in Germany die from sepsis. Many deaths could be avoided. Leipzig University Hospital is now launching a nationwide project with 7.5 million euros in funding to improve treatment. The researchers want to digitally link all treatment data and use modern pathogen diagnostics to detect dangerous progressions earlier. Partners are university hospitals from four other cities.
The Bundeswehr is testing the dropping of flyers with helium balloons in Upper Lusatia. What the training is for and why Poland and the Czech Republic have also been informed.
Saxony's CDU European politician Oliver Schenk speaks of a "signal of a lack of reliability". Yet the Mercosur free trade agreement would be important for Saxony's economy.
Mental health problems among children and young people are on the rise - and pose major challenges for schools. A pilot project aims to give teachers in Saxony more security and guidance.
The next forced break for Assan Ouédraogo. The RB Leipzig international is out for weeks with a knee injury. What does this mean for his participation in the World Cup?
Hoyerswerda Zoo has counted its animals and has 2026 more species in its population. The zoo is particularly pleased to have several offspring.
Two institutes provide athletes with the scientific basis for success. But potential financial losses threaten optimistic prospects for upcoming major events.
Teachers from Saxony and other state employees went on strike on Wednesday. Warning strikes are imminent nationwide.
Many people will remember the summer of 2025 as rather rainy. But over the year as a whole, it was too dry in Saxony. The Free State lacks the classic "country rain".
How do cells talk to each other? A team at TU Dresden has succeeded in making the most important sensors on the cell surface visible for the first time. The so-called proteoglycans receive signals and control how cells grow and react. The new method could help to better understand cancer and develop new therapies in the future.
It hunts locusts, adorns Uganda's flag and is considered a lucky charm: the impressive bird is massively endangered in its habitats. Today, there are fewer than 100,000 of the animals left in Africa.
The economy in Saxony remains weak. Industry, exports and the hospitality industry are reporting declines - only a few sectors are able to escape the downward trend.
VW wants to lead the way in recycling in Zwickau: Old cars are dismantled in order to recover components and raw materials. What this means for the site.
From February, cell phones will be taboo in Saxony's elementary school. And Saxony's Minister of Education can imagine a more far-reaching ban.
More barking than initially expected: During an inspection at the border with Poland, officials make a discovery that also alerts the veterinary office.
How does the branched network of cavities in our pancreas develop? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden have found out using mini-organs and computer simulations. Their findings could pave the way for new therapies.
The writer Stefan Heym spent his childhood and youth in Chemnitz and gained his first experiences as an author. A new app now takes interested parties to Heym's formative places in the city.
Dust pollution is growing in Leipzig and Dresden. There is no easing in sight in the coming years.
Two days after the home debacle against Munich, the Chemnitz basketball team looks transformed. In the Eurocup, they beat the league leaders from France.
With special exhibitions and a reopening, the Leipzig City History Museum attracted more visitors than ever before. What is planned for 2026.