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Where are you looking? Children around the world understand gaze directions in the same way - a study from Leipzig shows. © AI-generated with ChatGPT

Children all over the world "read" gazes in the same way

How do children understand where others are looking? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig have studied 1,377 children from 14 countries. Their findings reveal a universal thought process that works in the same way all over the world. However, the study also reveals surprising differences between individual children.

Entering his twelfth season with RB Leipzig: goalkeeper Péter Gulásci. (Archive picture) / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

RB Leipzig extends contracts with goalkeeper trio

RB Leipzig is holding on to its trio of goalkeepers and extending their contracts. The 35-year-old Péter Gulácsi is also staying on until 2027 and his potential successor can hope to take over the number one position.

The Arda meanders through the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have re-dated the formation of the mountain range. © pixabay/Svetoslav Markov

Bulgarian mountains are 40 million years younger than thought

Like an elevator to the top: Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have used computer models to show how the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria were formed. Sunken rocks from the African plate rose again from a depth of 100 kilometers. The result: the mountain range is 40 million years old and therefore significantly younger than previously assumed.