Rock of Ages

Peter Maffay, the veteran German rock musician and Tabaluga creator, is drawing attention alongside Hendrikje Balsmeyer. Coverage includes their love story and their collaboration on 'Anouk', a family musical by Balsmeyer and Maffay. German media are profiling both the couple's relationship and their joint creative work for audiences of all ages.

Researchers report that during Snowball Earth episodes, deep refrigeration of the planet's crust produced erosion patterns resembling those left by glaciers. The finding suggests ice-age-scale freezing penetrated far enough into rock to reshape the surface even beyond the ice sheets themselves, offering a new explanation for some ancient geological features and refining models of Earth's most extreme climate era.

A rock music frontman who founded a pioneering band has died at the age of 63. Tributes describe the musician as a founding figure whose influence will endure, with the phrase 'his music will live on' capturing the mood among fans and fellow artists. Details of the musician's identity and cause of death were not available.