Using state-of-the-art dating techniques researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig,…
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The Max Planck Institute is a network of over 80 independent research institutions in Germany and abroad, renowned for pioneering work across a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines—from physics and astronomy to biology, social sciences, and humanities. Founded in 1948 and named after physicist Max Planck, the institutes are part of the Max Planck Society and are internationally recognized for pushing the boundaries of fundamental science. Each institute focuses on specific areas of research, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation that frequently leads to groundbreaking discoveries and influential scientific publications.
The gastric bacterium H. pylori colonizes the stomachs of around half the human population and…
Homo naledi’s relatively taller and more wear-resistant molars enabled it to have a much more…
Plant cells are under tremendous pressure. To prevent themselves from bursting, plants had to come…
The most important active ingredient against malaria can now be produced in a considerably more…
In an ancient DNA study published this week in the journal Nature, scientists and archaeologists…
Using a hitchhiking weed, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen…
In the largest study of ancient DNA ever conducted, an international team of scientists has…
At least 70,000 years ago Homo sapiens used perforated marine shells and color pigments. From…
An original state, both solid and liquid at the same time: this is the latest…
Nearly 50 years of conservation efforts have been unable to prevent orangutan numbers on Borneo…
Simple motion inside biological cells, such as the streaming of cytoplasm – the liquid cell…
Astrophysicists from Heidelberg, Garching, and the USA present the thus far largest and most detailed…
Tiny robots need not fear obstacle courses in the future: Scientists from the Max Planck…
Humans change entire landscapes – by building cities and roads, by farming land, and by…
According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute, up to two thousand hearing-impaired children are…
A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden, and Heidelberg has decoded the…
The planarian flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea is an extraordinary animal. Even when cut into tiny pieces,…