Light controlled current transport by charged atoms, now demonstrated for the first time, makes new…
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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.
From a research perspective, reading and writing is a fascinating phenomenon. After all, the first…
A computer-aided network shows how ion channels in the membrane of neurons are able to…
In the first fractions of a second after the birth of our universe, not only…
The origin of the Dravidian language family, consisting of about 80 varieties spoken by 220…
Using state-of-the-art dating techniques researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig,…
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…