Tiny robots need not fear obstacle courses in the future: Scientists from the Max Planck…
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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.
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,…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, reveal how and…
The enzyme complex ATP synthase is one of the most important molecular machines in the…
Bacteria are consummate survivalists. They are aided in this by their ability to assimilate DNA…
At first glance, it would seem to be impossible to look inside a star. An…
To date, the molecular basis of pulmonary fibrosis has been poorly understood. Scientists from the…
Living together in communities requires mutual cooperation. To achieve this, we punish others when they…
In the first study to predict whether different populations of the same plant species can…
Roughly, one in a hundred adults has problems with speaking fluently. Not much is known…
Even bacteria have enemies – in water, for example, single-celled ciliates preferably feed on microbes.…
For the first time, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich could…
Human skin is a remarkable organ serving as a barrier protecting us from pathogens, toxic…
A newly published study details microbial life on a sand grain: from bulk sediment to…
The dust that comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko emits into space consists of about one-half of organic molecules.…