In December 2020 the space probe Hayabusa 2 brought samples of asteroid Ryugu back to Earth. Since then, the few grams of material have been through quite a lot. After initial examinations in Japan, ...

Worldwide, around 540 million adults suffer from diabetes – a figure that is expected to rise to almost 800 million by 2045.

Am 10. Oktober berät der Bundestag ein Gesetz, das das Bundesverfassungsgericht besser schützenwill. Max-Planck-Juristinnen ...

When different varieties of one plant species are crossed with each other, their hybrid offspring are often more robust and ...

Reis ist ein Grundnahrungsmittel für über vier Milliarden Menschen. Von Natur aus enthält er viel Kohlenhydrate, jedoch nur wenig Protein. Ein Forscherteam hat nun die Gene identifiziert, die die ...

Kann ein KI-gesteuerter Roboter in der Natur alleine „überleben“, wie im neuen Kinofilm „Der wilde Roboter“? Für dieses YouTube-Video haben wir eine Gruppe von Wissenschaftler*innen am Max-Planck-Inst ...

Waldbrände nehmen weltweit zu, auch rund ums Mittelmeer und in Deutschland. Der Hauptgrund liegt im anhaltenden Trockenstress ...

As you enter the postdoc phase, the goal is to qualify yourself through exciting research projects, important publications, and research stays at renowned institutes in your field. You will conduct a ...

The Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) in Martinsried is one of the world's leading research institutions in the fields of biochemistry, cell and structural biology, and biomedical research.

A new study examines how extreme temperatures in the United States significantly affect mortality among different racial ...

The Otto Hahn Award is bestowed by the Max Planck Society every year to particularly worthy recipients of the Otto Hahn Medal. The award provides for a long-term research residency abroad, followed by ...