The Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award 2024, endowed with 1.5 million euros, goes to Geordie Williamson, Professor at the ...

Das neu entwickelte Roboterbein ist inspiriert von Lebewesen und springt daher deutlich wendiger und energieeffizienter über ...

Lorraine Daston, director emerita at the MPI for the History of Science, has been honoured with the 2024 Balzan Prize for ...

The probability of developing bipolar disorder in the course of an individual's life is around one percent. This means that ...

Most animals live in intimate relationships with bacteria. Some of these bacteria live inside the cells of their hosts, but ...

Data from NASA's Dawn space probe calls into question assumptions about the origin of Ceres in the outer solar system. The ...

Max Planck scientists in Marburg have used a synthetic microbial community to study the gradual evolution of mutualism. The ...

We all know the adage, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a ...

Gene regulation plays a critical role in the development and evolution of organisms, with transcription factors (TFs) serving as essential components that control gene expression. Traditionally, ...

In Europe, the Max Planck Society ranks second, just behind France's CNRS, which received 25 grants. The Helmholtz Association follows in third place with 13 grants. Germany led Europe with 98 grants ...