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New study shows that a genetic variant inherited from Neandertals impairs the function of a key enzyme involved in muscle ...
An FAQ to anwer the most important questions about how to create a special tribunal for the Ukraine, the possible impacts on ...
Ancient pathogen genomes from old bones: a team of scientists from Germany and Argentina have reconstructed two genomes of ...
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have critically examined the basis for a frequently cited ...
A group of chacma baboons in the middle of a grooming session. On the left, the larger male has his fur cleaned by a smaller ...
Changing family structures: In Thailand, rapid demographic change has meant that people born just five to ten years later ...
Nobel Prize-winning physicists Ferenc Krausz (2023) and Serge Haroche (2012) returned from an emotional and impactful visit ...
In the U.S., the monthly payments increase the longer one works—researchers have now examined whether delaying retirement is ...
Since the beginning of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) has ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) can effectively support doctors in making diagnoses. It makes different mistakes than humans—and this complementarity represents a previously untapped strength. An ...
New treatment approaches: Their work opens up new possibilities for treatments that specifically target the neural environment of tumors. Prize details: The prize, worth €60,000, will be awarded on ...
From 24 to 26 June 2025, the Max Planck Society will host its annual meeting in Magdeburg, bringing together around 500 guests, including both internal members and external participants. The programme ...