Oldest modern human genomes sequenced

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Genomes of seven early Europeans show they belonged to a small, isolated group that had recently mixed with Neandertals but left no present-day descendants Illustration of the woman in Zlatý kůň, who belonged to the same population as the Ranis individuals and was closely related to two of them. She has dark skin, dark hair and eyes, and wears an animal pelt.

New timeline for Neandertal gene flow event

Scientists unravel timing and impact of Neandertal gene flow into early modern humans more

Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago

The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes took place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in southwest Europe more

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Leibniz Prize 2025 for Bettina Lotsch

December 11, 2024
Awards Energy Materials Sciences (M&T)
The Director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart is honoured for her development of new materials
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Christoph Hüls will head Max Planck Innovation GmbH (MI) together with Bram Wijlands

New dual leadership to advance technology transfer

December 17, 2024
Christoph Hüls becomes Managing Director of Max Planck Innovation GmbH, succeeding Jörn Erselius, who is retiring after more than 30 years of service
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Labour Court Halle rejects dismissal claim of Ghassan Hage

December 10, 2024
Research Policy
In February 2024, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, in agreement with the management of the Max Planck Society, terminated its working relationship with Lebanese-Australian guest researcher Ghassan Hage. Hage had filed a legal challenge with the Labour Court contesting his dismissal.
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Climate and transformation

Climate and transformation

In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes
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The brain

The brain

The human brain is the most complex organ that nature has ever produced: 100 billion nerve cells and many times more contact points give it capabilities that no supercomputer can match
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Migration

Migration

The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes
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A first-class doctoral training

A first-class doctoral training

The International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) have been an integral part of our support for doctoral students since 2000, giving talented students the opportunity to do their doctorate under excellent conditions
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The Postdoc Phase: Springboard after the Doctorate

The Postdoc Phase: Springboard after the Doctorate

Completed your doctorate and looking to advance in science, business, or society—or start your own company? If excellent research is key to your goals, the Max Planck Society is the place for you.
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Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen
December 17, 2024

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Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Garching), Garching
December 17, 2024

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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn
December 13, 2024
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75 years Max Planck Society
Annual Report 2023 of the Max Planck Society
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MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences, et al.
Step by step towards hydrogen more
MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
Cellular condensates come to light more
Max Planck Innovation
Max Planck Spin-off ArtemiFlow receives $5.8 million more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Globally distributed symbiosis between microorganisms more
MPI of Animal Behavior
Chimps organize behaviors too more
MPI for Radio Astronomy
Cosmic cartography – mapping the gravitational wave background more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Asymmetry of brain halves more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
An Enzyme in training camp more
MPI for Biology of Ageing
mTOR on the move more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
The hidden potential of enzyme promiscuity more
MPI for Demographic Research
Women´s education influences fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Electrical activity in the human spinal cord more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
How steppe pastoralist groups formed and transformed over time more
MPI of Psychiatry
Increased inflammation levels with depression more
MPI for Human Development
Can we scare AI?  more
MPI for Marine Microbiology
Metabolism of ethane-consuming archaea unraveled more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
Protein for the synthesis of defense steroids in solanaceous plants discovered more
MPI for Biological Intelligence (Martinsried site), et al.
Zebra finch mothers coach their sons to sing better more

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Unraveling Behavior

Unraveling Behavior

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A science podcast about the patterns driving human judgment and decision making. In each episode,  Ana Sofia Morais sits down with a researcher to explore how people make decisions, how they handle risk, and how our surroundings and the online world shape our behavior.
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Cell droplet research

Cell droplet research

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A new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. A film about the research of Anthony Hyman, who was awared the Koerber Prize 2022 and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2023.
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Flight and Trauma

Flight and Trauma

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Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
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Optogenetics | briefly explained

Optogenetics | briefly explained

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Turning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells.
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