A new study reveals the significance of regional dispersals and local interactions in coastal Papua New Guinea ...

Brain–skull connection: MN1 controls both the brain patterning and skull formation, representing the long-sought genetic and ...

New findings from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the origins of the ultrahot exoplanet WASP-121b, including ...

Nerve cells in the hypothalamus: These neurons influence eating behavior and weight gain. Hormone-controlled: These nerve ...

A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient knowledge systems behind therapeutic and psychoactive plant use in ...

Max Planck Innovation GmbH supports researchers in launching startups to address global challenges like climate change and ...

The biophysicist is being honored for his groundbreaking development and application of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) ...

Combination therapy with Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends mice lifespan and enhances health in old age.

Animal abduction: On Panama’s Jicarón island, biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler monkeys—a behavior never before seen in wild primates.

Most land plants collaborate with soil fungi in a symbiosis called arbuscular mycorrhiza. This symbiosis is one of the most widespread and ecologically significant plant-fungal partnerships and allows ...

Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in practically all life processes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the ...

The Max Planck Society stands for excellent basic research, the results of which often lay the foundation for groundbreaking innovations. Scientific findings are the key to progress – not only in ...