Nudibranchs — a type of marine slug — produce their vivid colour patterns through structural colouration, specifically via photonic crystals formed from the DNA base guanine, as a team led by ...

On March 14, 2026, Jürgen Habermas passed away in Starnberg at the age of 96. With his death, we have lost a thinker who ...

Sugar manipulates our brain and intensifies the craving for sweets. While it occurs naturally in fruits, vegetables, and ...

Gerd Faltings, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, has become the first German to receive the Abel Prize, having previously been awarded the Fields Medal.

The new School will develop advanced AI methods for basic life sciences research. The concept was coordinated by Karsten ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) investigated the impact of the conflict in Gaza on mortality. They estimate ...

The MPG has set itself ambitious goals: by 2030, the proportion of female scientists in leadership roles is to rise by one percentage point annually. In addition, new appointments aim to ensure that ...

In Yellowstone National Park, birds primarily search for food in areas where wolves frequently hunt prey When a wolf pack runs down its prey, the first on the scene is often the raven. Even before the ...

Microplastic particles can be found in the most remote corners of our planet. For some places, such as Arctic or Antarctic glaciers and ice sheets, atmospheric transport is the only conceivable ...

A Europe-wide citizen science study reveals common buzzards are becoming more uniform in colour as intermediate-plumaged birds dominate at the expense of darker and lighter ones ...

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 ...