A cross-cultural study reveals how the consumption of wine and beer facilitated the evolution of human societies ...

A hundred years ago, the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Flow Research began its work. From it emerged today’s Max Planck ...

New study shows that a genetic variant inherited from Neandertals impairs the function of a key enzyme involved in muscle ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have critically examined the basis for a frequently cited ...

An FAQ to anwer the most important questions about how to create a special tribunal for the Ukraine, the possible impacts on ...

Changing family structures: In Thailand, rapid demographic change has meant that people born just five to ten years later ...

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 ...

Nobel Prize-winning physicists Ferenc Krausz (2023) and Serge Haroche (2012) returned from an emotional and impactful visit ...

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 ...

To the point Mixtures of different defense substances: Spruce trees require various monoterpenes — typical components of resin — to combat bark beetles and the fungi associated with them. Specific ...

His research covers the full spectrum of systems security, including the analysis, modeling, design, implementation, and validation of complex systems. In recent years, Thorsten Holz and his team have ...

The Volkswagen Foundation has granted funding to the pioneering project, “From Legacy to Leadership” of the Max Planck ...