A recent study highlights the long-term demographic impact of Colombia's armed conflict, revealing profound family loss and ...

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 2025, four new female directors were appointed to Max Planck Institutes.

A new study warns that efforts to reduce bureaucracy may fail due to a lack of information among the population. The ...

Caught in action: A research team has revealed how the molecular copying machine of the influenza virus, termed FluPol, interacts with the human copying machinery inside the infected cell to steal the ...

Insights into the lives of people in the Late Bronze Age: Interdisciplinary analyses (DNA, isotopes) shed light on the ...

Artificial intelligence can generate texts, images, and music in seconds that would take humans hours or days to create – and at a fraction of the cost. Josef Drexl, Director at the Max Planck ...

A new study tests the hypothesis that the consumption of the mind-altering beverage kava facilitated the emergence of complex ...

When scientific insight leads to innovation – and ultimately to the founding of a company: this year’s Max Planck Start-up Award of the Stifterverband honours the work of Ovo Labs. Founded in 2025 as ...

Researchers at the MPI of Biochemistry and TUM have examined the cerebrospinal fluid of 5,000 patients with neurological diseases and discovered new diagnostic and prognostic markers for multiple ...

Every year since 1978, the Max Planck Society has awarded the Otto Hahn Medal to young researchers for outstanding scientific achievements, mostly in connection with their doctorate.The Medal is ...

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 ...