In a new study, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig analyzed the impact of over 2,000 clinically approved drugs on DNA repair and CRISPR genome editing ...

In the night of December 19, 2025, the EU Council reached a decision if and how frozen assets from Russia should be used in ...

In 33 communities across 15 countries, both children and adults generally agree that animals can think and feel, but that ...

Research highlights 2025: the year 2025 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share.

Viruses, bacteria and other parasites pose a permanent threat to the survival of organisms. Most living creatures therefore have ingenious defence strategies in place with which to fight such invaders ...

Entering the postdoc phase requires distinguishing yourself through excellent research, impactful publications, and affiliations with leading institutes in your field. At the institute, you will ...

Every year the Max Planck Society submits a report on its annual activities and commenced or planned undertakings. As stated in the statues, the Senate adopts the annual report and presents it to the ...

The Max Planck Society is an important part of the European Research Area. A good third from all international guest and junior scientists come from countries in the European Union.

Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system’s planet-forming era.

Völkerrechtler Dimitri Spieker erklärt, worum es in der Debatte um frozen assets - die Nutzung der eingefrorenen russischen Vermögenswerte geht und worauf die Vorlagen zur Entscheidung beim EU-Gipfel ...

Professor Troncoso, what are the most significant differences between the new Chat Control proposal and previous versions? Are there any clear improvements? It's very encouraging that the new proposal ...

Cuttlefish, squid and octopus are a group of marine mollusks called coleoid cephalopods that once included ammonites, today only known as spiral fossils of the Cretaceous era. Modern coleoid ...