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 Max Planck Society is making a wide range of efforts to achieve greater equality of opportunity and, in particular, to ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

A new interdisciplinary study published in Nature Communications provides the first detailed insights, from a biomolecular and archaeological perspective, into the lives of people living in Central ...

The influenza virus continues to pose a threat to our health. It triggers seasonal epidemics and, from time to time, potentially serious global pandemics. Existing antiviral drugs are often less ...

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

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 ...

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 ...