There are three morphs in ruffs that differ in their appearance and mating behavior. Males of the aggressive Independents ...

Childhood stress, such as neglect or adversity, is a known risk factor for developing mental disorders later in life. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, led by Joeri ...

Many of the technologies we rely on in everyday life today, such as machine learning and natural language processing, are ...

The ability of Drosophila busckii to thrive in a toxic food niche is an important advantage that allows it to occupy habitats ...

Louis-Jeantet Prizes are awarded to Gilles Laurent, director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and ...

Global climate models show, how the Arctic permafrost will respond to global warming. Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics and Heidelberg University have observed largely intact HIV-1 capsids as ...

Birth rates are declining in developed countries around the world, a trend often linked with economic and human progress. A ...

Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells. A team at the Max ...

Ancient genomes show integration of genetically different groups to the same early medieval Avar society in the Vienna Basin, ...

Sustainable initiatives such as the European Union's ‘Forest Strategy for 2030’ are committed to protecting Europe's forests.

The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) in Jena is dedicated to interdisciplinary fundamental research in the field of Earth system sciences with a focus on climate and ecosystems. The ...