New study reveals that visible traces of past tool use can outweigh material properties when primates select tools ...

Previous research may have underestimated the capacity of natural environments to promote concentration and well-being, even ...

The content people see on social media is typically determined by an algorithm. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen ...

The European oil beetle's parasitic larvae emit a floral scent that attracts wild bees. This allows the larvae to sneak into ...

A team of astronomers, including MPIA scientists Elisabeth Matthews and Iain Hammond, have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times ...

A new study documents a set of fossil footprints preserving a snapshot of “fossil behavior” from an ancient hominin group along a lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.4 million years ago. An ...

The second eROSITA data release reveals 1.9 million pointlike and 64,000 extended X-ray sources, enhancing cosmic population studies.

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 ...

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 ...

When the Kaiser Wilhelm Society held its Annual General Meeting at Harnack House in summer 1931, a change that was to turn the status quo upside down awaited the guests. One of the three testimonial ...

Die Bänderschnecke passt ihren Schleim mit den gleichen Bausteinen für Kriechen, Haftung und Schutz gezielt an.