Endurance running or endurance diving - which came first?
New study takes a land-and-water perspective on the evolution of our exceptional human stamina
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Warning: fraudulent career and research advertisements on social media
A network of scam accounts impersonating the Max Planck Society is currently active on LinkedIn and Instagram
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Molecular insight into biological nitrogen fixation close to the boiling point
An enzyme with exceptional heat resistance converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, an important fertiliser and biofuel
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Fertilizers are damaging coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico
60 to 80 percent of the nitrogen comes from the Mississippi River basin, as isotope analyses of corals show.
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The human fingerprint in regional climate change
Climate change in Europe and most other regions in the world can unambiguously attributed to human influence
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Black holes outgrow their galaxies
The eRosita X-ray telescope has discovered eight galaxies whose central black holes are significantly more massive than those in other galaxies
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Cash transfers to mothers with low income may slow biological aging in children
Study reveals a causal impact
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Female Dotterels have multiple mates across northern Europe
In the summer, the females migrate long distances in search of mates
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2026 ERC Starting Grants: the Max Planck winners
Nine Max Planck Society researchers, including four women, have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants
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Enabling images of distant worlds
The Roman Space Telescope is designed to directly image exoplanets using complex opto-mechanical systems developed by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Focus on the universe
Astronomical images not only look beautiful, they also provide a wealth of information. What's behind it and what distinguishes four prominent telescopes? An overview.
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Young golden eagles leave their parents’ territory late
Experience determines when the birds leave their home range
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Gamma-ray jet scans extragalactic background light in the universe
A highly concentrated beam of light from the center of the galaxy OP 313 allows researchers to infer the energy density of the light from all stars and galaxies around
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Metalheads can endure pain longer thanks to the festival experience
Listening to heavy metal music at the Wacken Open Air increases the audience's pain tolerance
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Gamma-ray Astronomy: New learnings from blazar OP 313
High-energy electrons are the driving force behind particle acceleration
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A star that feels our Galaxies central black hole rotate
A newly detected star orbits the central black hole of our Milky Way closer than any other known star and therefore experiences, how the rotating black hole drags the surrounding spacetime along
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