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Official account of the Max Planck Society. Devoted to basic #research in #physics #astronomy #chemistry #biology #earthsciences #materialscience #mathematics #socialsciences and the #humanities; Imprint: https://www.mpg.de/imprint
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Okay, dieser Mauereidechse den Spitznamen "Hulk" zu verpassen ist #clickbaiting. Aber die Geschichte dahinter ein Evolutionsthriller (1)
Seitenansicht eines Reptilienkopfes mit dunkel gefärbten Schuppen, gelben und grünen Flecken. Der Mund ist geöffnet, die Zunge sichtbar.
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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haspelmath.bsky.social
Biases are everywhere. We really need to work hard to avoid them – not only our political biases, but also our biases toward a particular favoured theory. www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Fully-funded #PhD positions in #epigenetics, #biophysics & #metabolism, gene regulation, cell biology and more…

Are you already on track to start an exciting research career @maxplanck.de & @uni-freiburg.de?

This is your timeline. Apply by February 6th, 2026
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January 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Jawbones and other remains found in a Moroccan cave were dated to 773,000 years. They help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/s... #Evolution #HumanHistory #Anthropology @nytimes.com @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social
Moroccan Cave Fossils Yield a Possible Missing Link in Human Evolution
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January 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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As part of our realignment, focusing on #inequality, #migration & the stability of #democracy, the @maxplanck.de has appointed the political scientist Prof. Dr. Ursula Daxecker (University of Amsterdam) as Director. She will establish a new department focusing on #PoliticalInstitutions & #Conflict.
January 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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New name, new focus: The Max Planck Institute for Collective Goods is now the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral #Economics. This name change reflects the research conducted in Bonn very nicely. 👍 www.coll.mpg.de #BehavioralEconomics
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Looks aren't everything! Wolfgang Forstmeier and Clemens Küpper @mpiforbi.bsky.social in Seewiesen study mate-choice preferences in #birds. Here's what they found out 😊 bc.pressmatrix.com/de/profiles/... #NationalBirdDay #Artenvielfalt
As if on a catwalk, this male ruff seems to be showing off his plumage. But looks alone are not enough to impress anyone. While other males fight, this one simply waits and seizes the first opportunity to mate with a female.
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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For the interdisciplinary scientists at the Max Planck Society's little known North Pole Institute of Christmas Studies, this is always an especially busy time of year.
Exclusive report by @tomgauld.bsky.social:
A cartoon by the brilliant Tom Gauld depicting Senior Researchers at the North Pole Institute of Christmas Studies, including the Head Zoologist (breeding flying reindeer), the Chief Aeronautical Engineer (sleigh development), the Lead Geographer (global route planning), the Chief Psychologist (good/bad child sorting), the Lead Industrial Engineer (toy production) and the Head Mathematician (chimney geometry).
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Green #nickel, nanobodies against #herpes and the first #Euclid data release: the year 2025 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional #research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share 🤩 www.mpg.de/25933453/res...
Research highlights 2025
Research highlights 2025: the year 2025 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
- „Tree“ in the exhibition „Digital by Nature“: the #art of Miguel Chevalier, Munich
„Digital by nature“: the art of Miguel Chevalier / Hypo-Kunsthalle, Munich
December 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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For the first time, scientists in Dresden have developed a 3D human organoid model that was created using #liver tissue from patients and consists of three cell types. It provides a platform to study liver diseases in humans, enable early diagnosis & new drugs www.mpg.de/25903861/121... @mpi-cbg.de
Human periportal assembloid, showcasing the three key cell types of the liver: portal fibroblasts (magenta), cholangiocytes (green), and hepatocyte nuclei (blue). All cell borders are delineated in white. © Lei Yuan, Sagarika Dawka, Yohan Kim, Anke Liebert et al. / Nature (2025) / MPI-CBG
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Wollen wir Hightech importieren, oder selbst entwickeln? Meine Rede von der Prelude-Veranstaltung ist jetzt als Video verfügbar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyM-...
Warum Europa jetzt in Spitzenforschung investieren muss | Rede Patrick Cramer
YouTube video by Max Planck Community
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December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Schick saniert, aber unbezahlbar: In Deutschland führte die Liberalisierung des Immobilienmarktes dazu, dass #Wohnungen immer teurer werden – sowohl zum Kauf als auch zur #Miete. Ein Thema der neuen Max Planck Forschung, die jetzt online ist -> www.mpg.de/25885564/MPF... #Immobilien
Das Cover des Magazins Max Planck Forschung zeigt eine Hausfassade. Der Titel lautet: "Vermarktet".
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Large-scale drug atlas: a new study @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social describes how more than 2,000 approved pharmaceuticals influence #genomeediting outcomes, creating a valuable resource for #CRISPR therapy and precision #cancer treatment. www.mpg.de/25877549/121...
Common medicines may influence CRISPR therapy outcomes and precision cancer treatment
Large-scale drug atlas uncovers new genome editing modulators and potential therapeutic strategies for DNA repair-deficient cancers
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December 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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The number of animals found on the #seafloor fell by 37 percent after a large-scale test of a commercial #deepseamining machine. It “removes about the top five centimetres of #sediment. That's where most of the animals live,” says marine biologist Eva Stewart. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Lasst uns über #Bürokratie reden! Wo seht ihr Vorteile? Wo hemmt Bürokratie Eure Forschung?

Viele Gedankenanstöße bietet dieser Artikel über die Forschung von Jasper Kunstreich @kunstreich.bsky.social vom Max-Planck-Institut für Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtstheorie -> www.mpg.de/25875401/mar...
December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Klaus Blaum, Christian Doeller und Johannes Krause in diesem Jahr mit Leibniz-Preisen geehrt werden. Die #LeibnizPreise der DFG gelten als wichtigste deutsche Forschungspreise. 👏 @dfg.de
Die Leibniz-Preisträger 2025 von links nach rechts: Klaus Blaum, Christian Doeller und Johannes Krause. Fotos: © Stefanie Aumiller, Steffen Roth, Thomas Victor
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Six ERC Consolidator Grants for Max Planck! Congratulations to Karoline Schäffner, Lars Meyer, Paul Mollière, Yu Ogawa, Miguel Zumalacarregui and Marius Wiesemann! 👏🎉
www.mpg.de/25845263/erc... @erc.europa.eu
Six ERC Consolidator Grants for Max Planck
In 2025, the Max Planck Society has received six Consolidator Grants from the ERC.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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What do particles have to do with the #BigBang? How is the world of the smallest particles structured? And what do we know about the fundamental forces? The world of #particlephysics is breathtaking and fascinating. 🤯 www.mpg.de/25824544/bas...
An introduction to particle physics
Particle physics reveals the smallest building blocks of matter and has been exploring the secrets of the universe since the Big Bang.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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How much info do we really need to recognize a face? 👀
New research shows that humans can identify familiar faces even when 8 images are blended together.
This might have implications for identity-fraud prevention.
👉 www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/face-morphing
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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‘If only they were #robots! Instead, #chatbots have developed a distinctive – and annoying – voice,’ says Sam Kriss @nytimes.com An article that allows you to delve into #AI language! 😉https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/magazine/chatbot-writing-style.html
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
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December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Celebrating 3 brilliant thinkers!🎉🤗 In #Berlin yesterday, Surabhi Ranganathan (Cambridge University @cam.ac.uk), Prerna Singh (Brown University) & Jamie Kreiner (UCLA,
@uofcalifornia.bsky.social) were presented w/ the 2025 Max Planck-Humboldt Award & Medals for their transformative research.
The three recipients of the Max Planck-Humboldt Award & Medals, from left to right: Jamie Kreiner, Surabhi Ranganathan and Prerna Singh. They are standing side by side in a modern, wood-and-glass auditorium, each holding a rectangular wooden award plaque.
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Was passiert, wenn Maschinen entscheiden, was wir wissen? Die Informatikerin Katharina Anna Zweig warnt vor Sprachmodellen in der #Wisskomm. Ein Gespräch über eine offene Zukunft 👇
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/warum-die-ma... #FWK25 @w-i-d.de @rptu.bsky.social
Warum „die Maschine als Wissensquelle“ eine schlechte Idee ist
Sprachmodelle sind nicht so klug, wie Sie denken. Im Interview skizziert Katharina Anna Zweig, Keynote-Speakerin beim diesjährigen Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation*, welche zukünftigen Herausforderung...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Come to #Bremen and take an interdisciplinary approach to #marine #microbiology, #molecularbiology, #biochemistry, #evolution and more.

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#graduatestudents #marinescience #sciencecareer #IMPRS @maxplanck.de
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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European Spinouts Report 2025: Max-Planck leads the way in Germany. In the top 20 research organisations in #Europe for research-driven #deeptech and life science #spinoffs, the Max Planck Society ranks second, just behind France’s CNRS. www.mpg.de/25797163/eur... #technologytransfer
A list of top 10 research centres for tech and life sciences entrepreneurship, featuring Max Planck Society in 2nd place, based in Germany.
December 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM