When hybrid seeds fail to develop, the reason often lies in the endosperm—a tissue in plant seeds that provides nutrients to the growing embryo, much like the placenta nourishes mammalian embryos.

Music can be uplifting and put you in a good mood, but it can also make you melancholy and sad. But how do these emotions ...

In today's digital age, misinformation spreads rapidly, often with harmful consequences for society. The rise of false and ...

We encounter oaths in various ways in our society: in court in the form of sworn testimony, in medicine (the Hippocratic oath ...

The Max Planck Society leads internationally, securing 12 ERC Synergy Grants with a 39% success rate, involving 15 ...

Genetic analysis challenges traditional narratives about Pompeii's past and reveals Pompeians‘ cosmopolitan ancestry ...

Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over ...

Roughly one third of patients with depressive symptoms have elevated levels of inflammation. Inflammation is however often ...

Doctoral student position for three years (plus one), paid according to German public service pay scale (65% E13 TVÖD Bund). Competent mentoring and additional training events and courses A ...

Wealth is one of the strongest indicators of social status, acting as a key indicator of social inequality and influencing access to education, health care and professional success. In a study, ...

Genetic study of the wider Caucasus region shows how movement of people and innovation transfer enabled pastoralists to exploit the steppe zones of Eurasia The wider Caucasus region, between the Black ...

The foundation Max Planck Institute for Kohlenforschung in Mülheim an der Ruhr is a renowned research institution that is over 100 years old and has already received two Nobel Prizes in its history.