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Sanctions against Russia: ways to break the deadlock

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Max Planck experts outline legal avenues to overcome Hungary’s veto on EU sanctions
  European Council meets in a modern conference room.

Destruction: Who should pay?

From confiscating Russian assets to a Ukraine Claims Commission: Ideas for financial reconstruction more

For freedom and research

In March 2025, Physics Laureates Ferenc Krausz (2023) and Serge Haroche (2012) visited Ukraine to give lectures and meet scientists and students to show solidarity with the country’s scientific community.   more

Research news

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Dietary flexibility determined survival or extinction

October 15, 2025
Biodiversity Climate Evolution
Ancient teeth reveal mammalian responses to climate change in Southeast Asia over the last 150,000 years
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Youth crime rates in sharp decline

October 14, 2025
International study shows long-term downward trend in developed countries 
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Female mountain gorillas stop reproducing long before the end of their lives

October 13, 2025
Biodiversity Evolution
Females live long past the birth of their last offspring
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Career

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Max Planck Postdoc Program

September 01, 2025
The Max Planck Postdoc Program offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The second call for applications is currently open
The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025

Director at Max Planck - a unique position

The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st October 2025

Job Offers

Technical Assistant (m/f/d) | Genetics and Proteome Remodeling during Development

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
October 17, 2025

Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) | Structural bioenergetics

Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main
October 17, 2025

Student Assistant (m/f/d) | Nanoscale Optical Microscopy

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
October 17, 2025
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Topic Specials

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Climate and Transformation

In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes
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The brain

The human brain is the most complex organ that nature has ever produced: 100 billion nerve cells and many times more contact points give it capabilities that no supercomputer can match
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Migration

The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes
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Research is Calling! cover
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Cover - Highlights 2024 from the Yearbook of the Max Planck Society
Annual Report 2024 cover - Max Planck Society
Living and Working in Germany cover
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From the Institutes


MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences
New druggable protein discovered in Leishmania parasites  more
MPI for Heart and Lung Research
How muscle stem cells maintain regenerative power more
MPI of Molecular Physiology
Dancing proteins keep cells moving more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
Final step in the biosynthesis of iridoids elucidated more
MPI for Biology of Ageing
Hidden cause of inflammation more
MPI for Chemical Ecology
Conifers protect themselves against bark beetles with substances from two eras more
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
When sex never happens more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
New approach to preventing social isolation more
MPI of Molecular Physiology
High-speed pumps in the cell more
MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology
Protein pocketome mapped more
MPI of Molecular Physiology
How the crown of cell division is manufactured more
MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology
6,357 potato varieties put to the test more
MPI for Brain Research
A molecular atlas of the hippocampus more
MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Fat microscopy: Imaging lipids in cells more
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Criminal minds in dementia more
MPI for Gravitational Physics
A new candidate for dark matter more
MPI for Meteorology
Changes in cloud altitude have minimal impact on climate sensitivity more
MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology
What gut bacteria like more

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Dangerous Science, Anticipation and the Human Right to Science

Oct 16, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

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Night of Science 2025

Nov 8, 2025 05:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover

Albert Einstein in Dahlem. Following the footsteps of a genius

Nov 9, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Harnack-Haus, Ihnestr. 16, Berlin-Dahlem
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Multimedia


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My Science and Me

What fascinates scientists about their research? What drives them? Science thrives on the people who shape it. Our picture gallery depicts aspects of research from the perspective of those who carry it out
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Unraveling Behavior

Podcast
A science podcast about the patterns driving human judgment and decision making. In each episode,  Ana Sofia Morais sits down with a researcher to explore how people make decisions, how they handle risk, and how our surroundings and the online world shape our behavior.
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Cell droplet research

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A new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. A film about the research of Anthony Hyman, who was awared the Koerber Prize 2022 and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2023.
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Flight and Trauma

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Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
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Optogenetics | briefly explained

Optogenetics | briefly explained

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Turning nerve cells on and off using pulses of light. Optogenetics is a relatively new field that uses light to control genetically modified cells. It is based on light-activated membrane proteins, such as bacteriorhodopsin or channelrhodopsin, that are built into nerve cells.
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