Research news

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The partnership will deepen biomedical research
An artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disk around the young star V883 Orionis. The disk consists of gas and dust spiralling towards the central bright star, glowing in warm yellow and orange hues. The outer regions appear cooler and more diffuse. A zoom-in inset highlights the presence of complex organic molecules, depicted as ball-and-stick molecular structures, including propionitrile, glycolonitrile, alanine, glycine, ethylene glycol, and acetonitrile. These molecules are shown floating in space, representing the chemical composition of the disk.
Astronomers find signs of complex organic molecules – precursors to sugars and amino acids – in a planet-forming disc
A cylindrical, transparent container stands on an open, silver-coloured metal frame. It is filled with clear water, at the centre of which a slender, funnel-shaped vortex rotates from surface to bottom. The water surface is indented at the centre and slightly rippled at the edges. Tiny air bubbles are drawn downward by the vortex, forming fine lines along the inner wall. LED light strips encircle the container, making the vortex stand out starkly against the dark surroundings. The scene has the appearance of a scientific demonstration visualising fluid dynamics.
A new laboratory experiment uses a water vortex to investigate how planets form from material in protoplanetary gas and dust disks

Career

The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025
The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025
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Talented German and foreign junior scientists are offered the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent research conditions

Job Offers

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) | Brain Algorithms and Circuits

Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main
August 01, 2025

Doctoral Student (m/f/d) | Brain Algorithms and Circuits

Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main
August 01, 2025

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The muddy hands of a person cupped together under a water tap in a muddy background.
In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes
A schematic view from above of a human brain with many coloured fibres connecting the two halves and extending out in various directions.
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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The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes

Publications


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Research is Calling! cover
Cover of the MaxPlanckResearch 1/2025 Science Magazine
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Cover - Highlights 2024 from the Yearbook of the Max Planck Society
Annual Report 2024 cover - Max Planck Society

From the Institutes


MPI for Biology, Tübingen
New method to design custom protein binder more

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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

Video
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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