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Astronomy
The night's spine
June 12, 2013
For millenia, people of all cultures have been fascinated by the Milky Way. But what's behind the diffusely gleaming band of light that stretches across the sky on clear nights? [more]
Astronomy . Astrophysics
The evolution of galaxies
June 10, 2013
When we look up to the sky on a dark, clear summer night (rare in Germany) we see the shimmering band of the Milky Way stretching from horizon to horizon. This is our home in the Universe, a galaxy consisting of approximately one hundred billion stars. [more]
Ecology . Microbiology
4,000 metres under the ice
April 08, 2013
The Arctic is one of the habitats undergoing the most radical transformation as a result of climate change. Nobody can predict the effects it will have on biodiversity in the Arctic Ocean. [more]
Climate Research
The tower in the Taiga
April 08, 2013
High-precision measurement technology and a steel construction nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower are allowing scientists in Siberia to gain an ever greater understanding of climate change. The research of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry with ZOTTO would be inconceivable without Russian partners. [more]
Cultural Studies . Social and Behavioural Sciences
Deep in the sediments of integrated culture
April 08, 2013
At the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Dittmar Schorkowitz studies how the process of cultural transfer unfolded during the encounters of Eurasian populations in the Middle Ages. [more]
Astronomy . Astrophysics
Gazing into the frozen stillness of the universe
March 19, 2013
The ALMA telescope installation begins delivering images of fresh planets, young stars, and distant galaxies. [more]
Climate Research
The tower of Gobabeb
February 19, 2013
Scientists from the Jena-based Max Planck Institute establish an outpost of climate research in the Namibian desert [more]
Astronomy . Astrophysics
The Sun’s crowning glory
May 10, 2012
Max Planck scientists use sophisticated monitoring methods and computer simulations to examine the sun’s corona [more]
