The year 2024 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share more
German climate consortium gives recommendations in view of the foreseeable failure to limiting global warming to 1.5°C more
Emission reductions from climate mitigation projects are significantly lower than claimed, a new meta-study shows. more
Three Max Planck scientists discuss COP29’s challenges, from the Loss and Damage Fund to human rights and the health risks of climate change. more
Analysis of nitrogen isotopes provides evidence of the earliest known photosymbiosis in corals of the Devonian more
Scientists discover worms and snails in cavities and caves around hydrothermal vents more
Researchers have developed a technique that enables the breeding of genetically identical hybrid plants more
Max Planck researchers are witnessing first-hand the alarming scale of forest fires in the Amazon more
Rescue from the UV catastrophe more
Aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria are also permanently active in oxygen-free water more
