Evolution

A shift to a fruit diet may have paved the way for the evolution of spectacular displays in manakins more

The diversity of facial shapes in birds and mammals is due to variations in non-coding DNA sequences more

A new study reveals how diet shapes inherited behaviour more

Study highlights the importance of biodiversity for the survival of rare plants and their ability to adapt to climate change more

New lizard form alters the reproductive strategies of its fellow species more

Body temperature and offspring size influence brain size in all vertebrate groups more

Ancient teeth reveal mammalian responses to climate change in Southeast Asia over the last 150,000 years more

Females live long past the birth of their last offspring more

Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men more

A new study has reconstructed two 4000-year-old genomes from the rare pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2022 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 12 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

An interview with Detlef Weigel about his discovery that cells prevent particularly important genes from mutating more

Many publications by Max Planck scientists in 2020 were of great social relevance or met with a great media response. We have selected 13 articles to present you with an overview of some noteworthy research of the year more

Around 40 percent of all species on Earth are parasitic – apparently a highly successful way of life. Even a fish such as the three-spined stickleback is plagued by up to 25 different parasites. more

Scientists analyse, how jumping genes can be copied in the DNA more

Fish hearts are genetically divided more

The efforts of bacteria in their defence against predators is so great that they can barely invest resources in offspring more

The genome of a European Neandertal allows more Neandertal DNA to be identified in present-day people more

Neandertal DNA influences variation in skin tone and hair colour in people living today more

Genetic analyses uncover lost human populations and surprising relationships, revealing a complex history of population movements in ancient Africa more