How Daylight Saving Time affects our bodies

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On Sunday, March 30, 2025, the clocks in Germany will spring forward for daylight saving time. As we all adjust our watches, phones, and computers, what does this shift really do to our bodies? Experts from three different Max Planck Institutes shed light on this question. This picture shows a woman lying in bed, stretching and yawning, apparently struggling to wake up and get out of bed.

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Geese walk in a row across an area of sparse grass and herbs, with shrubs and fields in the background.

Foie gras without force-feeding - thanks to molecular mimicry

March 26, 2025
Chemistry (E&C) Ecology (E&C)
A mixture of different ingredients offers an alternative to foie gras thanks to treatment with a goose enzyme
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1. Two 3D-rendered human skulls in profile view. 2. Comparison of two human skulls, showcasing differences in cranial structure. 3. Digital renderings of a neandertal skull and a skull of a modern human side by side, illustrating variations in cranial shape and size, viewed in profile.

Why humans have a smaller face than Neanderthals

March 25, 2025
Developmental Biology Neanderthals
In Homo sapiens, facial growth stops at puberty
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Jochem Marotzke, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg.

‘I’m at a total loss for words at how hostility toward science has escalated in the U.S.’

March 18, 2025
Climate
Jochem Marotzke, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology,  shares his assessment of what the Trump administration's policies mean for his American colleagues and national and international climate research
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Climate and transformation

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 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

Migration

The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes
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Cluster cosmology and mass calibration in KiDS-1000: methods for current and upcoming surveys

Apr 1, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Towards more sustainable uses of rare earth elements - from an inorganic and biological perspective

Apr 1, 2025 from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

ESG Intermediaries and Corporate Sustainability Convergence

Apr 8, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM (Local Time Germany)

Corals as a dumping ground? What research says about the threat of microplastics?

Apr 10, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Consuming Modernism: Erich Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, and the Museum of Modern Art

Apr 14, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

Public event, registration open until April 13

National Security Law, Authoritarian Legacy, and Constitutional Courts

Apr 23, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

Political economy

Apr 25, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

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Cluster cosmology and mass calibration in KiDS-1000: methods for current and upcoming surveys

Apr 1, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPE, Garching, Room: MPE Old Seminar Room X2/209 and online

Towards more sustainable uses of rare earth elements - from an inorganic and biological perspective

Apr 1, 2025 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Room: Hybrid / Large Seminar Room No. 203

ESG Intermediaries and Corporate Sustainability Convergence

Apr 8, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
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Max Planck Postdoc Program

Max Planck Postdoc Program

The new Max Planck Postdoc Program offers top emerging talents a range of attractive measures and opportunities
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Call for Applications 2025: Lise Meitner Research Groups

Call for Applications 2025: Lise Meitner Research Groups

The MPG offers excellent researchers again the possibility to apply for a position as a Leader of a Lise Meitner Research Group in all areas of science. Applications are possible until April 08th, 2025. 
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Journalist (m/f/d) in Residence Fellowship

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne
March 28, 2025

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock
March 28, 2025

Electronics Engineer (f/m/d) | Satellite Instrumentation (Project NewAthena WFI)

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
March 28, 2025
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Research is calling - We promote pioneers in science
Annual Report 2023 of the Max Planck Society
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MaxPlanckResearch 4/2024: Focus: Do I have a choice?

From the Institutes


MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Modelling the demography of agricultural transitions more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Chimpanzees understand material properties more
MPI of Biochemistry
Cracking the Code of Protein Degradation more
MPI of Molecular Plant Physiology
Structure of the glycocalyx more

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Unraveling Behavior

Unraveling Behavior

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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

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

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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