When spacetime is divided into tiny units, the obscure connection between quantum theory and generally relativity suddenly ...

Physics has a problem—their key models of quantum theory and the theory of relativity do not fit together. Now, Dr. Wolfgang Wieland from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is ...

For months, DW's investigative unit, along with German newsmagazine Der Spiegel, has probed cases of abusive behavior and toxic environments at Max Planck institutes across Germany. We interviewed ...

For months, DW's investigative unit, along with German news magazine Der Spiegel, has investigated allegations of misconduct perpetrated by senior scientific staff at Max Planck institutes.

Conventional microscopes are limited in their resolution to 200 nm at the lowest. However, many interesting processes occur ...

From 2035, the Einstein Telescope will be able to study gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy. For the telescope, ...

Galaxies don't float around at random. They line up along strands of cosmic filaments, sometimes stretching millions of light ...

Male chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park use distinct “auditory gestures” to attract females. However, ...

In the aftermath, a female took over as leader, and while the group continued functioning as a unit, the absence of ... a primatologist at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...

From 2035, the Einstein Telescope will be able to study gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy. For the telescope, researchers from Jena have manufactured highly sensitive sensors made ...