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Multidisciplinary team studied ancient plague genomes
To shed light on the archipelago’s settlement history, researchers sequenced and analyzed sixteen ancient genomes
New genomic tools shed light on the evolutionary history of chimpanzees and contribute to their conservation
Using zinc isotopes, researchers investigated the diet of megalodon, the largest shark to have ever lived
If expectant mothers are exposed to stress their child can develop behavioural problems - but this is less often the case for children with siblings
Evidence of structured vocal sequences in wild chimpanzee communication provides insights into human language evolution
New research reveals how the black rat colonised Europe in the Roman and Medieval periods
Flexible adaptation to changing environmental conditions
New study of ancient milk proteins reveals the changing pastoralist strategies that laid the groundwork for the great steppe migrations of the…
Multidisciplinary research team sheds light on the 1,400-year-old mystery about the genetic origins of the Avar elite
Bigger brains have led some species of parrot to live surprisingly long lives, new research shows
An ERC Consolidator Grant was awarded to Johann-Mattis List, a research group leader in the Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution at the Max…
New details about tuberculosis’ evolutionary history in ancient South America point to a complex web of disease transmission in the pre-colonial…
Ancient genomes from the Himalayas illuminate the genetic history of Tibetans and their Tibeto-Burman speaking neighbors
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, welcomes Jenny Tung as new Director
A Covid-19 risk variant inherited from Neandertals reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV by 27 percent
Researchers are investigating the cognitive abilities that allow animals to react to a rapidly changing environment
Eleven Max Planck projects receive starter grants from the European Research Councils (ERC); humanities and social sciences lead the internal ranking
Neanderthal variant of the protein glutathione reductase increases risk for inflammatory bowel disease and vascular disease
Children will confront their peers, but how they do so varies across cultures
