The new application cycle for our fully funded international graduate program has just started. You can now apply via our website, sign up for a Q&A, or participate in the Applicant Support Program cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en ! 👍🏻🧠👏🏾#passionforscience, #maxplanckschools

Congratulations to Oleg Sobchuk and Arthur Kocher on being awarded @erc.europa.eu Starting Grants!! 🥳 @sobchuk.bsky.social will be exploring the macroevolution of European literature, while Kocher will be studying ancient pathogen dynamics. See: tinyurl.com/mr2m2zms & tinyurl.com/9cwdnc54

A study led by @zhofmanova.bsky.social @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social used ancient DNA to investigate the spread of Slavic language and culture 1,500 years ago. “This wasn’t a migration of elites, or a few male warriors,” 1 co-author says. “This was the migration of an entire population.” @science.org

How the #Slavic #migration reshaped Central & Eastern #Europe. Ancient #DNA provides new insights into early medieval communities. Study @nature.com by an intl. team led by Joscha Gretzinger, @zhofmanova.bsky.social & Johannes Krause. #HistoGenes More: tinyurl.com/msuys4mu & doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Slawische Wanderungen prägten die #Genetik Mittel- & Osteuropas. Alte #DNA gibt neue Einblicke in frühmittelalterliche Gesellschaften. Neue @nature.com‬ Studie von einem intl. Team um Joscha Gretzinger, @zhofmanova.bsky.social & Johannes Krause. #Archäogenetik #HistoGenes www.mpg.de/25272516/082...

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

#Bird species: Exploration & dispersal are key traits driving grackles' rapid expansion into new areas. 🐦‍⬛ New studies @peercomjournal.bsky.social led by Corina Logan, @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy & Kelsey McCune. tinyurl.com/mu6k78m3 & doi.org/10.24072/pcj... & doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

#Vogelarten: Erkundungsfreude & geringere Sesshaftigkeit treiben schnelle Ausbreitung in neue Gebiete voran. 🐦‍⬛ Zwei neue Studien @peercomjournal.bsky.social von einem intl. Team um Corina Logan, @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy & Kelsey McCune. #TheGrackleProject www.mpg.de/25181118/081...

🚀Exciting News for the MPG Community!🚀 The 7th FDM-Workshop 2025 program is online! 📅 When: October 28-30, 2025 📍 Where: @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social​ 🔗 More details: https://rdm.mpdl.mpg.de/mpdl-services/workshops/7-fdm-workshop-2025-forschungsdatenmanagement-in-der-max-planck-gesellschaft/

So intriguing! Researchers have isolated the genetic material of a prehistoric #plague pathogen from a 4,000-year-old sheep tooth, marking the first detection outside human remains & reshaping our view of early disease spread. www.mpg.de/25157082/080... @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social #yersiniapestis

Ancient Yersinia pestis genome discovered in 4,000-year-old sheep tooth sheds new light on a mysterious infectious disease that plagued prehistoric Eurasia. New research by @keyfm.bsky.social and @i-light-maka.bsky.social now published in @cellpress.bsky.social: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

It's not all about size. New research on female #gorillas challenges the male power narrative. Study by @nikos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy & Martha Robbins now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social. #primates @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @utu.fi More: tinyurl.com/y778faw2 & www.cell.com/current-biol...

Es kommt nicht nur auf die Größe an. Neue Erkenntnisse zu weiblichen #Gorillas stellen männliche #Machtstrukturen infrage. Studie in @currentbiology.bsky.social von @nikos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy ‬& Martha Robbins. #Primaten @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @utu.fi www.mpg.de/25122188/073...

#Population history of the Southern #Caucasus: Archaeogenetic study generates #DNA transect spanning nearly 5,000 years. In @cellpress.bsky.social by Eirini Skourtanioti, Xiaowen Jia, @hringbauer.bsky.social & an intl. team. #PopulationGenetics More: tinyurl.com/8r39ywfu & doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

Bevölkerungsgeschichte der #Südkaukasus Region: Archäogenetische Studie liefert #DNA Querschnitt von fast 5.000 Jahren. Jetzt neu in @cellpress.bsky.social von einem intl. Team um Eirini Skourtanioti, Xiaowen Jia & @hringbauer.bsky.social @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social. www.mpg.de/25118072/073...

New paper! Material matters: raw material influences stone tool performance in capuchin monkeys 🐒 🔨🌰 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @neoprego.org 🧪

#Archäogenetiker Johannes Krause @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social wurde als neues Mitglied in die Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften #Leopoldina aufgenommen. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 🥳 @leopoldina.org @maxplanck.de tinyurl.com/75yk6x8x

Great coverage by @primatology.net, too! If your eyes need a break they have an audio deepdive that discusses our findings really nicely 🐵🌳

New paper on the genetic legacy of living inhabitants of the Northern Coast of Peru. With Ricardo Fujita and José Sandoval of USMP Lima,master student Lea Huber,@epifaniaarango.bsky.social,@kkshimizu1.bsky.social Genetic lineages characteristic of the region link to aDNA from local archaeo sites...

Individual circumstances & social context influence the aggressive behaviour of female #gorillas towards group members. New study by Nikolaos Smit & Martha Robbins now out in @elife.bsky.social. @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @utu.fi More: tinyurl.com/3baw5dr7 & elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Individuelle Umstände & sozialer Kontext beeinflussen das #Aggressionsverhalten weiblicher #Gorillas gegenüber Gruppenmitgliedern. Neue Studie von Nikolaos Smit & Martha Robbins now out in @elife.bsky.social‬. #Tierverhalten #Primaten @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @utu.fi www.mpg.de/25104158/per...

Urban #bird species' key to success: flexibility & persistence. New studies on #grackles by Corina Logan, @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy‬, Kelsey McCune & colleagues in @peercomjournal.bsky.social. #TheGrackleProject tinyurl.com/yh5ruyr8 & doi.org/10.24072/pcj... & doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

Erfolgsrezept urbaner #Vogelarten: Flexibilität und Beharrlichkeit. Neue spannende Studien zu #Grackeln von einem intl. Forschungsteam um Corina Logan, @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy & Kelsey McCune in @peercomjournal.bsky.social. #TheGrackleProject www.mpg.de/25003256/070...

Cross-cultural study by @vaclavhrncir.bsky.social, @kirrallina.bsky.social & R. Gray on #alcohol & its role in the rise of complex #societies shows wine & beer consumption may have to a small degree facilitated the #evolution of human societies. tinyurl.com/bdhpjpbj & www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Kulturübergreifende Studie von @vaclavhrncir.bsky.social‬, @kirrallina.bsky.social & R.Gray zu #Alkohol & seiner Rolle bei der Entstehung komplexer Gesellschaften zeigt, dass der Konsum von Wein & Bier die Entwicklung menschlicher Gesellschaften geringfügig begünstigt hat. www.mpg.de/25056851/071...

A study by Dominik Macak, Hugo Zeberg @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social, and colleagues identifies a gene variant coming from #Neandertals that reduces AMPD1 enzyme activity in muscle. While #health effects are moderate, the enzyme is crucial for human #athletic #performance. www.mpg.de/25039233/070...

Eine Studie von Dominik Macak, Hugo Zeberg @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social und Kollegen zeigt, dass eine von #Neandertalern stammende #Genvariante die Aktivität des Enzyms AMPD1 im Muskel reduziert. Das Enzym ist entscheidend für #sportliche #Leistungsfähigkeit. More: www.mpg.de/25040556/070...

Machtverhältnisse zwischen Männchen und Weibchen sind bei #Primaten komplexer als gedacht. Intl. Forschungsteam inkl. D. Lukas @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social zeigt, dass es auf den Kontext ankommt, welches Geschlecht die Macht hat. www.mpg.de/24989962/063...

Challenging alpha male’ norms: new study across #primates reveals that power relationships between males and females are less clear-cut than expected. An intl. team including D. Lukas @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social shows that context matters for which sex has power www.mpg.de/24986976/063...

A rare form of #leprosy existed in the Americas for thousands of years. Led by Kirsten Bos @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social, an intl. research team has now reconstructed two 4,000-year-old #genomes of the rare #pathogen Mycobacterium lepromatosis. www.nature.com/articles/s41... & tinyurl.com/2ttuh9wj

Seltene Form der #Lepra existierte in Amerika seit Tausenden von Jahren. Ein intl. Forschungsteam unter der Leitung von Kirsten Bos vom @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social hat nun zwei 4.000 Jahre alte #Genome des seltenen Erregers Mycobacterium lepromatosis rekonstruiert. www.mpg.de/24973900/062...

New student exchange program @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social fosters collaboration between young researchers from Germany & #Namibia. By exploring how #culture shapes #child development, the program enhances research in #psychology & provides unique training opportunities. 🌍 www.mpg.de/24711207/051...

L'Inrap et le Max Planck-Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean signent un partenariat scientifique dans le cadre du projet d’étude archéologique, génétique et sanitaire des populations alto-médiévales de France métropolitaine @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social

Language scientist @annikatjuka.bsky.social from @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social has been awarded the Max Planck Society's prestigious Otto Hahn Medal for young researchers for outstanding scientific achievements during her PhD. Congratulations, Annika! 🥳🏅🥳 @maxplanck.de www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...

Congratulations to all our wonderfully talented young researchers honoured with an #OttoHahnMedal today for their outstanding scientific contributions - we're so proud of you🥳! Keep paving the way for a bright future!📷 Group photo of the winners in Magdeburg w/th @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de

#Gorillas in the trees. Researchers show that even large silverback gorillas spend a substantial amount of time in trees. 🌳🦍 New study in @currentbiology.bsky.social led by Martha Robbins, @savannarhianna.bsky.social ‬& @tracykivell.bsky.social‬. See: tinyurl.com/2j9uv4sm & doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

#Gorillas in den Bäumen. Selbst große Silberrücken verbringen einen Großteil ihrer Zeit in Bäumen. 🌳🦍 Neue Studie in @currentbiology.bsky.social von einem intl. Team um Martha Robbins, @savannarhianna.bsky.social & @tracykivell.bsky.social vom @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social. www.mpg.de/24895579/061...

Am 20. Juni ist es soweit: Das @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social lädt zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften ein! 😊 Ab 18 Uhr erwarten Euch spannende Vorträge & eine bunte Vielfalt an Mitmachstationen rund um #Menschheitsgeschichte 🧬🧪 & #Primatenevolution. 🐒 Unser Programm: www.eva.mpg.de/de/veranstal...

Social influence, not norms, drives pro-FGMC attitudes. Social network analysis is informing new policies aimed at ending female genital mutilation/cutting, #FGMC. Study @nathumbehav.nature.com by an intl. team led by @drsarahmyers.bsky.social.‬ tinyurl.com/yuvrd497 & www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sozialer Einfluss statt Normen bestimmt Haltungen gegenüber der weiblichen Genitalverstümmelung (FGMC). Analyse sozialer Netzwerke liefert Erkenntnisse für neue Strategien zur Abschaffung der #FGMC. Studie @nathumbehav.nature.com von @drsarahmyers.bsky.social & Team. www.mpg.de/24858285/061...

Ancient #DNA reveals #Papua New Guinea's genetic past. Study @natecoevo.nature.com by an intl. team led by Kathrin Nägele @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social shows the significance of regional dispersals & local interactions in coastal Papua New Guinea. tinyurl.com/2s3sc6ad & www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Alte #DNA enthüllt Papua-Neuguineas genetische Vergangenheit. Neue Studie von einem intl. Team um Kathrin Nägele @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social zeigt die zentrale Bedeutung der regionalen Ausbreitung & lokalen Interaktionen an der Küste von #Papua-Neuguinea auf. #Genetik www.mpg.de/24827943/060...

Gene scissors: Synthetic #CRISPR gRNAs almost always cut. New study led by Stephan Riesenberg @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social reveals factors that drive efficient, precise editing and hidden #DNA repair. @natcomms.nature.com @mctomo.bsky.social tinyurl.com/26er5fsa & www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Genschere: Synthetische #CRISPR gRNAs schneiden fast immer. Neue Studie von einem Team um Stephan Riesenberg @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social zeigt, welche Faktoren eine effiziente & präzise #Geneditierung sowie eine versteckte #DNA Reparatur ermöglichen. @mctomo.bsky.social www.mpg.de/24791167/052...

🚨 We want to remind you about the DEADLINE upcoming virtual summer school "INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT METAGENOMICS" (4-8 Aug 2025). DEADLINE: May 30th 2025 To apply visit: spaam-community.org/wss-summer-s... ❓ Contact: J Fellows Yates (@jfy133) or Prof. C Warinner (@WarinnerGroup) #aDNA #SPAAM

Today, we're thrilled to announce two of our incredible speakers for the #SoapboxScience Berlin 2025 event. First up is Dr Annika Tjuka ✨ @annikatjuka.bsky.social

Different ways of ‘getting a grip’. How ancient human relatives in South Africa used their #hands reveals varying levels of dexterity & climbing ability. New study by a team led by Samar Syeda & @tracykivell.bsky.social. #hominins #evolution @amnh.org tinyurl.com/mwk5eb63 & doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Verschiedene Arten des Zugreifens. Wie frühe Verwandte des Menschen in #Südafrika ihre #Hände nutzten, gibt Aufschluss über ihre Geschicklichkeit & Kletterfähigkeiten. Neue Studie von einem Team um Samar Syeda & @tracykivell.bsky.social. #Homininen #Evolution @amnh.org www.mpg.de/24682718/050...

First evidence of mother-offspring #attachment types in wild chimpanzees. New study @nathumbehav.nature.com led by @elerolland.bsky.social, Cathy Crockford & @romanwittig.bsky.social. @cnrs.fr @isc-mj.bsky.social @taichimpproject.bsky.social See: tinyurl.com/mr27cpfc & www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Erster Nachweis von Mutter-Kind-Bindungstypen bei freilebenden #Schimpansen. Neue Studie @nathumbehav.nature.com von einem Team um @elerolland.bsky.social, Cathy Crockford & @romanwittig.bsky.social. #Psychologie @cnrs.fr @isc-mj.bsky.social @taichimpproject.bsky.social www.mpg.de/24678029/050...