Press releases

New study projects a sharp rise in temperature- and pollution-related mortality, with the impact of temperature surpassing that of pollution for a fifth of the global population. more

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry mourns the loss of outstanding high-pressure and superconductivity researcher Mikhail Eremets more

Ocean warming and acidification disrupt marine ecosystems more

The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry mourns the loss of its former group leader more

Rainfall induces bursts of natural nanoparticles that can form clouds and further precipitation over the Amazon rainforest more

Almost a third of asthma cases are attributable to long-term exposure to fine particular matter (PM_2.5) according to a global meta-study. more

Analysis of nitrogen isotopes reveals evidence of the earliest known photosymbiosis in corals more

New study highlights that deep coral ecosystems in the Eastern Pacific likely face a two-pronged threat over the 21st century: bleaching driven by the intrusion of warm water from above and by cold water from below.  more

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier honors Johann Georg Goldammer more

Today in Nature Reviews Cardiology: International research team warns of strong links between soil and water pollution and cardiovascular disease. more

Max Planck researchers are witnessing first-hand the alarming scale of forest fires in the Amazon more

The internationally leading aerosol researcher has become a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society. From September 2024, she will establish a new Department for Aerosol Chemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry.  more

Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion more

Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw) honors the best scientific press releases of the past year. more

Aerosol researcher recognized for distinguished scientific achievements more

Increased oxygenation of the tropical ocean during a geological episode of abrupt global warming more

Groundbreaking papers by Otto Hahn, Fritz Straßmann, Lise Meitner, and Robert Frisch unveiling the discovery of nuclear fission are honored by the prestigious American Chemical Society's Citation for Chemical Breakthrough award.
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Third and final part of the CAFE research expedition to study photochemistry and aerosol particle formation in the tropical atmosphere more

A new study estimates that the mortality burden attributable to air pollution from fossil fuel use is considerably higher than most previous estimates – a phaseout of fossil fuels would have tremendous, positive health outcomes more

Global measurements and model calculations show that the complex relationship between the chemistry and climate impact of aerosol particles can be successfully captured by a simple formula.  more