Why women live longer than men
Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men
Why women live longer than men. A new study #ScienceAdvances by an intl. research team led by Johanna Stärk and Fernando Colchero @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social traces the evolutionary roots of the #lifespan gap between women and men. tinyurl.com/yrt4ju9u & www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
02.10.2025 09:00 — 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
Warum Frauen länger leben
Eine neue Studie untersucht die evolutionären Ursachen der unterschiedlichen Lebenserwartung von Frauen und Männern
Warum Frauen länger leben. Eine neue Studie in #ScienceAdvances von einem intl. Team um Johanna Stärk und Fernando Colchero vom @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social untersucht die evolutionären Ursachen der unterschiedlichen #Lebenserwartung von Frauen und Männern. www.mpg.de/25472354/092...
02.10.2025 09:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Evolutionäre Anthropologie: Gemeinsame Berufungen beschlossen, neuer Studiengang geplant
Universität Leipzig, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und -Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie schließen Vereinbarung über gemeinsame Berufungen
Die @unileipzig.bsky.social, @maxplanck.de & @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social bauen ihre Zusammenarbeit in Forschung & Lehre aus: 5 gemeinsame Professuren & geplanter Master-Studiengang f. evolutionäre Anthropologie an der Fakultät f. #Lebenswissenschaften der Uni Leipzig. www.eva.mpg.de/de/presse/ak...
26.09.2025 07:41 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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
04.09.2025 11:20 — 👍 14 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 4
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
04.09.2025 10:13 — 👍 30 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Ancient skeletons’ genes reveal origin of the Slavic people
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire
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
03.09.2025 15:29 — 👍 26 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
How the Slavic migration reshaped Central and Eastern Europe
Genetic analyses of medieval human remains reveal large-scale migrations, regional diversity, and new insights into early medieval communities
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...
03.09.2025 15:07 — 👍 34 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 4
Slawische Wanderungen prägten die Genetik Mittel- und Osteuropas
Alte DNA aus dem Mittelalter belegt umfangreiche Migrationsbewegungen, regionale Vielfalt und gibt neue Einblicke in frühmittelalterliche Gesellschaften
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...
03.09.2025 15:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Group photo of postdocs conducting research at a Max Planck Institute
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...
01.09.2025 08:46 — 👍 112 🔁 100 💬 2 📌 3
Exploration and dispersal are key traits involved in a rapid range expansion
Researchers find that behavioural flexibility is related to exploration, and that great-tailed grackles disperse farther at their range edge
#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...
18.08.2025 13:22 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Erkundung neuer Gebiete und geringere Sesshaftigkeit treiben schnelle Expansion voran
Verhaltensflexibilität fördert die Bereitschaft zur Erkundung – so können Vögel am Rande ihrer Ausbreitung tiefer in neue Gebiete vordringen
#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...
18.08.2025 13:18 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🚀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/
14.08.2025 15:00 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Pathogen discovered in 4,000-year-old sheep tooth
In the late Neolithic and Bronze Ages, sheep were apparently involved in the spread of an early form of the plague.
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
12.08.2025 14:15 — 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
It's not all about size
Female gorillas challenge the male power narrative
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...
08.08.2025 07:08 — 👍 19 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
Es kommt nicht nur auf die Größe an
Neue Erkenntnisse zu weiblichen Gorillas stellen männliche Machtstrukturen infrage
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...
08.08.2025 07:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Population history of the Southern Caucasus
Archaeogenetic study reveals this region’s population history in unprecedented detail, generating a DNA transect spanning nearly 5,000 years
#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...
07.08.2025 15:14 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Bevölkerungsgeschichte der Südkaukasus Region
Archäogenetische Studie enthüllt die Populationsgeschichte dieser Region in beispielloser Detailtiefe und liefert einen DNA-Querschnitt von fast 5.000 Jahren
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...
07.08.2025 15:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#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
04.08.2025 11:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Great coverage by @primatology.net, too! If your eyes need a break they have an audio deepdive that discusses our findings really nicely 🐵🌳
29.07.2025 16:04 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Peru's Hidden Genetic Legacy links to Ancient Moche Populations - NCCR Evolving Language
The northern coast of Peru is a region known for its rich archaeological heritage, but its people’s history is still underexplored. An international team of geneticists and linguists investigated the ...
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...
29.07.2025 10:29 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Gorillas’ personal circumstances shape their aggression towards groupmates
Animals can adapt the direction of aggression to more or less powerful rivals to suit their individual needs and social contexts
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...
25.07.2025 07:48 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Persönliche Umstände prägen die Aggression von Gorillas gegen Gruppenmitglieder
Je nach individueller Situation und sozialem Kontext können Tiere ihre Aggression an mehr oder weniger starke Rivalen richten
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...
25.07.2025 07:45 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
When the city comes to you, get flexible; when you go to the city, be persistent
Researchers find that foraging behavior breadth, persistence, and variability of flexibility could facilitate a rapid geographic range expansion
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...
22.07.2025 10:45 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Erfolgsrezept: Flexibilität und Beharrlichkeit
Die rasche Ausbreitung in neue Gebiete wird durch ein breites Nahrungssuchverhalten, Ausdauer und Flexibilitätsvariabilität begünstigt
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...
22.07.2025 10:43 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Alcohol and the rise of complex societies
A cross-cultural study reveals how the consumption of wine and beer facilitated the evolution of human societies
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...
17.07.2025 13:32 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Alkohol und der Aufstieg komplexer Gesellschaften
Eine kulturübergreifende Studie zeigt, wie der Wein- und Bierkonsum die Entwicklung menschlicher Gesellschaften begünstigt haben könnte
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...
17.07.2025 13:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Neandertal variant reduces activity of a key muscle enzyme
New study shows that a genetic variant inherited from Neandertals impairs the function of a key enzyme involved in muscle performance
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...
14.07.2025 10:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Neandertaler-Variante verringert Aktivität eines wichtigen Muskelenzyms
Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass eine von Neandertalern vererbte Genvariante die Funktion eines Schlüsselenzyms für die Muskelleistung beeinträchtigt
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...
14.07.2025 10:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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