Press releases

New study highlights Amazon’s critical role in the Earth’s climate system, revealing that land-use changes and accelerating deforestation reduce biogenic trace gas emissions and impact atmospheric chemistry up to 12 km altitude. more

New study shows that the human oxidation field generated by people indoors is substantially influenced by personal care products. more

New approach to satellite-based emission monitoring of air pollutants with a high level of detail more

Yafang Cheng from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry receives the award for her achievements in understanding atmospheric aerosols and their effects on air quality, public health, and climate. more

High-pressure electron tunneling spectroscopy reveals a superconducting gap in H₃S and D₃S. more

Isotope analyses of limestone cave deposits reveal recurrent humid intervals in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the last eight million years. more

Twelve Max Planck researchers were appointed between January 2024 and 2025. Their research areas are as diverse as their scientific backgrounds more

Unravelling the chemical processes in soot particle filters reveals new ways to produce synthetic fuels more

Nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel show no evidence of meat consumption in Australopithecus more

MARKOPOLO: Successful application for European consortium for environmental research as part of the “Horizon Europe” funding program with the participation of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry more

Two studies with the participation of Goethe University Frankfurt, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, University of Helsinki, and Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, together with Brazilian partner institutions, shed light on a new mechanism that affects the climate. more

Analysis of nitrogen isotope ratio in coral skeletons shows strong decadal oscillations in the size of the world's largest oxygen-deficient zone (ODZ) over the last 80 years. These findings imply that this ODZ is more dynamic than previously thought and could respond quickly to climate changes in the coming decades, with important consequences for marine ecosystems. more

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