CERRO PARANAL, Chile, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Scientists at the European Southern Observatory in Cerro Paranal, Chile, say they have created the first artificial star in the Southern Hemisphere.

DUSSELDORF, Germany, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Max Planck scientists in Germany have unveiled the world's first 3-D electron microscope designed to examine nanomaterial structure.

GARCHING, Germany, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany say they've found the origin of galactic background emissions -- white dwarf stars.

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Max Planck Institute scientists in Munich have determined it's our own experiences that make it possible for us to experience sympathy and empathy.

JERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Hebrew University and Max Planck Institute of Germany researchers have discovered the structure of a membrane protein that might help in new medications.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 (UPI) -- Early research suggests a genetic trait may predict how aggressive a cancer will be. The trait, a substitution of a molecule on a cell growth enzyme found in 45 percent to 50 percent of patients with head and neck cancer, predicted a significantly shorter