A four-year randomized controlled trial tested whether unconditional cash transfers to low-income mothers could alter biological indicators of aging in them and their children. In the Baby's First ...
Who isn’t familiar with the colorful coral reefs from movies like “Finding Nemo” or “The Little Mermaid”? Unfortunately, the reality is often quite different, as these vital ecosystems are under ...
Nine early-career researchers from the Max Planck Society have been awarded prestigious Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC), receiving up to €1.5 million each to fund their ...
On a high Norwegian plateau in late May, patches of bare ground begin to appear through the snow, and with them arrive some of Europe's most approachable birds. Eurasian Dotterels breed on exposed ...
Born 1959 in Jonstorp, Sweden. Study of biology at Lund University, BSc in Biology (1982), PhD in Ecology (1988), Professor for Chemical Ecology at Lund University (2000), Professor and Head of ...
Can we fuel gas turbines with hydrogen instead of fossil fuels and cut 15 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions? Gas turbines generate around 22 percent of the world's electricity.
Many human illnesses arise from the interaction of individual genes and environmental influences. Traumatic events, especially in childhood, constitute high risk factors for the emergence of ...
The researchers investigated these connections with the help of two groups - younger study participants between the ages of 20 and 35 and older ones between the ages of 60 and 70. Both groups were ...
A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, reveals the secret to the gentle ...
In 1347, plague first entered the Mediterranean via trade ships transporting goods from the territories of the Golden Horde in the Black Sea. The disease then disseminated across Europe, the Middle ...
Twelve Max Planck researchers were appointed between January 2024 and 2025. Their research areas are as diverse as their scientific backgrounds ...
700 light years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo, the planet WASP-39b orbits the star WASP-39. The gas giant, which takes little more than four days to complete one orbit, is one of the best ...