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 ...

Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in practically all life processes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the ...

Social media shapes public debate, sways elections, and frames how we see the world. While some demand tighter regulation, others push for less. An interdisciplinary team is investigating how the EU ...

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 ...

The Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.; MPG) is a world-leading, independent, non-profit research organization to promote cutting-edge basic research.

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.

Plants are in a constant competition with their neighbors for limited resources such as light, nutrients and water. Only the fittest survive and reproduce. To defend their territory against invading ...

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

One of the most important preconditions for the development of terrestrial vertebrates in the course of evolution was the formation of the two halves of the circulatory system. Aquatic ancestors ...

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 ...

A longitudinal study examines organ donation rates of deceased individuals in five countries with an opt-out system (Argentina, Chile, Sweden, Uruguay, and Wales). The switch from an opt-in to an ...