Cash transfers to mothers with low income may slow biological aging in children
Study reveals a causal impact
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Female Dotterels have multiple mates across northern Europe
In the summer, the females migrate long distances in search of mates
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2026 ERC Starting Grants: the Max Planck winners
Nine Max Planck Society researchers, including four women, have been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants
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Enabling images of distant worlds
The Roman Space Telescope is designed to directly image exoplanets using complex opto-mechanical systems developed by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Focus on the universe
Astronomical images not only look beautiful, they also provide a wealth of information. What's behind it and what distinguishes four prominent telescopes? An overview.
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Young golden eagles leave their parents’ territory late
Experience determines when the birds leave their home range
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Gamma-ray jet scans extragalactic background light in the universe
A highly concentrated beam of light from the center of the galaxy OP 313 allows researchers to infer the energy density of the light from all stars and galaxies around
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Metalheads can endure pain longer thanks to the festival experience
Listening to heavy metal music at the Wacken Open Air increases the audience's pain tolerance
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Gamma-ray Astronomy: New learnings from blazar OP 313
High-energy electrons are the driving force behind particle acceleration
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A star that feels our Galaxies central black hole rotate
A newly detected star orbits the central black hole of our Milky Way closer than any other known star and therefore experiences, how the rotating black hole drags the surrounding spacetime along
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How AI can contribute to human cultural evolution
New study shows the conditions under which AI can not only solve problems but also create a lasting expansion of human knowledge
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Secure collaboration on shared documents
Researchers develope end-to-end encryption for significantly more secure collaborative documents based on the Signal protocol
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Nature’s original bioplastic is food for animals
Various animal species possess enzymes that enable them to break down PHA plastics
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Thinking fast and slow
Wild fish reveal how cognition evolved in two closely related species
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Are gas turbines ready for the hydrogen economy?
A better understanding of hydrogen embrittlement enables the design of alloys for gas turbines for hydrogen combustion
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Following the Trail of Slime
Snails can adjust the chemical composition of their mucus to make it liquid, solid or sticky as needed.
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Three supermassive black holes discovered in a single galaxy for the first time
Three supermassive black holes in a distant—and therefore very old—galaxy offer a glimpse into how black holes merged and grew in the early universe
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At the source of rainfall
New measurements reveal the possible origin of rainfall in one of the most dominant types of clouds
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