The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (German: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany. It is named in honor of its former president, theoretical physicist Max Planck.
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- Net effects of man-made nitrogen attenuate global warming, researchers find
Nitrogen fertilizers and nitrogen oxides from fossil fuels are known for their environmental damage: they pollute the air and drinking water, lead to over-fertilization of water and land ecosystems, ...
- Discovery in Omega Centauri: The Missing Link to Massive Black Hole Formation
The discovery is the best candidate for a class of black holes astronomers have long believed to exist but have never found—intermediate-mass black holes formed in early stages of galaxy evolution.
- Visualizing addiction: How new research could change the way we fight the opioid epidemic
New research from a Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience researcher could transform how we understand the way opioids affect the brain. Despite significant discussion surrounding the ongoing ...
- Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight
The team, which also included members of the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research and the University of Freiburg, found that the heart rate of bats reaches around 900 beats per minute ...
- Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight
Credit: Max Planck Society The team was surprised that male ... in Germany and some are threatened with extinction. Basic research that investigates the behavior of the animals and their ...
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- What New Research Says About Animal Behavior
“It may be that Rakus learned this behavior from other animals in his birth area,” says lead author and animal behaviorist Isabelle Laumer of the Max Planck Institute in Germany. It is also possible ...
- James Webb Space Telescope images massive Jupiter-like planet in a triple-body system
Astronomers have directly imaged a 'cold' gas giant planet that is just 12 light-years from Earth and is more massive than previously believed.
- Discovery in Omega Centauri: The Missing Link to Massive Black Hole Formation
The discovery is the best candidate for a class of black holes astronomers have long believed to exist but have never found—intermediate-mass black holes formed in early stages of galaxy evolution.
- Paving the way to extremely fast, compact computer memory
For decades, scientists have been studying a group of unusual materials called multiferroics that could be useful for a range of applications including computer memory, chemical sensors and quantum ...
- Discovery of 2,300-Year-Old Ancient Crops Challenges Modern Views on African Farming
Recent findings from Kenya's Kakapel Rockshelter highlight the origins and development of ancient farming in East Africa, detailing the introduction of crops like cowpea and challenging past ...
