Research highlights 2025

A look back at a year of research with many highlights

The year 2025 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share.

The brains of the offspring show similarities to those of obese adult mice
How political narratives are distributed on Twitter/X
When people delegated tasks to machine agents–whether voluntarily or in a forced manner–they were more likely to cheat

A nanobody against herpes

September 03, 2025
More than 40 million people worldwide are infected with the herpes virus every year. The virus can pose a serious threat to newborns and people with weakened immune systems. Researchers in Hamburg and Göttingen have now generated a mini-antibody that neutralizes a protein essential for the infection
There is a factor that could be used to limit the negative impact of demographic change on pensions: better education
Battery electrodes thicken as a result of the accelerated transport of lithium ions via metal fleeces, making them particularly efficient and cost-effective
A single-step method enables the energy saving extraction of Nickel with reduced CO2 emissions for batteries and stainless steel
Study shows higher recruitment hurdles for ethnic minority applicants
 
Comprehensive scientific dataset sets standards and provides insights into the depths of the universe – thanks in part to strong German participation
A woman's egg cells are already formed in her body before she is born. However, with increasing age, DNA damage accumulates in the cells. Researchers have revealed why the cell’s own repair mechanisms do not fix this damage
New-to-Nature Pathway Outperforms Natural Pathway in Living Bacteria
Extreme climate events endanger groundwater quality and stability, when rain water evades natural purification processes in the soil

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