Research team led by the University of Göttingen analyses design and communication strategies for mass acceptance.

International group of researchers with members from Freie Universität Berlin describes the growth strategies of plant roots.

Action to mitigate climate change costs money - but damage caused by climate change also entails financial burdens, particularly for future generations. So how much action to mitigate climate change makes economic sense? To find out, an international team of researchers led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has fed an earlier computer simulation with current data and findings from climate science and economics.

If a lie would be bad for their image, people are more likely to ignore financial incentives - People are more honest when talking about topics involving high-status knowledge. A new study in the field of behavioral economics shows that this is true even if they have a financial incentive to lie.