• From left: Aleksandra Krajcer, Ewelina Grzywna, PhD, MD (back), Alicja Hinz, PhD (front), Joanna Lewandowska-Łańcucka, PhD, a professor at the Jagiellonian University, and Monika Bzowska, PhD, a professor at the Jagiellonian University. Credit: Beata Wyżga.

    Kraków scientists turn chemotherapy into targeted therapy with new brain tumor delivery

    Researchers at Jagiellonian University in Kraków have developed a new method for administering temozolomide (TMZ), a chemotherapy drug used in brain tumor therapy, that could improve treatment effectiveness and reduce side effects.

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    Polish-made devices complete noise-monitoring experiment aboard ISS

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    Beyond the Flu: How vaccinations boost health across the body

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    Not everyone wants to be ‘happy’, study finds

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    Training children’s sense of smell improves their everyday life, study shows

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    Poland’s population falls by 157,000 in 2025 as births lag deaths

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    Pollinator survival depends on soil quality, study finds

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    Fungal infection alters ant colony behaviour, study shows

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    First known case of intentional mummification of Inca child sacrifice

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    Gut bacteria offers new hope in lung treatment

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Gut bacteria offers new hope in lung treatment

Researchers from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology have identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that can reduce lung inflammation, raising the prospect of new treatments for asthma and severe respiratory infections.

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    Polish-made devices complete noise-monitoring experiment aboard ISS

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    European city birds flee sooner from women than men, study finds

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    Poland’s population falls by 157,000 in 2025 as births lag deaths

  • Not everyone wants to be ‘happy’, study finds

  • Gen Z faces crisis of trust as linguistic manipulation blurs truth and falsehood, researcher says

  • Popularity of pagan practices in Poland is growing

  • Study explains why people secretly enjoy the misfortune of others

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    Methane and CO2 can be converted into valuable chemicals using iron-based catalyst, say scientists

  • Scientists develop photocatalyst to produce hydrogen from water without chemicals

  • Physicists catch elusive four-quark particles at the Large Hadron Collider

  • Scientists find ‘twisted metallic magnet’ could transform spintronics and electronics

  • Polish scientists develop dual-use nanopowders for military and civilian use

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    Pollinator survival depends on soil quality, study finds

  • 2025 third-warmest year on record as climatologist warns of new “climate norm”

  • ‘Poland hasn’t had such a warm December in 74 years,’ says climatologist

  • Crop rotation best protects soil, long-term study finds

  • Life without the Sun: Polish explorer describes months of darkness on Polar station where Moon is the only light

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    Polish-made devices complete noise-monitoring experiment aboard ISS

  • Stars shine in ultraviolet earlier than thought, space telescope finds

  • Astronomers spot mysterious bow shock around dead ‘white dwarf’ star

  • Undersea observatory learns to identify cosmic signals from sea noise

  • Astronomers find proof of rogue planets

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    First known case of intentional mummification of Inca child sacrifice

  • Archaeologists uncover unknown hut structures and possible early medieval port in Poland

  • Polish archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old Kerma grave in Sudan’s Bayuda desert

  • Toxic pigment found in 2,000-year-old women's graves

  • Scientists to reconstruct faces of 1410 Battle of Grunwald fighters

  • From left: Aleksandra Krajcer, Ewelina Grzywna, PhD, MD (back), Alicja Hinz, PhD (front), Joanna Lewandowska-Łańcucka, PhD, a professor at the Jagiellonian University, and Monika Bzowska, PhD, a professor at the Jagiellonian University. Credit: Beata Wyżga.

    Kraków scientists turn chemotherapy into targeted therapy with new brain tumor delivery

  • Gut bacteria offers new hope in lung treatment

  • New study maps timing between brain signals and blood supply

  • Gdańsk scientists develop technology to prevent Zika infections

  • Beyond the Flu: How vaccinations boost health across the body

  • Myrmica worker ants, colour-coded to distinguish individuals during an experiment. Credit: Daniel Sánchez Garcia

    Fungal infection alters ant colony behaviour, study shows

  • Fungal infection alters ant colony behaviour, study shows

  • Giant ‘sea lizard’ the size of a killer whale found in Poland

  • Giant ‘sea lizard’ the size of a killer whale found in Poland

  • European city birds flee sooner from women than men, study finds

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    Poland expands satellite programme as launches and capabilities increase

  • Data centres could double water use by 2028, Polish Economic Institute warns

  • AI ‘hacks our thinking system' to appear correct, warns expert

  • XMaS beamline helps develop methane recovery technology

  • Polish scientists patent cold plasma method to protect plants from bacteria

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    Universities told they must lead fight against scientific ‘paper mills’

  • Reputable journals remain key to trust in science despite rise of AI, says expert

  • Poland looking to host European Space Agency centre

  • Wrocław Medical University takes 13th place in world ranking, ahead of Oxford and Yale

  • University of Warsaw tops Perspektywy 2025 ranking

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    Krakow researchers develop alcohol-free, eco-friendly water-based perfumes

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  • World's only capsule for imaging breast lesions tested in Kraków

  • Jagiellonian University scientists discover polymer with antifungal properties

  • European Patent Office: Increase in submitted and approved patent applications from Poland in 2023

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    Polish students in James Dyson Award final with life-saving wristband and AI water monitor inventions

  • Polish scientists wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on intelligence and narcissism

  • Polish physicist honoured with prestigious Japanese award

  • ERC awards 281 Advanced Grants, 4 winners from Poland

  • Polish space law expert receives Rosalind Franklin Society Award

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    Henryk Arctowski - pioneer of Polish polar research

  • VP of the Polish Academy of Sciences appointed Member of the Council of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology

  • Wrocław professor is the highest-ranked Polish scientist in the field of medicine

  • Polish computer scientist announced as Chief Scientist at OpenAI

  • Wrocław professor most frequently cited Polish scientist