• Symbiotic bacteria that inhabit the tissues of a planthopper. The fluorescence microscope image shows three types of symbionts, marked with different colours. These microorganisms supplement the insect's diet with essential amino acids not found in plant sap. Anna Michalik; mBio (2021), CC BY

    Polish scientists identify smallest known bacterial genomes

    Polish researchers have discovered and described the smallest bacterial genomes ever identified, containing just over 60 protein-coding genes - roughly 1% of a typical bacterial genome - placing these microorganisms at the edge of cellular life.

  • 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

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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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    Scientists set record precision in dark matter measurements

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    Study finds many Poles struggle to recognize disinformation on social media

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    Neurofeedback brain training protects astronauts from stress during space missions

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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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Neurofeedback brain training protects astronauts from stress during space missions

Brain training with neurofeedback proved to effectively protect astronauts from stress, specifically the stressor of social isolation, during missions to the International Space Station, according to results from the Polish IGNIS mission.

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    Gut bacteria offers new hope in lung treatment

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    Polish-made devices complete noise-monitoring experiment aboard ISS

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    Study finds many Poles struggle to recognize disinformation on social media

  • 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

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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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    Scientists set record precision in dark matter measurements

  • Neurofeedback brain training protects astronauts from stress during space missions

  • 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

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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

  • Symbiotic bacteria that inhabit the tissues of a planthopper. The fluorescence microscope image shows three types of symbionts, marked with different colours. These microorganisms supplement the insect's diet with essential amino acids not found in plant sap. Anna Michalik; mBio (2021), CC BY

    Polish scientists identify smallest known bacterial genomes

  • Polish scientists identify smallest known bacterial genomes

  • 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

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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

  • Szczecin/ Innovative paper developed in cooperation between scientists and industry

  • 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