• The authors of the new method: Hafsa Gulzar and Professor Grażyna Ptak (Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University) and Joanna Depciuch-Czarny, PhD (Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences). Source: Jagiellonian University.

    Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF

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    From hedgehogs to lynx: Polish roads kill animals from 55% of the country’s wildlife species

01.08.2021. A male roe deer. PAP/Tytus Żmijewski

From hedgehogs to lynx: Polish roads kill animals from 55% of the country’s wildlife species

More than half of Poland’s terrestrial vertebrate species have been recorded among animals killed on the country’s roads, including common hedgehogs, blackbirds and grass snakes as well as rare and endangered species such as the European pond turtle, lynx and Aesculapian snake, according to research published in Scientific Reports.

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    Sleep therapy boosts Alzheimer’s patients’ cognition after just one month

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    Brain processes sign language much like spoken language, Polish-American study finds

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  • Spreading conspiracy theories ‘builds inter-group hatred’

  • Procrastination is best combated with positive reinforcement, Polish research shows

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  • CERN finds particle that eluded physicists for years

  • Glowing bacteria tested as tiny lamps for hydrogen production

  • New material glows orange when hit by sound, friction or impact

  • Scientists create tiny molecular motors powered by ordinary daylight

  • 19.08.2026. PAP/Michał Zieliński

    ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’…but fewer clouds mean more UV exposure across Europe

  • The 18 volcano myths that could put lives at risk

  • Rivers did the digging: New study rewrites how the Tatras took shape

  • Poland has warmed by more than 2°C since mid-20th century, institute data shows

  • Polish research team fails to reach Spitsbergen glacier due to lack of snow

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    Black hole may spin rapidly, slowly or not at all, study finds

  • Clouds of Venus hide something that strongly absorbs light

  • ‘6,000 planets found but where is everybody?’ asks Polish astronomer who discovered the first extrasolar planet

  • The Astronomer’s Guide to the Galaxy: 20 years of observations reveal blazar’s secrets

  • Polish scientists calculate how to send icy worlds crashing into Mars to thicken its atmosphere

  • Tauchira Gate in Ptolemais in 2006, view from the west. Credit: Miron Bogacki. Source: European Journal of Archaeology

    Ancient marks crack the code of a 2,000-year-old building site

  • Ancient metal waste reveals 2,000-year-old trade route across the Andes

  • ‘Vampire’ grave mystery deepens as 17th-century woman ‘may have been an outsider’

  • Teeth reveal what Wrocław residents ate 200 years ago

  • Ancient Egyptian rock art reveals two very different relationships between humans and animals

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  • Polish scientists create first catalogue of proteins whose variants may be linked to rare diseases

  • Sleep therapy boosts Alzheimer’s patients’ cognition after just one month

  • University of Wrocław scientists 'program cells’ to boost efficacy of targeted cancer therapies

  • Higher level of bread processing increases risk of inflammatory bowel disease

  • The authors of the new method: Hafsa Gulzar and Professor Grażyna Ptak (Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University) and Joanna Depciuch-Czarny, PhD (Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences). Source: Jagiellonian University.

    Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF

  • Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF

  • Light pollution reshuffles predators and prey beneath the water

  • Light pollution reshuffles predators and prey beneath the water

  • From hedgehogs to lynx: Polish roads kill animals from 55% of the country’s wildlife species

  • 24.09.2025. Director of the National Centre for Nuclear Research, Professor Jakub Kupecki. PAP/Radek Pietruszka

    Poland among world’s top hydrogen producers, expert says

  • We are not able to reliably identify texts generated by AI, says linguist

  • Polish team takes fourth place in global humanoid robot tournament

  • Polish researchers test safer way to remove old conservation layers from historic paintings

  • Polish startup develops drone system to spot hidden threats

  • Kraków, 24.07.2026. Krakow Solar Boat Challenge 2026 on the Bagry Reservoir in Krakow. Credit: PAP/Art Service

    Kraków students power to victory in inaugural solar boat challenge

  • European scientists warn of growing pressure on academic freedom

  • 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

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    Polish invention for testing concrete shrinkage wins US approval

  • 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

  • Krystian Barzykowski, PhD, a professor at the Jagiellonian University (L), photo by Agnieszka Fiejka, and Professor Chris Moulin (R), photo from private archive.

    Polish and French scientists win award for groundbreaking ‘déjà vu’ research

  • Polish mathematician receives 2026 Balakrishnan Award for Excellence in Scientific Research

  • 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

  • 13.03.2026 Molecular biologist Professor Victor Ambros. PAP/Albert Zawada

    Nobel Laureate Professor Victor Ambros awarded Polish citizenship

  • Poland's Professor Piotr Sankowski joins UN global panel on AI

  • 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