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Bird’s performing world-class ‘operatic’ duets found by Polish biologists
An inconspicuous and elusive wetland bird native to Poland called the Little Crake can produce some of the fastest and most precisely coordinated vocal duets in the bird world - without rehearsal, a new study by Polish biologists has revealed.
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Polish scientists study ‘yeast from space’ sent by Polish astronaut
A gene from one of Earth’s toughest creatures – the tardigrade – may help future astronauts survive harsh space conditions, say Polish scientists studying genetically modified yeast brought back from orbit by astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.
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War, politics and religion influence the evolution of urban wildlife, says Polish biologist
Urban environments are shaped not only by biological factors like pollution or habitat fragmentation, but also by social and political forces such as war, politics, and religion. According to Professor Marta Szulkin from the University of Warsaw, these influences directly affect the evolution of urban wildlife.
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Polish scientists develop technology for cleaning bathing areas in lakes
Researchers from Poland have developed a patented system to create special bathing areas in lakes that limit the inflow of pollutants and cyanobacteria, aiming to restore recreational use to many of Poland’s polluted water bodies.
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Polish scientists develop biodegradable bacterial sponge to clean wastewater
Researchers from the University of Silesia in Katowice have patented a novel biological preparation that improves the removal of pharmaceuticals and phenolic compounds from wastewater.
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Hornet moth mimics buzz and appearance of hornets to scare off predators, study finds
The hornet moth (Sesia apiformis) has evolved not only to look like a hornet but also to sound like one, a rare form of mimicry that fools predators into keeping their distance. According to new research led by Dr. Marta Skowron Volponi from the University of Białystok, the moth’s acoustic camouflage is so effective that robins—the study’s test predators—reacted to it almost exactly as they would to a real hornet.
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Fireflies may disappear within decades, warns naturist
Firefly populations in Poland have dropped by 30 to 70 percent over recent decades raising concerns that the insects could soon disappear entirely, says naturist Mikołaj Siemaszko.
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Extinct boa species found in France traces first snake migration from North America
A team of palaeontologists from Poland and Switzerland has found a new species of extinct boa that lived approximately 50 million years ago near what is now Paris.
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Palaeontologists describe Poland's first 'cousin' of parrotfish from age of dinosaurs
Palaeontologists from the University of Warsaw and the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute have described the first known Jurassic-era representative of the pycnodont fish group from Poland — a distant evolutionary relative of today’s parrotfish. The fossil dates back approximately 148 million years to the age of dinosaurs.
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