New snake species from 37 million years ago sheds light on early evolution of 'advanced snakes'
A newly identified snake species from 37 million years ago is providing rare insight into the early evolution of caenophidians, the group that today dominates snake diversity worldwide, according to palaeontologists who described the fossil based on material from southern England.
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Ancient silverfish reveal primitive evolution and unusual mating, Polish entomologist says
Silverfish, often regarded as nuisance household insects, belong to one of the oldest evolutionary lineages on Earth, says Professor Stanisław Ignatowicz, an entomologist from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.
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Bears have better conditions for migration in Poland’s Carpathian mountains as forests are overgrowing farmland, study finds
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Wolves more afraid of human voices than of barking dogs, study finds
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Fossil turtle Shells from Jurassic Poland record ancient ecological interactions, study finds
Scientists at the University of Warsaw have analysed unusual cavities preserved on the shells of sea turtles that lived 150 million years ago, concluding that the marks record ancient interactions with parasites, symbionts and predators.
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A detector that detects energy from near-infrared to thermal radiation at room temperature has been developed by Chinese researchers working with physicists from the Military University of Technology in Warsaw.
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Polish scientists develop method for removing microorganisms with cold plasma
A method for reducing the risk of infections in humans and animals by removing dangerous microorganisms from flat surfaces with cold plasma, has ben developed and patented by scientists from the University of Gdańsk, the Medical University of Gdańsk, and the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
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New open-access database catalogues 300 turtle specimens spanning 215 million years
Information on nearly 300 turtle specimens living in Poland and Czechia from approximately 215 million years ago to the present has been compiled in a database created by scientists from the Institute of Paleobiology at the Polish Academy of Sciences.
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