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Invasive hogweed boosts honeybee numbers but threatens wild pollinators, Polish study warns

The invasive Sosnowsky’s hogweed attracts vast numbers of honeybees, crowding out other pollinators and threatening local ecosystems, according to new research from the Polish Academy of Sciences.

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    Polish researchers co-author forensic tool that reads age from DNA

    Polish scientists have co-authored one of the most advanced forensic tools capable of estimating a person’s age to within a few years from a DNA sample. The models are now being tested in laboratories worldwide.

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    Polish scientists discover how fish took over the oceans

    Fish began to dominate the world’s oceans in the Early Cretaceous, replacing cephalopods that had ruled the Jurassic seas, according to new research by palaeontologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences and their collaborators.

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    Kraków scientists uncover new step in tRNA maturation

    Scientists in Kraków have identified when a key chemical modification is added to transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules during their maturation process.

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    Kraków scientists find ‘plaster cast fossil’ kept at university for over 100 years is genuine 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur

    A 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur specimen, long thought to be a plaster cast, has been confirmed as a genuine fossil by palaeontologists from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

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    Polish researchers co-develop AI-driven robotic platform that maps chemical reactions in record time

    An international team of scientists, including several Polish researchers, has developed a breakthrough method for studying chemical reactions that could transform laboratory research worldwide. 

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    Pharmaceuticals found in treated wastewater pose threat to aquatic life, researchers warn

    Residues of medicines used in households, hospitals, and veterinary care are entering Poland’s waterways, and conventional treatment plants are unable to remove them effectively, according to a new study.

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    Scientists uncover complex ties between flies and their microbes

    Polish and Scandinavian scientists have uncovered how microorganisms living in and on insects play key roles in their survival, immunity, and reproduction — findings that may reshape understanding of biodiversity and species adaptation.

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    Local communities help scientists understand why large carnivores enter human settlements

    Reports from residents about sightings of wolves and bears are helping scientists understand why these large carnivores enter developed areas — and how to prevent such encounters. 

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    Rare developmental defects in lizards may aid research into human diseases, say Polish scientists

    Scientists from the University of Silesia have described two Anolis sagrei lizard embryos showing a rare combination of developmental defects that have not been previously documented in reptiles.

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Polish researchers co-author forensic tool that reads age from DNA

Polish scientists have co-authored one of the most advanced forensic tools capable of estimating a person’s age to within a few years from a DNA sample. The models are now being tested in laboratories worldwide.