Professional monitoring of animal mortality would help to determine Oder contamination faster, says scientist
According to Dr. Michał Żmihorski, director of the Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża, monitoring of animal mortality in the Oder, as well as a professional methodology, would make it possible to determine the contamination mechanism faster and minimize its effects more efficiently.
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War puts transport of Polish bison to Chernobyl on hold
Plans to transport European bison from Poland to Chernobyl in Ukraine have been put on hold because of the ongoing war.
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Scientists look at developing 'green walls’ instead of concrete
The improvement of city gardens and vegetable crops on walls of residential and office buildings as well as soilless hydroponic cultivation on the roofs of buildings is the goal of researchers from the Gdańsk University of Technology.
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Scientists from Gdańsk discover two new species of parasites
Scientists from Gdańsk have discovered two new species of parasite.
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Scientists monitor bee health in ‘unique’ apiary on roof of university
Scientists from the Faculty of Environmental Engineering of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology are working on measuring instruments and devices that will help in the care of bee families. They have set up an apiary called 'Ulopolis' on the roof of one of the buildings on the main university campus.
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Significant changes in grass snake population over last 40 years
Scientists have noticed disturbing changes in the grass snake population near Kraków over the last four decades. Firstly, there was a decrease in the average body size of the snakes, and the proportion of the sexes, in which females used to dominate, is now even, say scientists from the Jagiellonian University. All this can negatively affect the dynamics of the population, they warn.
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Stork nests can be up to 2-3 meters high and weigh over a ton, says expert
An ornithologist searching for the biggest stork nests in Europe says some can be up to 2-3 meters high, weigh over a ton and be filled with string and foil and even gloves or underwear.
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Hogweed in the environment reduces the diversity of bird species, says study
Caucasian hogweed should be removed from open areas and their invasion in other habitats should be prevented as even a small amount of them adversely affects birds, say scientists from Czechia and Poland.
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Lynx adjust the time of birth to the climate
Despite the reproductive synchrony of lynx in Europe, these large predators are able to adapt the timing of birth to different climatic conditions. This was demonstrated in the study by international team of researchers with the participation of Polish scientists.
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Warsaw researchers grow new strain of ‘special tasks’ microalgae
Warsaw scientists have grown a new strain of red algae that can be used in the fuel and pharmaceutical industries, in environmental protection, and in fundamental research - genetics, biology and cell evolution.
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