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It took just a few years for two artificial islands in the Szczecin Lagoon to become some of Poland’s most important breeding grounds for rare birds. But researchers warn that the success may be short-lived: as one of the islands becomes overgrown, species that depend on open ground are already disappearing.
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Sea sponges are ‘trapping plastic pollution inside their skeletons’
A natural sea sponge may seem about as far removed from plastic as it is possible to get. Yet researchers have found fibres, particles and film fragments made of several types of plastic embedded in the skeletons of two commercially harvested sponge species.
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Now, that’s a bird’s eye view! Scientists ask public to rate photos taken by storks
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Beautiful butterflies get more scientific attention and legal protection, study finds
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Nightingale songs may tell mice when it’s safe to feed
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Brain model reveals how neural chaos is kept under control
A model of the brain’s visual cortex suggests how neural activity can remain highly variable without making perception unstable. Researchers found that mechanisms resembling excitation, inhibition and slower self-regulation can prevent tiny differences in initial brain activity from producing radically different outcomes.
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Scientists find microscope beams can change chemical reactions
A microscope designed to watch a chemical reaction can actually change what happens inside the sample, Polish researchers have shown.
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Polish scientists find unlikely allies for plants growing in toxic soil
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