Freshwater mussels in massive decline; Polish scientist to investigate
A project devoted to studying the causes of the mass extinction of freshwater mussels and their ability to adapt to climate change, taking into account, among other things, the impact of water temperature, pathogens and microbiome, is one of 11 projects from Poland to receive funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation.
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17 million years old crocodile remains found in 'Bełchatów' mine
17 million years old crocodile remains were found in the 'Bełchatów' mine. They come from the Miocene - the last such warm and humid period in the history of the Earth, favourable for lush vegetation and a wide variety of animal species.
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Oldest known reptile was Australian. Claw marks from 350 million years ago
Traces of the oldest reptile have been found in Australia. They come from the early Carboniferous and are 350 million years old. This means that the evolution of reptiles began at least 20-30 million years earlier and in a different part of the world than indicated by previous finds, shows a publication in Nature, co-authored by a Polish researcher.
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Researchers investigate how much microplastic birds eat
Microplastics, carbon nanotubes, synthetic fibers - microscopic waste of anthropogenic origin has been detected in the digestive tract of every fifth bird examined in Poland, according to a polish study published in Scientific Reports.
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Expert: People have no reason to fear wolves
Many reports of wolf attacks on animals are simply fake news, says mammal expert Katarzyna Kozyra-Zyskowska, PhD. She emphasises that people currently have no reason to fear wolves.
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City full of ticks: New study in Warsaw
Ticks are not only a problem of forests and meadows. New study by scientists from the University of Warsaw confirms that these parasites are also very common in cities: in parks, botanical gardens, on private properties, and even kindergarten grounds. On top of that, they become active earlier than is commonly believed.
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Expert: Argo floats can be confused with torpedoes
Meter-long, cylindrical, with a protruding antenna, underwater oceanographic Argo robots collect data about the Baltic Sea. They have been accidentally caught, causing concern because their shape resembles a torpedo. That is why the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences places clear markings on them, says oceanographer Daniel Rak, PhD.
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Study: Wolves prefer wild ungulates to cattle and horses
Despite the presence of several thousand free-grazing cows and several hundred horses in the Warta River Mouth area, wolves prey there primarily on wild mammal species, scientists from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Warsaw have shown. According to the researchers, this due to the way the livestock is grazed and the fact that cows are not dehorned.
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Expert: Birds compete for singing space like for food
Some birds adapt their sounds to the environment, others only sing in noise, Michał Budka, PhD, an eco-acoustician from the Adam Mickiewicz University says in an interview with PAP. He adds that birds compete for singing space just like they do for food or territory.
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Alien species in the environment: piranha in the San and running bamboo over the Lubatówka
On the Lubatówka River in Poland (Podkarpacie, near Krosno), hydrobiologists have observed with concern wild thickets of Bisset bamboo, considered an alien invasive species in many parts of the world. Ecologists are also concerned about the appearance of giant miscanthus in the natural environment. A piranha has been caught in the San.
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Freshwater mussels in massive decline; Polish scientist to investigate
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