Exposure to early stress can protect damselflies from later threats, international study shows
Larvae and adult damselflies can feel the effects of stress experienced as eggs, and exposure to one stressor can protect the animals from the effects of subsequent stress, says new research from an international team of scientists.
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Study Reveals How European Bison Survived While Other Ancient Relatives Vanished
Scientists have gained new insights into the evolutionary history and palaeoecology of European bison and their extinct relatives, showing how only the European bison survived more than 50,000 years of environmental change and human pressure.
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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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