The first species of turtles on Earth over time began to prefer the aquatic environment over the land one. Water helped them protect themselves from increasingly large, predatory dinosaurs. The analysis of the bones of these species, carried out by Polish scientists, helps understand the living environment of the oldest turtles.
Orbital Space, a company operating in the United Arab Emirates, will enable students of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków to develop and test the Lunaris device. It is designed to study the interaction of selected materials and coatings with lunar dust - regolith. The invention is scheduled to fly into space in 2025.
There is a clear relationship between malocclusion and postural stability and balance, show researchers from three universities in Kraków. Therefore, when treating and diagnosing posture defects, one should approach the patient holistically instead of focusing only on the skeletal and muscular system.
Combined aerobic and resistance exercises offer the best results in supporting the therapy of patients with metabolic syndrome, show scientists from the Department of Anatomy at the University of Physical Education in Krakow.
‘Planets form wherever possible and they are very common. Although astronomers already know over 5,000 extrasolar planets, called exoplanets for short - we are still surprised by their diversity and the differences between most planetary systems and our parent system, the Solar System,’ says astronomer Dr. Grzegorz Nowak from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
Diodes that emit light regardless of the direction of current flow through the device - directly from alternating current (AC), and not only from direct current (DC) - have been developed by researchers from the Institute of High Pressure Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Practicing yoga and drinking up to three cups of coffee a day are among the factors that have a positive impact on epigenetic rejuvenation, say researchers working on the epigenetics of ageing within the EPIGENOM project.
The people of Old Dongola (Sudan) recycled clothes because they knew that producing fabrics was very expensive and time-consuming. They dyed their clothes sparingly, but they especially liked the colour blue, which not only looked nice, but was also believed to protect against evil.
Food packaging does not have to be made of plastics that pollute the planet. It can be biodegradable, compostable and... edible. Scientists from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences are working on its production process.
Interpreters working in the European Parliament tend to smooth out controversial (for example, racist or sexist) statements of politicians, says Dr. Magdalena Bartłomiejczyk, a professor at the University of Silesia.
The geometric patterns, lines and zigzags that accompany the images of dancers (danzantes) carved in the rocks of the Peruvian Toro Muerto are not snakes or lightning bolts, but a record of songs - suggest Polish scientists who analyse rock art from 2,000 years ago.
