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Butterflies can travel thousands of kilometres, but their migrations are still poorly known, says researcher
Butterflies are associated with fragility, but they can fly several thousand kilometres using air currents, among other things. Their migrations are still poorly known, however, and they cannot be tracked as easily as birds, using rings or GPS transmitters, says botanist and ecologist Dr. Tomasz Suchan.
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Physicists produce heaviest exotic antimatter nucleus to date - antihyperhydrogen-4
An antimatter hypernucleus consisting of four aniparticles has been detected at the American RHIC (Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider). Antihyperhydrogen-4 is the heaviest exotic nuclear structure in the world of antimatter discovered so far. Polish scientists also participated in the STAR experiment.
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Map shows areas of Warsaw that would be under water during flood
Łomianki, Wawer and part of Wilanów - in the event of a major flood, these areas of Warsaw would suffer the most, according to an analysis by geomorphologists from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. 'A much larger area of Warsaw than most experts believe is a flood area. This mainly concerns the right bank of the Vistula', says Dr. Grzegorz Wierzbicki.
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‘We can make bacteria work for us’, says biochemist
We can put bacteria to work to produce medicines, proteins and food, says Magdalena Janczewska from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology and co-founder of Science4Beauty, a company dealing with genetic modification of bacteria.
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By giving part of the city back to nature, we are doing its residents a favour, says researcher
Large city parks with less mowing and leaves left on the ground for the winter, bee houses and more fruit trees in cities - these are some of the measures that support biodiversity in cities. Scientists argue that this also benefits residents.
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University of Warsaw takes over 4EU+ Alliance presidency for one year
The University of Warsaw has taken over the presidency of the 4EU+ Alliance, a group of eight European universities where students, doctopral candidates and academics can exchange experiences.
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Gen Alpha sees generative AI as authority and oracle, research shows
Children and young people most often ask AI questions about the present and the future, considering the answers an oracle. This leads to perceiving it as an authority and giving AI subjectivity, Dr. Ada Florentyna Pawlak from SWPS University points out.
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Autumn begins with mitoses. Cell division will not succeed without this unusual protein
Mitosis, the process that leads to the creation of two identical daughter cells from one cell, is the foundation of life, growth and reproduction. It seemed that it was already a well-understood process. Meanwhile, another brick has been added to the knowledge about it.
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Carpathian lynxes and their ranges better understood
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Map shows areas of Warsaw that would be under water during flood
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Butterflies can travel thousands of kilometres, but their migrations are still poorly known, says researcher
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‘We can make bacteria work for us’, says biochemist
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By giving part of the city back to nature, we are doing its residents a favour, says researcher
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Butterflies can travel thousands of kilometres, but their migrations are still poorly known, says researcher
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