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Scientists investigate how to predict extreme weather
Scientists from Poland and Taiwan are developing a new way to measure humidity in the lower atmosphere more accurately and investigate whether better atmospheric data can improve forecasts of severe weather.
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University of Gdańsk joins international project to tackle energy poverty
The University of Gdańsk is joining an international project aimed at tackling energy poverty in Central Europe, with a particular focus on vulnerable communities in border regions.
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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
Storks are taking photographs from the sky - and scientists are asking the public to decide which images are worth a second look.
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Pupil size can signal how well your memory works
Tiny changes in pupil size can predict how successfully a person will remember information, in some cases appearing hundreds of milliseconds before the memory is formed or recalled, Polish researchers have found.
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Beautiful butterflies get more scientific attention and legal protection, study finds
Butterfly species considered more beautiful by humans are more likely to attract scientific attention and receive legal protection under European conservation rules, according to an international study involving researchers from the University of Białystok.
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Milk helps scientists see through tissue in an unusual imaging experiment
Adding milk to an optical imaging system can help recover details obscured by a thin layer of biological tissue, researchers have found, in an experiment that used a slice of mouse brain to test a new way of reducing image noise.
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Does ‘time heals all wounds’? What grieving people really need
People grieving the loss of a loved one need less ready-made advice and more attentive presence, experts who have studied bereavement say. Even with the support of loved ones, loneliness during grief can be excruciating and long-lasting.
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Polish doctors call for national registry to improve hypothermia care
Polish doctors who developed a nationwide system for treating profound hypothermia want to create a national registry to find out which treatments work best and where the system can be improved.
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