At the current rate of global temperature increase, by the end of the century nearly 400 amphibian species (7.5%) will be pushed beyond their tolerable temperature range, according to an international forecast covering more than 60 percent of amphibian species.
Light pollution affects not only humans, but also - very strongly - plants. It disrupts their growth, flowering and immunity, which affects ecosystems, crops and food production. Meanwhile, this is a problem that can be partially relatively easily reduced, scientists believe.
Scientists have analysed finds from the Store Frigård cemetery on Bornholm, including such as women's 'Scandinavian belts' and spearheads, common in the region. They indicate that the local community played a key role in transregional contacts and the distribution of goods and people across the Baltic Sea in the Iron Age.
Researchers from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) have discovered a new mechanism that improves the efficiency of mRNA-based therapies. Their findings have just appeared in the prestigious journal Nature.
Investigating the impact of space isolation on human mental well-being is the aim of the 'AstroMentalHealth' experiment - one of thirteen to be conducted as part of the Polish technological and scientific mission IGNIS on the International Space Station (ISS).
Long-term research is of great importance for natural sciences. Unfortunately, it is reluctantly financed because it does not fit into the model of science focused on quickly achieved and published results, says Grzegorz Neubauer, PhD.
Porpoises are incredibly difficult to observe - they are small and very shy animals. In the Baltic Sea, and especially in Polish waters, the porpoise is a guest and therefore strictly protected. However, this species is not endangered globally, says oceanologist Professor Jan Marcin Węsławski.
Seals do not constitute a permanent population off the Polish coast, they only 'pay visits' to rest on the shallows and take advantage of easy access to food, says marine ecologist, Professor Jan Marcin Węsławski. That is why, in his opinion, proposals to create seal reserves in Polish waters make no sense.
PLLuM language models were trained on Polish texts, tuned on Polish instructions and raised on the preferences of Polish users. Thanks to this, in addition to ready-made models, a 'Polish hat' has been created, which can be added to any language model, says AI expert Jan Kocoń, PhD.
Does DNA in the nucleus of a cell hang motionless, while RNA molecules that transcribe genes spin around it? It turns out that it is the other way around! It is DNA that is in motion. This is the only way to prevent tangles in the nucleus of a cell, scientists from a Polish-British team argue.
At the current rate of global temperature increase, by the end of the century nearly 400 amphibian species (7.5%) will be pushed beyond their tolerable temperature range, according to an international forecast covering more than 60 percent of amphibian species.
