Archaeologists in the Polish town of Wolin have discovered the remains of four huts of previously unknown construction, hundreds of everyday artefacts and possible traces of an early medieval port, findings that suggest the history of the town may be more complex than previously assumed.
A newly identified snake species from 37 million years ago is providing rare insight into the early evolution of caenophidians, the group that today dominates snake diversity worldwide, according to palaeontologists who described the fossil based on material from southern England.
Scientists at the University of Warsaw have analysed unusual cavities preserved on the shells of sea turtles that lived 150 million years ago, concluding that the marks record ancient interactions with parasites, symbionts and predators.
Scientists at the University of Warsaw have developed a nanocatalyst that transforms waste glycerol and carbon dioxide into glycerol carbonate, a potentially cheaper and greener route for producing materials used in lithium-ion batteries, bioplastics, and pharmaceuticals.
Children remain polite to robots even when the machines speak to them in a commanding manner, Polish researchers have found. The finding challenges the assumption that children automatically imitate the communication style of machines.
Scientists at the University of Warsaw have discovered flatworms that spontaneously develop a second, fully formed head where a tail should have been, a phenomenon previously unknown in the animal kingdom. Despite the anomaly, the two-headed worms were able to feed and move, though movement was clumsy, researchers said.
Scientists are developing a Polish database of test scenarios for autonomous vehicles as part of the DARTS-PL project, aimed at facilitating the introduction of the cars in the country.
Scientists at the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB) say natural molecules found in the body may help explain a key process behind rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Nanoparticles that continue to glow in infrared light after the light source is turned off could improve drug tracking in the body, physicists from Wrocław report.
Women who spend longer daily commuting to work face a higher risk of miscarriage, suggesting that commute length may be a modifiable environmental factor influencing pregnancy loss, researchers from the University of Warsaw have found.
While skyscrapers made of wood are being built worldwide, Poland still struggles with stereotypes about sustainable construction. Many people want eco-friendly solutions, but more familiar and cheaper options often win, according to Bartosz Dendura, PhD, from the Cracow University of Technology.
