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    Heroic ants - the longer they live, the more willing they are to rescue their companions

    The longer the workers of a given species of ants live, the greater their tendency to rescue companions in need, Polish scientists have proven. Their results may be important for understanding social behaviours, especially those described as altruistic.

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    Freshwater mussels in massive decline; Polish scientist to investigate

    A project devoted to studying the causes of the mass extinction of freshwater mussels and their ability to adapt to climate change, taking into account, among other things, the impact of water temperature, pathogens and microbiome, is one of 11 projects from Poland to receive funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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    Polish photographer selected Milky Way Photographer of the Year 2025

    Astrophotographer Marcin Rosadziński received the title of the 2025 Milky Way photographer of the year. His photograph of the Milky Way above a rocky peak in Madeira was rated the highest among over 6,000 photos submitted from all over the world.

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    In spite Great Gatsby curve, teenagers believe they can do more in countries where they can do less

    In countries where social inequalities are the greatest, teenagers believe the most that they will achieve more than their parents. This is contrary to the so-called Great Gatsby curve known from economics, shows research in Science with the participation of a Polish researcher.

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    Food in Old Dongola: Sorghum, wheat and barley were basic ingredients of local diet

    The presence of significant amounts of sorghum, wheat and barley grains suggests that they were the basic source of carbohydrates for the inhabitants of Old Dongola and the basic ingredients of the local diet during the Funj period, research by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw has shown.

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    Polish AI detects mental disorders

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    Study: Wolves prefer wild ungulates to cattle and horses

    Despite the presence of several thousand free-grazing cows and several hundred horses in the Warta River Mouth area, wolves prey there primarily on wild mammal species, scientists from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Warsaw have shown. According to the researchers, this due to the way the livestock is grazed and the fact that cows are not dehorned.

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    Ax-4 mission with Polish astronaut to launch May 29

    The launch of the Ax-4 mission with the Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on May 29, Axiom Space announced last week. The astronauts will conduct research related to topics such as the impact of microgravity on the human body, Earth observation and fuels of the future.

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    Hundreds of amphibian species will be pushed beyond their tolerable temperature range

    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.

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