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Schoolboy finds piece of extinct steppe bison skull in Vistula River
An 11-year-old schoolboy has found a fragment of an ancient steppe bison skull in Warsaw’s Vistula River, the Museum of the Earth has announced.
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New fossils of ancient salamanders, frogs, and lizards unearthed in southern France
Palaeontologists from Poland and Canada have put forward fresh insight into the ancient biodiversity of Europe during the late Eocene period after unveiling the discovery of new fossils from salamanders, frogs, and lizards dating back 37 million years.
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New maps reveal migrations of Poland’s moose and European bison
New maps released today document the seasonal movements of moose in Poland’s Biebrza River Valley, along with two migratory populations of European bison living in the Białowieża Forest and Knyszyn Forest.
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Polish scientists uncover oldest traces of vertebrate movement on land
Researchers in Poland have uncovered the oldest known evidence of vertebrate movement on land.
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New species of ancient sea reptile identified in Germany
A previously unknown species of marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period has been identified at one of the world’s most renowned fossil sites in southern Germany, expanding scientific knowledge of ancient ocean ecosystems nearly 183 million years ago.
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Polish-Swiss study challenges reliability of coral skeletons in climate research
A joint study by Polish and Swiss palaeontologists has cast doubt on the long-held assumption that aragonite coral skeletons provide reliable records of past climate conditions.
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Polish scientists to analyse space-altered algae for use in space mining
Polish scientists have begun analysing samples of extremophilic volcanic microalgae that were returned to Earth after a stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the IGNIS mission.
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Bird’s performing world-class ‘operatic’ duets found by Polish biologists
An inconspicuous and elusive wetland bird native to Poland called the Little Crake can produce some of the fastest and most precisely coordinated vocal duets in the bird world - without rehearsal, a new study by Polish biologists has revealed.
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Polish scientists study ‘yeast from space’ sent by Polish astronaut
A gene from one of Earth’s toughest creatures – the tardigrade – may help future astronauts survive harsh space conditions, say Polish scientists studying genetically modified yeast brought back from orbit by astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.
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