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    Scientists investigate how climate change affects Arctic water cycle

    Average temperatures in the Arctic are rising, especially in the summer; the amount of precipitation is also increasing. Polish scientists working in Svalbard have investigated how warming and the behaviour of permafrost affect the water cycle.

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    Polish researchers identify new enzyme important in DNA and RNA metabolism, publish in PNAS

  • Florida, June 25, 2025. The Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, as part of the Axiom-4 mission. The rocket is carrying four astronauts, including Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, to the International Space Station (ISS). (amb) PAP/Leszek Szymański

    Space Mission with Polish Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski Launched

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    Type of training may affect gut microbiome composition

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    Polish tool brings order to viral chaos

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    Hydrologist: Heavy rains do not solve drought problem, they actually make it worse

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    Scientists develop new air purification technology

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    Energy-saving construction inspired by black butterfly wings: New project from Łukasiewicz institute

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    ERC awards 281 Advanced Grants, 4 winners from Poland

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    Historical traumas may increase polarisation in Poland

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Hydrologist: Heavy rains do not solve drought problem, they actually make it worse

Poland is not threatened with desertification in the coming decades, but we to have the problem of drought. Droughts are more frequent, cover larger areas of the country and are more intense. Heavy rains do not solve the problem; they bring the risk of flooding, they do not end droughts, emphasises ecohydrologist Sebastian Szklarek, PhD.

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    Solar Orbiter captures Sun's poles

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    Type of training may affect gut microbiome composition

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    Historical traumas may increase polarisation in Poland

  • Physicist: In divided societies, polls make election results random

  • Scientists from University of Silesia to examine the scope and dimension of sharenting in Europe and East Africa

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

  • Professor Dariusz Jemielniak: The amount of political disinformation is growing; time for systemic intervention

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    Annihilation in smartphone. Phone matrix as particle detector for CERN

  • Scientists from Wrocław University of Science and Technology are working on new materials for military ships

  • Neutrino World Championship: Record-breaking flash from space at sea bottom

  • Scientists present new method for testing samples inside fusion reactors

  • How stellar neutron soup bubbles

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    Scientists investigate how climate change affects Arctic water cycle

  • Warsaw physicists' study: Dripping water hollows out a stone and records the climate history

  • 2024 was the warmest year in Europe's history

  • Lublin/ Scientists from UMCS developed new method for recovering rare earth elements

  • Study: When ice disappears, new coastlines emerge

  • Florida, June 25, 2025. The Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, as part of the Axiom-4 mission. The rocket is carrying four astronauts, including Poland’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, to the International Space Station (ISS). (amb) PAP/Leszek Szymański

    Space Mission with Polish Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski Launched

  • Second Pole to fly into space, but many have contributed to space exploration

  • Solar Orbiter captures Sun's poles

  • Expert on ISS ending: Lack of permanent human presence in space is a big step back

  • Expert: Polish telescope to fly to moon's orbit next year

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    Sudan/Salt lake and hundreds of new sites. Polish researchers reveal history of Bayuda desert

  • Polish archaeologists in Peru discover cemetery of victims of brutal invasion from centuries ago

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

  • Analyses of Lake Lednica bottom sediments speak about beginnings of Piast state

  • Research on Bornholm's oldest cemetery points to island's key role in Iron Age

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    Type of training may affect gut microbiome composition

  • Polish research: Parasites can help treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

  • Scientists develop method to accelerate radiotherapy planning

  • Onko-SPARK project: Scientists are looking for new anti-cancer therapies

  • Study: High BMI and excessive weight gain during pregnancy increase risk of complications

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    Hydrologist: Heavy rains do not solve drought problem, they actually make it worse

  • Hydrologist: Heavy rains do not solve drought problem, they actually make it worse

  • Polish researchers identify new enzyme important in DNA and RNA metabolism, publish in PNAS

  • Polish researchers identify new enzyme important in DNA and RNA metabolism, publish in PNAS

  • SGGW: Do not throw away strawberry caps, they contain valuable bioactive compounds

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    Scientists develop new air purification technology

  • Energy-saving construction inspired by black butterfly wings: New project from Łukasiewicz institute

  • Przegalińska: Revolution in AI availability happened over 2.5 years

  • Scientists develop food product labels that react to temperature and humidity changes

  • Polish scientists to certify quantum technologies

  • 25.02.2021. Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University at Gołębia Street in Krakow. The main building of the Jagiellonian University was opened for use in 1887. (olm) PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

    Jagiellonian University best among Polish universities according to CWUR ranking

  • Scientists from Wrocław co-develop Moon navigation system

  • $1 million from Google for two Polish universities

  • After 10 years, half of scientists remain in science, after 20 years - one third

  • Wrocław Medical University is Poland's best university according to international ranking

  • 27.01.2025. Amber Terra - innovative paper created in cooperation between scientists from Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of the West Pomeranian University of Technology and Arctic Paper, which combines ecology with the needs of the blind. Amber Terra is a paper with increased stiffness and opacity, which is also more environmentally friendly. Researchers used an innovative polymer crosslinker to reduce the amount of wood fibres. (ad) PAP/Marcin Bielecki

    Szczecin/ Innovative paper developed in cooperation between scientists and industry

  • World's only capsule for imaging breast lesions tested in Kraków

  • Jagiellonian University scientists discover polymer with antifungal properties

  • European Patent Office: Increase in submitted and approved patent applications from Poland in 2023

  • Researcher creates anti-slouching glasses

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    ERC awards 281 Advanced Grants, 4 winners from Poland

  • Polish space law expert receives Rosalind Franklin Society Award

  • Young Polish physicists win medal at international tournament

  • NAWA Lecturers promote Polish language abroad

  • Polish inventor wins European Inventor Award and Popular Choice Award

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    Henryk Arctowski - pioneer of Polish polar research

  • VP of the Polish Academy of Sciences appointed Member of the Council of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology

  • Wrocław professor is the highest-ranked Polish scientist in the field of medicine

  • Polish computer scientist announced as Chief Scientist at OpenAI

  • Wrocław professor most frequently cited Polish scientist