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    Leap in AI development. Polish researchers break impasse in reinforcement learning

    A team of computer scientists, including two researchers from Poland, has developed a method that allows reinforcement learning (RL) models to use neural networks with up to thousands of layers, a scale previously considered impossible.

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    That Christmas smell: How scents used in stores affect our wallets

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    Bacteriophages vs. superbugs: The new weapon against antibiotic resistance

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    Stressed parents more likely to share screen devices with their children, study finds

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    How we view past, present and future shapes anxiety and depression, researcher says

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    Experts Warn Europe must adopt ‘worst-case emissions scenario’ in climate plan

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    Physicists catch elusive four-quark particles at the Large Hadron Collider

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    Scientists to reconstruct faces of 1410 Battle of Grunwald fighters

  • The study examined groups of free-living dogs from Morocco, Chernobyl (Ukraine), and Italy. The photo shows a group of dogs from Morocco. Credit: Giulia Cimarelli

    Polygamy in dogs may have driven their domestication, study finds

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    Feeling lonely alters how we view people and situations, says Polish psychologist

A reconstruction of the late Eocene (37 million years ago) fossil snake Paradoxophidion richardoweni from England. Image by Jaime Chirinos, from Georgios Georgalis' archive

New snake species from 37 million years ago sheds light on early evolution of 'advanced snakes'

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.

  • Reconstruction of the appearance of a Jurassic turtle from Krzyżanowice, by Bogusław Waksmundzki

    Fossil turtle Shells from Jurassic Poland record ancient ecological interactions, study finds

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    Warsaw researchers develop eco-catalyst to transform carbon dioxide and glycerol

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    Feeling lonely alters how we view people and situations, says Polish psychologist

  • AI chatbots can sway voters more than traditional political ads

  • That Christmas smell: How scents used in stores affect our wallets

  • Creative activities from dancing to gaming can slow brain ageing, study finds

  • Stressed parents more likely to share screen devices with their children, study finds

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    Physicists catch elusive four-quark particles at the Large Hadron Collider

  • Scientists find ‘twisted metallic magnet’ could transform spintronics and electronics

  • Polish scientists develop dual-use nanopowders for military and civilian use

  • Gdańsk Tech scientists working on material that could ‘revolutionize’ energy storage

  • Polish scientists ‘season’ magnetite to create glow-in-the-dark, antimicrobial material

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    Crop rotation best protects soil, long-term study finds

  • Life without the Sun: Polish explorer describes months of darkness on Polar station where Moon is the only light

  • Scientists discover formula that explains stalagmite shapes

  • European glaciers show sharpest global decline, scientist warns

  • Polish-led study reveals how Arctic glacier feeds nutrients into ocean ecosystems

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    Astronomers probe long-term impact risk of 60-metre asteroid

  • Polish engineers ‘develop mechanisms’ to probe surface of Venus

  • Polish scientist examines if lichens can survive on Mars

  • Polish astrophysicists help identify ‘most distant and powerful’ odd radio circle ever observed

  • Polish GLOWS instrument sends first signal from NASA’s IMAP space probe

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    Scientists to reconstruct faces of 1410 Battle of Grunwald fighters

  • Armenian-Polish team discovers stone slab with carved human facial features and vast burial ground

  • Ancient lakes sustained human life in today’s Gobi Desert, Polish scientists find

  • Archaeologists unearth 10th century cemetery during gas pipeline construction

  • Polish archaeologists uncover traces of 15,000-year-old hunters in Tatra mountains

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    Bacteriophages vs. superbugs: The new weapon against antibiotic resistance

  • Researchers develop 3D-printable ceramic resin for custom bone implants

  • Polish scientists develop bone implant to treat weak bone fractures

  • Breakthrough study sheds light on enzyme trigger behind rheumatoid arthritis

  • Glowing infrared nanoparticles could improve drug tracking and medical imaging

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    Experts Warn Europe must adopt ‘worst-case emissions scenario’ in climate plan

  • Experts Warn Europe must adopt ‘worst-case emissions scenario’ in climate plan

  • Polygamy in dogs may have driven their domestication, study finds

  • Polygamy in dogs may have driven their domestication, study finds

  • Illegal poultry carcass storage linked to rising wolf–human conflicts, study finds

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    Leap in AI development. Polish researchers break impasse in reinforcement learning

  • Scientists develop ultra-sensitive ‘atom radio’ to listen to faint microwave signals

  • Do quantum computers really performance better than conventional ones?

  • Polish lunar excavator aces low-gravity tests in European Space Agency campaign

  • 3D-printed neurotube to help regain mobility after injury

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    Universities told they must lead fight against scientific ‘paper mills’

  • Reputable journals remain key to trust in science despite rise of AI, says expert

  • Poland looking to host European Space Agency centre

  • Wrocław Medical University takes 13th place in world ranking, ahead of Oxford and Yale

  • University of Warsaw tops Perspektywy 2025 ranking

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    Krakow researchers develop alcohol-free, eco-friendly water-based perfumes

  • 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

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    Polish students in James Dyson Award final with life-saving wristband and AI water monitor inventions

  • Polish scientists wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on intelligence and narcissism

  • Polish physicist honoured with prestigious Japanese award

  • ERC awards 281 Advanced Grants, 4 winners from Poland

  • Polish space law expert receives Rosalind Franklin Society 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