• Artist's impression of two faces of WOH G64: a red supergiant from its discovery in the 1980s to 2013, and a binary with yellow hypergiant and a hot star from 2014. AI-generated image. Credit: Patryk Iwanek/OGLE

    Giant star has changed dramatically in just a few years

    One of the largest known stars in the Universe has changed its appearance completely within just a few years, according to an international team of astronomers that includes Polish researchers from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw working within the OGLE project.

  • Low-resolution image: Different types of radio galaxies powered by the energy of supermassive black holes. Copyright: Maya Horton and the LOFAR surveys collaboration

    Scientists create largest and most detailed radio map of the Universe

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    Polish scientists warn GFP fluorescent marker may lead to misinterpretation in cell research

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    Polish brain-computer interface confirmed 'to work in space’

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    Poland emerges as key player in CERN’s ALICE experiment after Russia’s exit, says Polish physicist

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    Body fat influences voice pitch and loudness, Polish study shows

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    RNA’s structure may explain how life began, Polish scientists find

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    Heart failure treatment may alter gut microbiota composition, scientists warn

  • Results of geophysical surveys at the site of the former town. Credit: P. Wroniecki

    Archaeologists discover traces of forgotten medieval town

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    Russia uses disinformation to target Eastern Europe, Poland at risk, expert warns

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Body fat influences voice pitch and loudness, Polish study shows

Body fat affects the human voice, making women’s voices louder and giving men’s voices a “brighter” tone, according to research by Polish anthropologist Łukasz Pawelec, PhD, of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences.

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    RNA’s structure may explain how life began, Polish scientists find

  • Results of geophysical surveys at the site of the former town. Credit: P. Wroniecki

    Archaeologists discover traces of forgotten medieval town

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    Playing chess can improve self-awareness and life skills, study shows

  • Russia uses disinformation to target Eastern Europe, Poland at risk, expert warns

  • Children score higher on grammar tests in face-to-face settings than online, researchers find

  • Consumer culture pushes teenagers toward materialism and worsens mental health, psychologist warns

  • Polish study finds infant speech development closely linked to whole-body movement

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    Poland emerges as key player in CERN’s ALICE experiment after Russia’s exit, says Polish physicist

  • Methane and CO2 can be converted into valuable chemicals using iron-based catalyst, say scientists

  • Scientists develop photocatalyst to produce hydrogen from water without chemicals

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

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

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    Pollinator survival depends on soil quality, study finds

  • 2025 third-warmest year on record as climatologist warns of new “climate norm”

  • ‘Poland hasn’t had such a warm December in 74 years,’ says climatologist

  • 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

  • Artist's impression of two faces of WOH G64: a red supergiant from its discovery in the 1980s to 2013, and a binary with yellow hypergiant and a hot star from 2014. AI-generated image. Credit: Patryk Iwanek/OGLE

    Giant star has changed dramatically in just a few years

  • Scientists create largest and most detailed radio map of the Universe

  • Polish brain-computer interface confirmed 'to work in space’

  • Astronomers close to serial detection of solitary black holes

  • Scientists set record precision in dark matter measurements

  • Results of geophysical surveys at the site of the former town. Credit: P. Wroniecki

    Archaeologists discover traces of forgotten medieval town

  • First known case of intentional mummification of Inca child sacrifice

  • Archaeologists uncover unknown hut structures and possible early medieval port in Poland

  • Polish archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old Kerma grave in Sudan’s Bayuda desert

  • Toxic pigment found in 2,000-year-old women's graves

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    Body fat influences voice pitch and loudness, Polish study shows

  • Heart failure treatment may alter gut microbiota composition, scientists warn

  • Warsaw scientists discover new function of specialized liver vascular cells

  • ‘Cigarette smoke may cause selenium deficiency in children’, say Wrocław researchers

  • Polish scientists co-create European model for dementia prevention

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    RNA’s structure may explain how life began, Polish scientists find

  • RNA’s structure may explain how life began, Polish scientists find

  • Polish microbiologist to study bacterial ‘weak links’ during Fulbright research stay in Boston

  • Polish microbiologist to study bacterial ‘weak links’ during Fulbright research stay in Boston

  • Polish scientists warn GFP fluorescent marker may lead to misinterpretation in cell research

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    Polish firm Astronika to build instrument booms for ESA’s Vigil space weather probe

  • Polish scientists develop nanocomposite that produces biocides on demand

  • Poland expands satellite programme as launches and capabilities increase

  • Data centres could double water use by 2028, Polish Economic Institute warns

  • AI ‘hacks our thinking system' to appear correct, warns expert

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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

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  • 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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    Poland's Professor Piotr Sankowski joins UN global panel on AI

  • 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