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    Polish scientists develop DNA-based test to detect smoking habits

    Polish researchers have demonstrated that analysing just four DNA locations is sufficient to determine with high accuracy whether a person smokes cigarettes.

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    Psychologist urges early mental health screening for Polish infants

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    Polish researchers co-develop AI-driven robotic platform that maps chemical reactions in record time

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

  • Brown anole (Anolis sagrei). Credit: Paweł Kaczmarek

    Rare developmental defects in lizards may aid research into human diseases, say Polish scientists

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

  • Urn burials discovered during research in 2025. (Credit: Adrian Chlebowski/PCMA UW)

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

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    European glaciers show sharpest global decline, scientist warns

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    Optical components of GLOWS photometer required precise measurements

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

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Polish scientists develop DNA-based test to detect smoking habits

Polish researchers have demonstrated that analysing just four DNA locations is sufficient to determine with high accuracy whether a person smokes cigarettes.

  • Urn burials discovered during research in 2025. (Credit: Adrian Chlebowski/PCMA UW)

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

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    Psychologist urges early mental health screening for Polish infants

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    Psychologist urges early mental health screening for Polish infants

  • Neuroatypical students face more bullying and exclusion in Polish schools, study finds

  • Crying strengthens social bonds and supports emotional health, says psychologist

  • Young researchers use AI but remain wary, study finds

  • Health and personal goals main motivations of long-distance runners, study finds

  • Detection of time-bin superpositions with the temporal Talbot carpet (visualization: Mateusz Ogrodnik, University of Warsaw).

    Warsaw physicists pioneer simpler, scalable quantum key distribution system

  • Polish, Japanese and Indian scientists develop colour-changing stress-sensitive material

  • Excavation of massive Hyper-Kamiokande detector cavern in Japan completed

  • From implants to photovoltaics: Mew method for large-scale nanostructures

  • Stripped subgiant stars may emit gravitational waves for millions of years, Polish astrophysicist says

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    European glaciers show sharpest global decline, scientist warns

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

  • Europe making progress on flood losses, but floods remain inevitable, study finds

  • Polish scientists study effects of climate change above Arctic Circle

  • 19 Polish lakes and rivers achieve top water quality class

  • Credit: Pratik Dabhade, RAD@home

    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

  • Poland prepares first suborbital rocket launch carrying kombucha microbes and seeds into space

  • Webb telescope uncovers rare silicon compounds in ancient brown dwarf 

  • New evidence confirms Hawking's black hole surface area theorem

  • Urn burials discovered during research in 2025. (Credit: Adrian Chlebowski/PCMA UW)

    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

  • Scientists from Poland and Spain identify Roman woman in ancient marble sculpture

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    Krakow researchers first in the world to develop anti-pollution cosmetics from blue bugle root

  • Polish scientists develop DNA-based test to detect smoking habits

  • Kraków scientists develop AI-based diagnostic tool to speed up and improve radiology work

  • Wrocław Medical University launches ‘Digital Rash Atlas’ to improve diagnosis of childhood skin infections

  • University hospital researchers develop new method for diagnosing chronic leukaemia

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    Kraków scientists find ‘plaster cast fossil’ kept at university for over 100 years is genuine 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur

  • Kraków scientists find ‘plaster cast fossil’ kept at university for over 100 years is genuine 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur

  • Polish researchers co-develop AI-driven robotic platform that maps chemical reactions in record time

  • Polish researchers co-develop AI-driven robotic platform that maps chemical reactions in record time

  • Pharmaceuticals found in treated wastewater pose threat to aquatic life, researchers warn

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    Optical components of GLOWS photometer required precise measurements

  • Gdańsk scientists developing new vehicle for detecting sea mines

  • Nicolaus Copernicus University professor elected to World Academy for Artificial Consciousness

  • Polish study finds AI may affect doctors' diagnostic accuracy

  • Polish mathematician reveals secrets behind AI test that no human could pass

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    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

  • Jagiellonian University best among Polish universities according to CWUR 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

  • Professor Marcin Zajenkowski from the University of Warsaw, photo from university press release

    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

  • Young Polish physicists win medal at international tournament

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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