• Adobe Stock
    Human

    Slim candidates win out in hiring decisions, even with identical qualifications, study finds

    More than eight in 10 people taking part in a recruitment experiment preferred slim candidates over overweight applicants when presented with identical qualifications, according to a Polish study highlighting the hidden impact of weight bias in the workplace.

  • Adobe Stock
    Health

    New MRI breakthrough could spot hidden optic nerve damage before vision loss

  • Adobe Stock
    Life

    Polish researcher's team first to build synthetic cell from scratch

  • Credit: Wikipedia/ public domain
    History & Culture

    Cannibalism disappeared because it was too costly for human survival

  • Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA
    Space

    Polish scientists join world's biggest sky survey as Rubin Observatory begins 10-year mission

News

  • 23.08.2019. PAP/Grzegorz Momot
    Health

    Lightning hit 131 tourists on a Polish mountain - now scientists reveal the lessons that could save lives

  • Warsaw, 13.07.2026. Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R), Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański (L), and Director General of the European Space Agency Josef Aschbacher (C) en route to a press conference on Monday, July 13, at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw. The meeting concerned the announcement of the ESA Centre's location in Poland. PAP/Leszek Szymański
    Space

    European Space Agency picks Warsaw for landmark new centre

  • Adobe Stock
    Health

    Ozempic-style drugs may have a new role fighting skin diseases, Polish researchers say

  • Adobe Stock
    Life

    Heatwaves leave bees smaller and weaker for life, Polish study finds

  • Adobe Stock
    Health

    One in three breast cancer patients may need treatment rethink, Polish study finds

Recommended

Adobe Stock
Human

Slim candidates win out in hiring decisions, even with identical qualifications, study finds

More than eight in 10 people taking part in a recruitment experiment preferred slim candidates over overweight applicants when presented with identical qualifications, according to a Polish study highlighting the hidden impact of weight bias in the workplace.

  • 23.08.2019. PAP/Grzegorz Momot
    Health

    Lightning hit 131 tourists on a Polish mountain - now scientists reveal the lessons that could save lives

  • Adobe Stock
    Life

    Polish researcher's team first to build synthetic cell from scratch

Human

  • Adobe Stock

    Slim candidates win out in hiring decisions, even with identical qualifications, study finds

  • Expert warns Russian content on Wikimedia Commons could influence AI

  • Physically attractive people may have lower risk of dying, study suggests

  • Vaccination hesitancy driven more by psychology than science, expert says

  • Parent’s burnout may be preceded by decline in interest in child's emotions and thoughts

Matter & Energy

  • Marcin Runowski, photo from private archive

    Scientists develop 'smart' material that glows under friction, heat and ultrasound

  • AI can't replace mathematical thinking, Polish study warns

  • Scientists record rare gamma-ray burst just before lightning strike

  • Researchers unveil programmable terahertz device that combines computing and communications for future 6G

  • Polish researchers develop low-cost nanographene production method for non-metallic materials

Earth

  • Adobe Stock

    Poland has warmed by more than 2°C since mid-20th century, institute data shows

  • Polish research team fails to reach Spitsbergen glacier due to lack of snow

  • 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

Space

  • Warsaw, 13.07.2026. Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R), Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański (L), and Director General of the European Space Agency Josef Aschbacher (C) en route to a press conference on Monday, July 13, at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw. The meeting concerned the announcement of the ESA Centre's location in Poland. PAP/Leszek Szymański

    European Space Agency picks Warsaw for landmark new centre

  • Harnessing the power of the Sun: Polish physicists help unravel the fusion challenge

  • Polish scientists test space-exposed drug samples after 14 months on ISS

  • Polish scientists join world's biggest sky survey as Rubin Observatory begins 10-year mission

  • Tardigrade genes ‘shield yeast from stress’ in outer space, preliminary results suggest

History & Culture

  • Fragments of exaggerated anthropomorphic figures. Damage caused by weathering. Credit: Paweł Polkowski

    Ancient Egyptian rock art reveals two very different relationships between humans and animals

  • Climate change threatens Egypt’s ancient rock art as Polish archaeologists race to document it

  • Cannibalism disappeared because it was too costly for human survival

  • Polish archaeologists discover complex ancient water distribution system in Armenia

  • Study challenges view that Neolithic monument builders devastated Europe's forests

Health

  • 23.08.2019. PAP/Grzegorz Momot

    Lightning hit 131 tourists on a Polish mountain - now scientists reveal the lessons that could save lives

  • Ozempic-style drugs may have a new role fighting skin diseases, Polish researchers say

  • One in three breast cancer patients may need treatment rethink, Polish study finds

  • Non-invasive brain stimulation can improve control over impulsive decisions

  • New MRI breakthrough could spot hidden optic nerve damage before vision loss

Life

  • Adobe Stock

    Heatwaves leave bees smaller and weaker for life, Polish study finds

  • Heatwaves leave bees smaller and weaker for life, Polish study finds

  • Polish researcher's team first to build synthetic cell from scratch

  • Polish researcher's team first to build synthetic cell from scratch

  • Polish-grown mini kiwis ‘may help slow ageing’

Technology

  • Adobe Stock

    Magnetic hydrogel could help bones regrow

  • Polish student teams win awards at FAR-OUT rocketry competition in California

  • Polish inventor says his levitating trains could transform global transport

  • Polish scientists to develop battlefield jet fuel from straw, biomass and carbon dioxide

  • Polish scientists develop protective vests and helmets for service dogs

Universities

  • Headquarters of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Scientific Society at the Staszic Palace in Warsaw (az/ibor) PAP/ Albert Zawada

    European scientists warn of growing pressure on academic freedom

  • 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

Innovation

  • Photo from the Cracow University of Technology press release

    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

Prizes & Awards

  • Krystian Barzykowski, PhD, a professor at the Jagiellonian University (L), photo by Agnieszka Fiejka, and Professor Chris Moulin (R), photo from private archive.

    Polish and French scientists win award for groundbreaking ‘déjà vu’ research

  • Polish mathematician receives 2026 Balakrishnan Award for Excellence in Scientific Research

  • 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

People

  • Piotr Sankowski. PAP/Rafał Guz 22.10.2025.

    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