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Climate change threatens Egypt’s ancient rock art as Polish archaeologists race to document it
Thousands of ancient rock carvings scattered across Egypt’s Western Desert are slowly disappearing. Rising temperatures, stronger winds, increasingly regular heavy rainfall and human activity are damaging some of Africa’s richest collections of prehistoric art, while Polish archaeologists are working to document what remains before it is lost.
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Cannibalism disappeared because it was too costly for human survival
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Polish scientists join world's biggest sky survey as Rubin Observatory begins 10-year mission
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Study challenges view that Neolithic monument builders devastated Europe's forests
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Tardigrade genes ‘shield yeast from stress’ in outer space, preliminary results suggest
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Harnessing the power of the Sun: Polish physicists help unravel the fusion challenge
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Polish scientists create 'mini livers' to improve diagnosis and treatment of metabolic diseases
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Scientists develop 'smart' material that glows under friction, heat and ultrasound
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Wild forest honey found to contain unusually high levels of health-boosting compounds
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Polish-grown mini kiwis ‘may help slow ageing’
Climate change threatens Egypt’s ancient rock art as Polish archaeologists race to document it
Thousands of ancient rock carvings scattered across Egypt’s Western Desert are slowly disappearing. Rising temperatures, stronger winds, increasingly regular heavy rainfall and human activity are damaging some of Africa’s richest collections of prehistoric art, while Polish archaeologists are working to document what remains before it is lost.
