Science in Poland

Earth

Scientists turn thunder into a tool for seeing underground

Sound waves that create thunder during a storm can cause not only window panes to vibrate, but also the ground. A study involving a Polish researcher has shown that the very weak seismic tremors created in this way can be used to image the structure of the subsurface to a depth of 100 metres.
Life

Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF
Life

Light pollution reshuffles predators and prey beneath the water
Health

Polish scientists create first catalogue of proteins whose variants may be linked to rare diseases
Life

Moth stowaway from India could become invasive pest in Africa

Life

City coots are losing their fear of people
Matter & Energy

Could life exist in the sulphuric acid clouds of Venus?
Matter & Energy

Single photon reveals the secrets of a single molecule
Earth

‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’…but fewer clouds mean more UV exposure across Europe
People

Nobel Laureate Professor Victor Ambros awarded Polish citizenship

‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’…but fewer clouds mean more UV exposure across Europe
Single photon reveals the secrets of a single molecule
Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF
From hedgehogs to lynx: Polish roads kill animals from 55% of the country’s wildlife species
City coots are losing their fear of people

City coots are losing their fear of people

Coots that have lived in Warsaw for generations have become far less afraid of people and unfamiliar objects than birds living outside cities, with some refusing to leave their nests even when touched by hand.

Human

How Europeans divide along social and political lines revealed
Earth

Scientists turn thunder into a tool for seeing underground

Scientists turn thunder into a tool for seeing underground

Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF

Light pollution reshuffles predators and prey beneath the water

Polish scientists create first catalogue of proteins whose variants may be linked to rare diseases

Moth stowaway from India could become invasive pest in Africa

City coots are losing their fear of people

Could life exist in the sulphuric acid clouds of Venus?

Single photon reveals the secrets of a single molecule

‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’…but fewer clouds mean more UV exposure across Europe

Nobel Laureate Professor Victor Ambros awarded Polish citizenship

‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’…but fewer clouds mean more UV exposure across Europe

Single photon reveals the secrets of a single molecule

Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF

From hedgehogs to lynx: Polish roads kill animals from 55% of the country’s wildlife species

City coots are losing their fear of people

City coots are losing their fear of people

How Europeans divide along social and political lines revealed

Scientists turn thunder into a tool for seeing underground

How Europeans divide along social and political lines revealed

Brain processes sign language much like spoken language, Polish-American study finds

Confronting facts rarely changes our minds – algorithms and the human brain may be to blame

Watching people touch can trigger physical reactions in our own bodies, study finds

Spreading conspiracy theories ‘builds inter-group hatred’

Could life exist in the sulphuric acid clouds of Venus?

Single photon reveals the secrets of a single molecule

CERN finds particle that eluded physicists for years

Glowing bacteria tested as tiny lamps for hydrogen production

New material glows orange when hit by sound, friction or impact

Scientists turn thunder into a tool for seeing underground

‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’…but fewer clouds mean more UV exposure across Europe

The 18 volcano myths that could put lives at risk

Rivers did the digging: New study rewrites how the Tatras took shape

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

Black hole may spin rapidly, slowly or not at all, study finds

Clouds of Venus hide something that strongly absorbs light

‘6,000 planets found but where is everybody?’ asks Polish astronomer who discovered the first extrasolar planet

The Astronomer’s Guide to the Galaxy: 20 years of observations reveal blazar’s secrets

Polish scientists calculate how to send icy worlds crashing into Mars to thicken its atmosphere

Ancient marks crack the code of a 2,000-year-old building site

Ancient metal waste reveals 2,000-year-old trade route across the Andes

‘Vampire’ grave mystery deepens as 17th-century woman ‘may have been an outsider’

Teeth reveal what Wrocław residents ate 200 years ago

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

Plant-based diets could strengthen One Health approach, Polish scientists say

Colour-coded ECG map shows heart rhythm and heartbeat shape

Polish scientists create first catalogue of proteins whose variants may be linked to rare diseases

Sleep therapy boosts Alzheimer’s patients’ cognition after just one month

University of Wrocław scientists 'program cells’ to boost efficacy of targeted cancer therapies

City coots are losing their fear of people

City coots are losing their fear of people

Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF

Kraków scientists find new way to identify the best eggs for IVF

Light pollution reshuffles predators and prey beneath the water

Poland among world’s top hydrogen producers, expert says

We are not able to reliably identify texts generated by AI, says linguist

Polish team takes fourth place in global humanoid robot tournament

Polish researchers test safer way to remove old conservation layers from historic paintings

Polish startup develops drone system to spot hidden threats

Kraków students power to victory in inaugural solar boat challenge

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

Polish invention for testing concrete shrinkage wins US approval

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

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

Nobel Laureate Professor Victor Ambros awarded Polish citizenship

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

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