Institutions from Poland, Lithuania, Germany and Sweden have joined forces to reduce pollution in the Baltic Sea from dangerous fuel, munitions and other wreck remains. #balticsea #Baltwreck #wreck scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

With antibiotic resistance a global health challenge, scientists seek new ways to combat microorganisms. A tool to accelerate work on antibacterial compounds was developed by Dr. Mateusz Rzycki from Politechnika Wrocławska scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Scientists from the Psychology JU will investigate how young people cope with so-called cumulative #stress and whether a polycrisis generation is developing in Poland. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Salty and polluted soils, lack of water, strong sandstorms make the areas of the dried-out Aral Sea a hostile ecosystem. Scientists from Wydział Biologii UW will help stabilise the desert area, restore vegetation, and retain those inhabitants who still remain there. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Tulip trees have a unique type of wood that does not fit into either category of hardwood or softwood, according to an analysis of tree evolution conducted by scientists from Uniwersytet Jagielloński and Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Games are a key element of contemporary culture and, like all of its products, they tell us about ourselves, says Dr. Michał Kłosiński, a professor at the Game Studies Research Centre of the University of Silesia. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

#Altruism is often perceived as an impractical attitude that rarely brings tangible benefits. Meanwhile, computer simulations suggest that it may be a mechanism of human survival, the Cracow University of Technology reports. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Will a swarm of autonomous #rovers perform scientific exploration of #Mars faster and more precisely than currently used rovers? This concept is being tested in #Józefosław near Warsaw by researchers from Poland, Switzerland and the USA. Wydział Elektroniki i Technik Informacyjnych PW scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

#Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales said that AI will not be an alternative to the largest online #encyclopedia for a long time to come. He added that Wikipedia’s credibility is the responsibility of the vibrant community of volunteers who create it. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Dawid Kramski from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology is looking for a way to remove #arsenic from the bottom of the Baltic Sea using polymers used in 3D printing. #BalticSea OPCW Politechnika Wrocławska scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

The director of the Centre for Space Studies at Poland’s Kozminski University has received the Rosalind Franklin Society 2023 Award for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of space law, the university reports. Rosalind Franklin Society Kozminski University scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Polish company Scanway is to build two #telescopes for a demonstration #satellite as part of its vision of having Europe's first constellation of satellites that will provide multispectral data of the Earth in very high resolution. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

A scientist to the core, a traveller, an explorer, an activist, a dreamer, an idealist - this is how Henryk Arctowski is described in "Henryk Arctowski. In a World of Thoughts", the first full biography of this pioneer of Polish polar research. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

The oldest form of #boat  was found by searchers near the #Modlin Fortress Granary, archaeologist Robert Wyrostkiewicz told PAP. The #relic was in the water where the #Narew flows into the Vistula. #dugout Robert Wyrostkiewicz scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

#Music therapy improves well-being, helps to calm nerves and gives the opportunity to express various emotions, including difficult ones, shows research conducted among parents of premature babies who were in #neonatology and neonatal intensive care units. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Just as statistics or graphs can distort reality, so can the #maps we use every day. However, if you learn the mathematics hidden behind maps, you will not be so easily led astray, says mathematician Dr. Paulina Rowińska. Dr Paula Rowińska scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Remote and hybrid #work are more often associated with #sleep and circadian rhythm disorders than in-office work. Performing professional duties from home also increases the risk of musculoskeletal ailments and headaches. #workers scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

This fluid can replace #blood, it can supply oxygen to tissues and remove carbon dioxide from them. We are dealing with a breakthrough when it comes to the future of medicine, says Professor Wojciech Lisik from the Medical University of Warsaw. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

Researchers at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków have developed a drug for cat flu - considered one of the common causes of death of cats in shelters and catteries. #Acatavir Acatavir Krzysztof Pyrc scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

A diadectid was an #amphibian that lived 300 million years ago. Scientists have found a trace of its #tail, on which they noticed rows of scales. It suggests that the scales which helped animals conquer land evolved earlier than previously thought. scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…