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Scientists describe new species of fungus thanks to research on ants
Scientists have discovered a new species of fungus, Formicomyces microglobosus. It was isolated from the infrabuccal pouch of the red wood ant Formica polyctena, a population of which lives in the forests near Warsaw.
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Warsaw university researchers know more about lives of monks in medieval Ghazali
The monks of medieval Ghazali (Sudan) enjoyed high social status. Some of them came from distant regions of Africa. They were not affected by metabolic diseases related to malnutrition, because they had access to fresh fruit and vegetables, and they ate meat in quite large quantities and regularly.
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Polish physicists describe counter-intuitive quantum effect
Atoms escape from each other even though they are forced to attract each other? Polish physicists draw attention to the counter-intuitive quantum effect that, under certain conditions, occurs when the interactions between atoms suddenly change.
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Eastern Baltic's first farmers and hunter-gatherers lived together, but apart
It was not in all places where agriculture appeared, that local populations quickly noticed its benefits. In the areas from today's Lithuania to Finland, for about half a millennium, hunter-fishermen-gatherers lived alongside the first farmers, and these worlds merged very slowly, scientists' analyses show.
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Polish archaeologists to conduct research in Serengeti National Park
Archaeologists from the University of Wrocław and the Polish Academy of Sciences will conduct unique research in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Among lions, rhinos and herds of zebras, they will search for the remains of the first humans and traces of their life in areas considered the cradle of humanity.
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Scientists explain mysterious coexistence of animal and plant forms from approximately 427 million years ago
Polish researchers from the University of Warsaw and the Polish Academy of Sciences have explained the mysterious coexistence of animal and plant forms in the environment of coastal sea shallows from approximately 427 million years ago.
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Not only dinosaurs! Bird fossils dating back millions of years have also been found in Poland
The areas of present-day south-eastern Poland used to be covered by a shallow sea. But apart from fossil fish, invertebrates and plants, bird remains are also sometimes found. Thanks to these few officially known finds, we know that species related to today's passerines, as well as grouses, hoopoes, hawks and... hummingbirds lived here.
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Polish researchers identify new markers of obesity and its complications
Polish researchers have identified new markers for detecting so-called early obesity. Their method may not only expand knowledge about the disease and its complications, but also enable early detection of obesity-related changes.
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Polish scientists co-develop nucleotide synthesis method to facilitate research on compounds with therapeutic potential
An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Warsaw, have described a new method for the synthesis of nucleotides, compounds that are the basic components of DNA and RNA and play a key role in cell signalling and cellular energy processes.
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Scientists have re-examined the remains of a prehistoric marine reptile found in the 20th century in the village of Załęcze Wielkie (Łódź province). This distant relative of modern crocodiles was about four metres long and had a visible jaw injury, which it probably suffered in the first years of its life.
