Science

‘I am proud to represent our country!' Polish scientist joins elite European Space Agency's 'Astronaut Class of 2022'

Sławosz Uznański was named in a group of 17 men and women chosen from the thousands who submitted an application in 2021 in response to the ESA’s call for new astronauts for missions to the International Space Station and beyond. ESA

Sławosz Uznański was named in a group of 17 men and women chosen from the thousands who submitted an application in 2021 in response to the ESA’s call for new astronauts for missions to the International Space Station and beyond.

Poznań student who paints with BACTERIA in finals of international microbe art competition

A student of veterinary medicine at the Poznań University of Life Sciences, Martyna Pietrzak has been classified as a ‘professional’ due to having access to a laboratory as well as possessing personal knowledge as to how to safely handle bacteria.

New app explores hidden secrets of Poland’s underground printing presses

Titled Szybowcowa ’87, the app which is part of the IPN’s push to make history more understandable and accessible to younger generations allows users to step back in time and explore a printing house hidden inside an apartment on Wrocław’s Szybowcowa street.

Scientists recreate face of 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy dubbed the ‘Mysterious Lady’ with help of forensics

VIDEO: The photographic-quality images from the Warsaw Mummy Project show a woman of North African appearance with a striking gaze.

Remembering Maria: The life and times of one of the world’s greatest female scientists, Maria Skłodowska-Curie

A Polish-born physicist and chemist, Maria became one of the most famous scientists of her time. In 1903 she was awarded the Nobel Prize, and went on to win another just eight years later.

Protecting the Biebrza wetlands

In this edition of The Debrief, we are up in the Biebrza National Park in northern Poland.

Thanks furry much! Kraków firm revolutionise canine pet care with 4D printed orthoses

Seeking to fully restore a pet’s mobility, the device provides functional stability to the injured limb segment, can prevent or reduce the severity of an injury, controls a dog’s range of movement and provides physiological ranges of possible motion.

Innovative technology reveals over 900 previously unknown ancient monuments in Bialowieża Forest

The colossal discovery, which includes 577 ancient burial barrows, 246 charcoal kiln sites, 54 tar plants, 19 complexes of ancient farmlands, 30 tranches, 51 semi-dugouts and 17 war cemeteries, and was made by archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.

Ancient 'fridge' containing animal bones and ‘incense burners to repel insects’ found in Roman soldiers’ fort

Discovered in what was a room in the military barracks in Novae, lead archaeologist Professor Piotr Dyczek from the University of Warsaw said the food storage unit was a rare find.

Poland unveils country’s fastest ever supercomputer the size of a small APARTMENT

Named Athena after the Greek goddess of wisdom, the computer has a mind-boggling computing power of over 7.7 petaflops and according to Kraków’s elite AGH University of Science and Technology, is set to give a boost to Polish science and innovation.

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