Science

Anniversary of Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s PhD, one of the most important scientific papers of the last century

Entitled 'Research on Radioactive Substances', the PhD thesis written in French took rays from uranium, a radioactive chemical element, as her starting point, and traced the process back to the atoms themselves. Public Domain

On June 12th, 1903, Marie Skłodowska-Curie defended her doctoral thesis on radioactive substances at Université de la Sorbonne in Paris, thus becoming the first woman in France to receive a doctoral degree.

Moon excavator to be tested in Warsaw in July

In six years' time an excavator designed by experts from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Institute of Sciences (CBK PAN) will be used on the moon. Testing of the equipment is due to start in Warsaw next month.

Kielce space dudes rocket into first place in international Mars rover comp

To emulate the harsh extra-terrestrial conditions, the robots are tested on the mountainous desert at the Mars Desert Research Station, outside Hanksville. The challenges put before the students are similar to the real life tasks of rovers such as Curiosity and Opportunity.

Over the moon! Incredible travelling giant moon thrills viewers

Photo Gallery: A seven-metre wide moon has lit up the sky over Warsaw’s Vistula Boulevards.

Fascinating 3D scans of ancient skulls and skeletons show how Poles have changed over the centuries

The new project by researchers at the University of Łódź will see the remains of 200 people digitised and put online.

Honey, I’m home! Giant bee thought to be EXTINCT makes miraculous comeback

Declared extinct by ecologists in 2002, the 2.5cm Black Bee has now been spotted in six permanent habitats after ecologists urged Facebook users to send in photos.

Museums throw open their doors to Warsaw’s night-time crowd

The annual museum night has become something of an institution in the capital with people eager to grab a piece of night-time culture.

Life on Mars: Stunning design shows what life on the Red Planet could really look like

The creators from Wrocław University looked at the challenge of colonizing Mars from numerous perspectives, taking into account the conditions on the Red Planet, availability of resources, the need to be self-sustainable, as well as the ability to conduct business with Earth and the social and psychological needs of the people living there.

Actress gets 8.6 million euros to build ‘world’s first coma-curing’ clinic

Following on from the success of her Budzik clinic where children in a coma receive treatment, care and rehabilitation, actress Ewa Błaszczyk now plans to build a similar clinic for adults in a coma.

Yabba dabba dudes! Ancient tools reveal 500,000-year-old migration routes of human ancestors in ‘cradle of humanity’

Wrocław archeologists found that Homo Erectus travelled outside of Africa not only along the Nile river, but also through what is now a desert which used to be a humid area with plants and rivers leading to the Red Sea.

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