Polish Academy of Sciences

Ancient Greeks were washing their hands over 300 years earlier than thought, says new research

By examining the use of 130 examples of ceramic lekanes (a type of low bowl), Dr Bartłomiej Lis of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnology at the Polish Academy of Sciences found that the lekanes were used as handwashing basins – rather than as tableware to eat food from. CC BY-SA 4.0

By examining the use of 130 examples of ceramic lekanes (a type of low bowl), Dr Bartłomiej Lis of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnology at the Polish Academy of Sciences found that the lekanes were used as handwashing basins – rather than as tableware to eat food from.

Wolves aren’t the bad guys, scientists warn as they urge public to stop demonising them

With their fearsome appearance, powerful jaws and sharp teeth, wolves are often portrayed as villains in film and literature. Now, as part of longstanding efforts to protect them scientists are urging people to view and treat them differently.

Poznań scientists create world’s first video of space-time crystal

VIDEO: Using the scanning transmission X-ray microscope Maxymus at Bessy II at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, the  team was able to film the recurring periodic magnetisation structure in a crystal.

Moose on the loose: Scientists calculate when cars are most likely to hit moose

The study, the first of its kind in Central Europe, analysed over a decade’s worth of collisions between moose and vehicles in Poland, spanning from 2003 to 2019.

Holocaust historians to apologise in libel case

A Warsaw court has ordered two prominent Holocaust scholars to apologise to a woman who claimed her uncle had been slandered in a historical book which suggested he had collaborated with the Germans and robbed a Jewish woman during WWII.

Polish chloroquine research may help in battle against coronavirus

Research on new ways to administer chloroquine may make the substance safer for Covid-19 patients, academics in Kraków, southern Poland, said on Monday.

Poles develop test differentiating SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infections

The Institute of Human Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences on Monday started tests on differentiating SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infections, the Poznań-based institute announced.

Back from the brink: after years of battling extinction, bison numbers have rebounded strongly

In 1939 it is thought that only 37 bison remained in the whole of Poland. Thanks to long-term conservation efforts, this number has grown closer to 1,900.

European Research Council grants Polish astronomers almost EUR 14 mln

Polish astronomers will receive almost EUR 14 million in a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for astronomical research and to build a telescope in Chile, the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) has announced.

Poznań scientists develop '99 percent effective’ coronavirus test

The Polish Academy of Sciences said the test is one of the fastest and most sensitive coronavirus tests to date.

This site uses "cookies". By staying on it, you agree to the use of cookies.

Accept
Learn more