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Almost one in two Polish entrepreneurs employ Ukrainians says survey

Close to 50 percent of Polish employers employ a worker from Ukraine, new research has shown.

Sweet salvation: Kraków scientists discover sugar cane pathogen is ‘new weapon’ in war against bacteria

Jagiellonian University said that observations of sugar cane led to the discovery of the powerful plant substance called albicidin, which was found to possess a unique way of attacking bacteria in comparison to other drugs.

How smells can define cities…

One of the ways we can perceive and define a city is by the way it smells. New research spotlights historical smells and – more importantly – what was done about them, in the Polish city of Lublin.

Dating app reveals critical role pets play in choosing the puurfect partner

The findings reveal that over three quarters of respondents in Poland are strongly influenced by their pet’s reaction to a new partner, to the extent that this would be seen as one of the deciding factors as to whether or not they would see that person again.

Polish king nicknamed ‘Elbow-high’ because of his shortness may have been taller than thought, say researchers

According to archeologists examining the medieval king’s tomb at Wawel castle in Kraków, the nickname might not even refer to the king’s height, which is thought to have been 120cm.

New documents reveal WWII may have started in Silesia and NOT Westerplatte or Wieluń

Discovered in the archives of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London,  the two deciphered telegrams show reports by Polish army units that the German army had crossed the Polish border on the outskirts of Rybnik alongside a large group of German tanks an hour earlier than attacks on Wieluń and Westerplatte.

Warsaw researchers win IG Nobel award for ice-cream cancer research

Every year, the tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel awards, sometimes called the anti-Nobels, celebrate the most unusual scientific research. Although the awards are supposed to be funny, the research often has serious applications.

PAP among institutions honoured by research institute council

The Polish Press Agency was one of the organizations distinguished by the Main Council of Research Institutes in Warsaw on Friday.

One in 10 Poles positive about relations with Germany

Only one in 10 Poles believe Polish-German relations are good, a Friday-published survey by the IBRiS research institute has revealed.

2,000-year-old pregnant Egyptian mummy died of rare type of cancer

Scientists at the Warsaw Mummy Project in Poland were carrying out a scan of the ancient corpse’s skull when they discovered unusual markings in the bone.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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