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Poland, NASA seal cooperation accord

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The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) and NASA have signed a cooperation agreement paving the way for Polish participation in the exploration of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies, POLSA told PAP on Tuesday.

PGNiG gas giant takes over Ukrainian peer

Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) has bought majority stake in a Ukrainian company holding a gas exploration licence for an area bordering Poland.

Nazi tunnels inside inactive VOLCANO could hide long-lost archive of Kraków Gestapo, say explorers

Thought to contain WWII secrets including traitors, the archive believed to be inside the Bond-like underworld complex has been described as ‘an invaluable source of information about the dark times of the WWII occupation.’

Tip-off from mystery man on bike leads explorers to hidden weapons stash

The haul of weapons dating back to WWII was found in woods near the border with Germany by members of the Perkun Exploration Association after the man on the bike told them his grandfather had buried them nearby.

Could forgotten graves of WWI soldiers be lying in remote southern village?

After hearing rumours about a mass grave where 62 soldiers killed during the 1915 Battle of Opatów fell, members of the Świętokrzyska Exploration Group along with WWI military expert Marek Lis have embarked upon an historical detective hunt to give the soldiers the resting place they deserve.

WWII British anti-tank gun used in Dunkirk found over 800 miles away in Polish village

The completely intact cannon was one of thousands of weapons left behind during the evacuation of Dunkirk. After the fall of France, many of these guns ended up in German hands.

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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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