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Krakόw scientists create world’s first 100% natural sunscreen, with one application lasting the whole holiday

The pioneering product, which is made entirely from natural melanin promises to be safe, effective as well as environmentally friendly. Kalbar/TFN

The pioneering product, which is made entirely from natural melanin promises to be safe, effective as well as environmentally friendly. It also won’t have to be reapplied after going into the water.

Warsaw team invent small-scale radar ideal for urban combat in Ukraine

Scientists at the Warsaw University of Technology have developed a miniature radar designed to detect unauthorised machinery and objects; though not designed with the war in mind, the team say they are happy for the Ukrainian military to use their technology.

Scientists recreate faces from Upper Lusatia using 400-year-old skulls found in graves

The appearance of the former inhabitants of Upper Lusatia -  - a historical land located on what is today both sides of the Polish-German border - was reconstructed by anthropologists, archaeologists and visual artists in Wrocław.

Pioneering research sees scientists look at ‘growing third teeth’ to replace dentures and implants

The team from Poznań, Warsaw and Toruń say that, if successful, by using stem cells found in human gums they will be able to produce tooth buds and rebuild the structure of the peripheral nerves.

Extraordinary immersive ‘one of its kind’ art attraction opens in Warsaw

Described by organizers as being “an immersive space where unique multi-sensory shows are created at the intersection of art, science, digital technology and entertainment,” the Art Box Experience is stunning in both its sophistication and execution.

Let’s hear it for the boys! Wrocław scientists invent ‘bespoke’ revolutionary eye laser

The new laser - the so-called ‘optical frequency comb’ -  which allows for safe and non-invasive assessment of an eye’s condition, opens up new therapeutic possibilities for retinal degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration.

Scientists find 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy foetus was ‘pickled like a gherkin’

Scientists at the Warsaw Mummy Project discovered the foetus was covered with natron, a naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate decahydrate, to dry the body and began to “pickle” in an acidic environment.

Warsaw scientist finds natural ‘coral-saving’ UV filter in Antarctic bacteria

The world-first discovery which came during research of samples of bacteria from King George Island 120km off the coast of Antarctica can help stop coral extinctions.

Life of ‘hero biologist’ Rudolf Weigl who invented typhus vaccine and saved Jews during WWII to be retold in timely new film

Entitled To Conquer Typhus, the film’s producer Bogdan Miszczak said: “When I started looking for information on Dr Weigl, I came to the conclusion that we could not have thought of a better hero.”

Engineer creates prosthetic hand that GROWS with its user

Ewelina Drelich from Warsaw University of Technology came up with the idea for the hand prosthesis with cheap, interchangeable parts for her engineering thesis.

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Acting royalty wins internet hearts after adopting dog run over by Russian tank

Janusz Chabior and his actress wife  Agata Wątróbska took in the adorable pooch called Henio after finding him in a Polish shelter where he had been sent from Ukraine.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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