science

Polish scientists name ancient ‘feather star’ with 10 arms and sharp tentacle-like claws after Ukraine’s president Zelensky

The team from the University of Silesia, said they called the ancient 10-armed, 2-inch-long creature after the 44-year-old president in honour of his 'courage and bravery in defending Ukraine'. University of Silesia

The team from the University of Silesia, said they called the ancient 10-armed, 2-inch-long creature after the 44-year-old president in honour of his 'courage and bravery in defending Ukraine'.

Medieval ‘vampire teeth’ had less decay than today’s choppers, say dental experts

Dentists from Katowice who examined the teeth of six people ‘rejected by society’ and accused of being ‘vampires’, found their gnashers were in ‘good condition’.

Chorzów’s new-look Planetarium named ‘Pearl of Silesia’

Key attractions at the PLN 145 million facility include an ultra-modern hybrid projector system capable of displaying 100 million stars and exhibitions and displays that will allow visitors to stand next to a lightning strike and experience an earthquake.

Białystok whizz-kids develop glove that can translate sign language

The brainchild of students Ewa Karp, Pawel Buczynski, Jakub Kokoszkiewicz, Michal Lukaszuk and Konrad Olifier, the Sensory Sign Language Translator (STJM) uses sensors to collect information about the arrangements of individual fingers and the whole hand.

Warsaw’s Kulczyk Foundation buys Skłodowska-Curie’s French holiday home

Put on the market in 2021 for €790,000, the picturesque mansion in Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse 35 km from Paris, will now be renovated and turned into a base for the House of Sisterhood aimed at uniting Ukrainian and Polish women in their efforts to help women and children fleeing war.

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. 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.

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