A photo by Polish astrophotographer Marcin Rosadziński was chosen as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. Taken last August in the Bieszczady Mountains, it shows the Perseid meteor shower and was published on August 12, the peak of this year’s shower.

Poland is looking to host a European Space Agency (ESA) centre to strengthen its position in the European and global space industry, former Polish Space Agency (POLSA) head Professor Grzegorz Wrochna has confirmed.

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Three experimental therapies have been selected for further development under the Polish edition of the SPARK program. The projects include work on an affordable drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease and new treatment options for a rare genetic disorder.

Poland’s Łukasiewicz Research Network has launched the SPARK project, which will develop a Polish research satellite to test domestic technologies in space.

The Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute is taking part in the European MIDSafe project, which uses fly ash and mining waste to develop new geomaterials designed to stabilize mine dumps, absorb heavy metals and reduce pollution.

Researchers in Poland have uncovered the oldest known evidence of vertebrate movement on land.

The Mazovian Bródno Hospital in Warsaw has become the first medical facility in Poland to perform a hip replacement surgery using a robotic arm, the hospital’s medical director, Paweł Skowronek, PhD, MD, has told the Polish Press Agency.

A large bronze bracelet believed to date back to the 8th–9th century BCE has been found in forests in Kociewie, northern Poland.

Poland remains one of the most air-polluted countries in Europe, with rising levels of harmful particulate matter posing a serious public health threat, the president of the Polish Smog Alert has warned.

Despite high initial enthusiasm for breastfeeding among Polish mothers, the practice is often abandoned within months due to a lack of adequate support, warns Dr. Katarzyna Anna Dyląg.

A joint study by Polish and Swiss palaeontologists has cast doubt on the long-held assumption that aragonite coral skeletons provide reliable records of past climate conditions. @EPFL_en @IPaleoPAN .

The debate over illegal migration in Poland is increasingly polarised. Sociologists warn against moral panic and misinformation, noting that the scale of challenges is being misrepresented.

A previously unknown marine reptile species from the Early Jurassic has been identified in southern Germany, expanding scientific knowledge of ancient ocean ecosystems nearly 183 million years ago. @IPaleoPAN .

Regular consumption of ultra-processed foods may significantly harm both physical and mental health, warns Małgorzata Słoma-Krześlak, a dietitian at the Medical University of Silesia and a doctor of health sciences.

Neurosurgeons from Copernicus Hospital in Łódź are testing carbon fibre implants in spinal cancer treatment. The goal is to improve radiotherapy by avoiding imaging interference caused by metal implants.

Nineteen rivers and lakes in Poland have met the highest European Union water quality standards, according to a list compiled by the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection for the Polish Press Agency.

Archaeologists working in the Zwoleńka Valley (Mazovia) have identified a 70,000-year-old Neanderthal workshop. It was used to maintain tools for skinning large animals such as mammoths, horses and rhinos. @PMA_Warszawa @UniWarszawski @uniwroc .

The way violent historical events are geographically described can significantly influence public perceptions of responsibility. Dr. Lucas B. Mazur found even subtle wording shifts can shape national narratives and collective guilt.

Professor Tomasz Dietl, a leading physicist with the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious Tohoku University International Award – Special Award.

Polish scientists have begun analysing samples of extremophilic volcanic microalgae that were returned to Earth after a stay aboard the International Space Station (@Space_Station) as part of the IGNIS mission. @PWr_Wroclaw #IGNIS.