A keen ear for The Doll: Listening to Bolesław Prus’s famous novel

Paweł Maślona’s new screen adaptation of The Doll has sparked…

The Iliad and the Odyssey: Homer in our times

Why do we keep turning to stories written nearly 3,000…

Warmer oceans, smaller animals: A breakthrough in research on the lilliput effect

As the oceans heat up, marine animals are getting smaller…

Freeze the plant. Press it. Save it for centuries: Inside herbaria and the rise of collectomics

Inside these vast cabinets, temperature is kept at 20°C (68°F)…

Research University: Five questions for chemist Professor Paweł Kulesza

From fuel cells and sensors to water electrolysis, ammonia-based hydrogen…

Research University: Five questions for Professor Julia Pawłowska, a biologist 

They appear and vanish, shape entire ecosystems, and even provide…

Research University: Five questions for physicist Professor Michał Parniak

There are atoms that behave as if physics had turned…

Research University: Five questions for computer scientists Professor Wojciech Czerwiński

Every major online ticket sale relies on countless processes running…

Research University: Five questions for astronomer Professor Andrzej Udalski

Planets that orbit no star, drifting alone through the Milky…

Trolling: How to spot digital provocation

“Drinking lemon juice cures cancer,” “Reading books is overrated,” or…

The golden staph paradox: Does a “sticky” bacterium reduce the risk of death?

Why do some patients recover relatively easily from staph infections,…