A view of the excavation site. In the foreground is the edge of the Dry Moat; in the background is the Step Pyramid; between them are the remains of the tombs of the Lower Necropolis (on the right) and the pits where the burials of the Upper Necropolis were located.
Archaeology

The mysteries of Saqqara: What can this ancient necropolis reveal about us today?

Pyramids, mummies, pharaohs – these are the images of ancient…

Milli-, micro-, nano-, pico-, and femto- – these prefixes help us describe objects at extremely small scales. Scientists are making remarkable advances in this microscopic world.
Chemistry

Nanomachines of the future: Teaching molecules to rotate on command

“I am a robot, forged and strong, by electric currents…

For final-year medical students, emigration is becoming an increasingly less attractive option each year. Still, their decisions will likely depend on how they evaluate the Polish healthcare system once they’ve experienced it as full-time employees.
Politics & administration

Do future doctors want to leave Poland? New research from the University of Warsaw’s Centre of Migration Research

Each year, fewer medical students consider leaving Poland, even though…

Security studies

Building resilience against disinformation: The international SAUFEX project

Neither place, time, nor borders can stop it. We live…

“If I’d just gotten here sooner, with her, things would have turned out differently… Or would they? We ask ourselves that kind of ‘what if’ all the time.”
PhilosophyResearch at UW

Can elves and vampires have dark skin? Counterfactual thinking in philosophy – and on the Internet

“If I’d been there with you back then, things would…

Crucian carp (Carassius carassius).
BiologyResearch at UW

Crayfish and fish: Can they contribute to the removal of microplastics from water?

Plastic pollution in rivers, seas, and oceans is a serious…

Career opportunities are theoretically limitless, yet women remain significantly underrepresented in top leadership positions.
Management

Gender diversity in the boardroom: What the data reveals

As of this year, large publicly traded companies are required…

Women painters at work, late 1970s. Photo: Archives of the Faience Department of the Museum of the Kujawy and Dobrzyń Land in Włocławek
Art

Ceramic diplomacy: Włocławek “Fajans” as a tool of cultural policy in the People’s Republic of Poland

Can ceramics serve as a tool of diplomacy? In the…

A propaganda image of Molotov, Stalin, and Voroshilov
Media

Controlled silence: The rise of Soviet censorship in the early 20th century

After the October Revolution, words became weapons – and silence,…

Orchids often use deception and manipulation to lure insects into pollination – but they can also reward their floral visitors.
Biology

Floral deception and rewards for pollinators: Here’s something you didn’t know about orchids

The Orchidaceae – commonly known in Poland as orchids – is one…

Where do the Polish astronomers work? The signpost points the way. The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), a project led by the University of Warsaw, uses a telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Photo: Ewa Zegler-Poleska
Astronomy

University of Warsaw scientists discover unknown cosmic objects: What was lurking in the Magellanic Clouds

Do we only encounter X-rays when we break a bone?…

Roman tableware.
Archaeology

Fragments of the past: Another season of archaeological work at Gonio-Apsaros

Amphora kilns, ceramic vessels, and a gold votive plaque are…

So what did the “feeling thermometer” reveal? Overall impressions were generally positive.
PsychologyResearch at UW

“You don’t eat meat? I’m not going on a date with you.” Gender and diet on dating apps

More than 350 million people worldwide already use dating apps…

Installation view from the Mark Rothko exhibition, on view October 18, 2023–April 2, 2024, at the collection of Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.
Social Sciences

Picasso in the business world: Corporate art collections

The Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, the “la Caixa” Collection…

Red wood ant’s nests can form mounds up to two meters tall. These anthills can be home to over a million ants.
Biology

Uninvited lodgers: Mucoromycota fungi in red wood ant’s nests

How fascinating can the life of a single ant really…