Two new scientific institutions will be established in Poland Minister of Science and Higher Education Jaroslaw Gowin announced the creation of the National Institute of Technology and the National Agency for Academic Exchange. The first institution is to reform research... Read more
A close look at Saturn’s rings Images released by NASA show Saturn’s rings with unprecedented accuracy. Admittedly, the probe has been at a closer distance before, but now it takes photographs in better lighting conditions, so the photographs are definitely... Read more
Competition for a physical machine. 50 thousand to be won. Gold How to transport a metal ball from point A to point B using as many laws of physics as possible? Here’s a challenge that anyone of any age can... Read more
Black holes “spit” balls of gas with the mass of planets Every few thousand years, some unlucky star will get close enough to the black hole that the black hole, through its powerful gravity, will tear it apart, leaving behind... Read more
"When it comes to smog, each of us is a culprit" – It is bizarre and shocking that some people still burn waste or low-quality coal in their stoves,” an ecologist tells PAP prof. Piotr Skubala. He also points out... Read more
The Earth and Moon as seen from Mars. New NASA images The image was taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s (MRO) high-resolution High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera installed on the probe. The published photograph is actually a combination... Read more
Primates could disappear from Earth’s surface within 50 years 60 percent. primate species are threatened with extinction due to human activities, reports "Science Advances". In the next 50 years there may be a mass extinction of our closest relatives. Read more
British and Czech researchers built the "super laser" Central Laser Facility (CLF) and High average power pulsed laser (HiLASE) researchers are behind the development of the new technology. The laser has been named Bivoj, a reference to the mythical Czech... Read more