Scientists investigate how lynx fare in European landscapes
Scientists have checked how lynx fare in the landscape of Europe, which is, among other things, heavily transformed by humans and fragmented. It turns out that a combination of the habitat availability and human impact may determine the survival of the species. This is of great importance for their protection, emphasise the study authors including researchers from Poland.
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Dinosaurs had tendons similar to those of birds, Polish researchers find
Tendons of dinosaurs underwent the ossification process similarly to birds, shows research by Polish palaeontologists, published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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Diet and stimulants leave traces in your DNA, says expert
Eating habits, the use of stimulants, and even playing sports can leave traces in specific places in the DNA. Biologists from the University of Lodz together with other Polish scientists are conducting research, the results of which can be used in forensic science.
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Scientists determine breathing rate of one of largest herbivorous dinosaurs
Plateosaurus, one of the largest herbivorous dinosaurs, took about seven breaths per minute, similar to the modern rhinoceros, scientists have calculated. The study co-author is Dr. Justyna Słowiak-Morkovina from the Institute of Paleobiology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
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Polish researcher explains formation mechanisms of cyclone Seroja
Equatorial tropical waves contributed to the formation of cyclone Seroja, which hit Indonesia in 2021. A cyclone in this area, close to land, is a rare phenomenon; it may be related to climate change, says Beata Latos, the first author of the publication in Nature Communications.
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Scientists investigate how piles of feathers in forests influence reproductive decisions of tits
Do adult great tits perceive predator activity based on piles of feathers remaining from avian prey, and how does this affect their reproductive decisions? Scientists from the Institute of Nature Conservation PAS in Kraków answer these questions in a new publication.
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Scientists urge photographers to follow the ethical principles of wildlife photography
The Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża has put forward recommendations for ethical wildlife photography.
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Progressive warming in Poland concerns all seasons of the year, warn scientists
The progressive climate warming in Poland concerns all seasons of the year; both average and extreme values of air temperature are increasing, according to the 'Atlas of Poland's climate (1991-2020)' by scientists from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
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Scientists decode chemical messages in brown bear scent
Brown bears communicate dominance and attract sexual partners with their scent. By smelling the chemical traces left by other individuals, they can determine their age and sex. A team of scientists including Polish researchers analysed the composition of such scented 'messages'.
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Biologists from Lodz study fungi that could save forests
Septoria krystynae is a newly discovered species of microscopic fungus that can save Polish and European forests from the increasingly spreading mistletoe. Research on the fungus is conducted by scientists from the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz and the Institute of Forest Sciences of the Bialystok University of Technology.
