Many countries have found nuclear power stations to be successful solutions. Poland will join them sooner or later. The point is for this decision to be taken with full understanding of the benefits to be gained.
In order to survive, butteńlies of the Maculinea genus must occur together with Myrmica ants, whose nests provide the environment for a significant part of their development.
Academia had the opportunity to question Prof. Harald zur Hausen about his fascinating viral research leading to the development of a cervical cancer vaccine, about how great scientific discoveries are not always recognized right away, and also about his own plans for the futu.
As one Polish saying goes, "coal keeps Poland on its feet:' The country is indeed particularly rich in lignite deposits - a domestic fuel of relatively low production cost, ensuring relatively inexpensive power production. Should such an energy source be abandoned?
Despite active policies to protect minority languages and a resurgence of interest in them in many countries of Europe, the generation that spoke them as their mother tongue is now passing away - taking with them the tradition of their use in everyday life.
Why is the sexual mode of reproduction so common in nature? What are the advantages of hermaphroditism? Studying water hydra, capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction, may help us better understand the evolution of different reproductive strategies.
Observing nature since time immemorial, mankind has always noticed the surprising regularities evidenced by many biological phenomena. Mathematical modeling is now helping explain them.
The metabolic diseases that pose a major problem for obese individuals are actually not caused by overdeveloped fat tissue. In fact, the culprits turn out to be lipids stored in other tissues, ill adapted to accumulating fat.
Mood disorders, psychotic symptoms, suicidal behavior, and tendencies to abuse alcohol and other psychoactive substances all occur particularly frequently among artists. History's greatest geniuses have shown predispositions for schizophrenia. Is there a link between creative activity and psychopathology?
The fields of scientific research and art became particularly intertwined in the 1930s, when ethnologists and artists jointly succumbed to a fascination with the culture of Africa.
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