Silesian research
Unique discovery in the Polish meteorite Morasko
| Prof. Evgeny Galuskin, Prof. Irina Galuskina | In early 2026, the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature, and Classification of the International Mineralogical Association (CNMNC-IMA) accepted a new mineral from the iron meteorite Morasko with the formula K(Ti7Cr)O16 (DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2026.10199). The mineral was named “copernikite” in honour of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), a renowned Polish astronomer and...
In science, you should never give up | Interview with Prof. Christopher Rensing
| Interview by Weronika Cygan-Adamczyk and Agata Daszkowska-Golec, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. | In June and July, the University of Silesia welcomed Prof. Christopher Rensing, a prominent scientist of international renown specialising in environmental and medical microbiology. Born in the United States, he was educated in Germany and later worked at various institutions around the...
The gene of space pirates | Yeast TardigradeGene
| Author: Agnieszka Sikora, PhD | As part of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), in which Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, PhD is participating, 13 scientific experiments developed by Polish companies and universities will be carried out. Among the research to be conducted by the Polish astronaut is the Yeast TardigradeGene project,...
To survive. Climate migration through the eyes of the Global South | Research by USil literary studies experts
| Autorka: Weronika Cygan-Adamczyk | Wanderlust is part of human history. Homo sapiens owe it their greatest triumph. After leaving the cradle of humankind in Africa, we have reached every other continent and even set foot on the Moon. In the 21st century, however, we are still preoccupied with matters here on Earth, where increasing...
Can a computer be an artist? | Prof. Urszula Boryczka
| Tomasz Płosa | Algorithms, evolution, and the future of art At first glance, art and evolutionism do not seem to have much in common, maybe even nothing at all. However, it turns out that the use of mechanisms associated with the theory of evolution can influence artistic activity in a very interesting and non-obvious...