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University honey with catnip

| Katarzyna Juszkiewicz | On 8 August, the Great Bee Day is celebrated in Poland every year. This is a good moment to appreciate the role these insects play in our ecosystem, and assess the threats they face. Bees have been living on the roof of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University...

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“Clean Odra? Why Not” – photoreport from the kayaking expedition

| Andrzej Woźnica, PhD, DSc, Associate Professor and Damian Absalon, PhD, DSc, Associate Professor | The idea of ​​organising the kayaking expedition on the Odra River was born last year, after the trip down the Vistula River, which was carried out as part of the “Clean Vistula? Why Not” Project. The Odra expedition, like the...

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22 April – Earth Day

Although we should respect nature all year, Earth Day falling on 22 April is a good occasion to dwell on environmental protection and climate change. The idea of Earth Day was born in the United States and its initiator was a senator of the Democratic Party, Gaylord Nelson. He was publicising the issues related to...

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How to save Parnassius? | Textbook for schools

Current climate change and the related loss of biodiversity affect many species of animals and plants. The latest publication of American researchers “Wings That Make Waves”, was created in cooperation with scientists from the University of Silesia. It presents the history of Parnassius clodius (Parnassius sp.) And shows how the butterfly is connected with ecosystems...

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Freedom of research | Sławomir Sułowicz, PhD

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE FREEDOM OF RESEARCH – SCIENCE FOR THE FUTURE „Freedom of research – science for the future” series consists of articles, interviews and short videos presenting research conducted by winners of the call for proposals “FREEDOM OF RESEARCH – SCIENCE FOR THE FUTURE” SERIES Sławomir Sułowicz, PhD | microbiologist Nanomaterials are increasingly more...

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Tardigrades, superheroes and sleeping beauties | Prof. Izabela Poprawa’s research

|Małgorzata Kłoskowicz| Tardigrades are often thought of as indestructible animals that are not threatened by very high or very low temperatures, long-lasting droughts or even exposure to cosmic radiation. But what is the secret behind this remarkable resilience, and is there really nothing that can harm them? These and some other questions are answered Assoc....

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Łukasz Nicewicz | World Bee Day 2020

|Łukasz Nicewicz| The word ‘bee’ is most frequently associated directly with the honey bee (Apis mellifera), a hard-working insect producing honey and pollinating flowers. However, from the systematic perspective, it is a huge group of animals, which includes tens of thousands of species. A majority of bees are loners, only some form ‘societies’ and just...

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Fungi instead of Pesticides. Dr. Franco Magurno Talking about his Research

Coal dumps, an inherent element of Upper Silesian landscape, are mainly perceived as a risk, because they may cause pollution of surface and deep waters, as well as air. For scientists, however, they are a huge research field, a kind of laboratory where they search for the causes of changes in vegetation under the impact...

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