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Jurassic serpulid-hydroid symbiosis

Symbiosis plays a key role in the functioning of ecosystems and in the evolution of organisms; however, direct evidence of such relationships in the fossil record is rare. The Jurassic seas of the Polish Basin nearly 170 million years ago concealed complex and exceptionally close symbiotic interactions. Six years after the publication of the first...

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Researchers from our Institute co-author a new volume of the landmark monograph of Geological Structure of Poland vol. TECTONICS

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Hab. Jacek Szczygieł, Professor of the University of Silesia, and Prof. Dr. Hab. Jerzy Żaba are co-authors of the monograph “Geological Structure of Poland. Volume 2: Tectonics”, published in 2026 by the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute. The new volume continues the long-running series “Geological Structure...

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From initial assessment to continuous monitoring – continuation of hydrogeological research in Zgorzelec

Hydrogeologists from the Institute of Earth Sciences are continuing their fieldwork in Zgorzelec as part of the CRossWATER project, funded under the Interreg Poland-Saxony programme. Following the first pilot studies carried out in summer 2025, which included extensive investigations, field measurements and chemical analyses of groundwater and surface water on both sides of the Polish-German...

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