In his essays and letters written during the occupation, Czesław Miłosz questions the roots of totalitarianism and challenges myths of European culture.
Routine methods for monitoring the seas and oceans are costly and unreliable. Researchers are placing their hopes in a new method: remote satellite sensing.
The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery was established in 1956 to conduct research into the fundamentals of the performance, design, construction and development of machines and devices used for energy conversion in flows, to provide education and to implement new solutions in this area.
Studying the evolution of geosystems over geological timescales is the main aim of contemporary geology, and the most important task currently being pursued at the PAS Institute of Geological Sciences.
Being able to effectively protect our environment hinges upon first having a good understanding of the condition of its various elements and the mechanisms involved, and then taking any necessary steps to prevent and repair damage.
Prof. Tadeusz Kowalik (1926-2012) was one of the few Polish economists who advocated a fairer model for the Polish transformation, based on the examples of Scandinavian countries.
The role of illustration in our studies of natural history has changed over the centuries, not just in how it depicts specimens or technologies but also as our interest in its different aspects has shifted.
Those fantastically juicy apples sitting on supermarket shelves are not just simply nature's gift to us - they are also the result of numerous tests and ongoing scientific research.
What exactly is a planet? Back when mankind only knew five roaming celestial bodies visible to the naked eye, the answer was simple. But the recent discovery of more and more planets circling our own Sun as well as distant stars has made it necessary to reconsider the meaning of the term .
Visitors to natural history museums can admire replicas of animals that died out ages ago. What tricks can be used to “bring them to life”? How have such animals been reconstructed in the past, and how is it done today?
In order to understand what constitutes the specific aromas of food, we first need to study the chemical structure of their constituents. This is being done by researchers working at modern chromatography laboratories.
The senses most traditionally associated with art perception are vision and hearing, whereas taste is generally linked with the culinary arts. Contemporary artists, however, rarely worry about such divisions.
Over thousands of years, amber has been used for decoration and as a kind of currency, magical substance, and medical cure. Coveted to this very day, amber has now become more than just a pretty stone - it holds sensational secrets for biologists.
The interiors of the Imperial Castle in Poznań are embellished with scores of different stone varieties. In order to preserve and renovate them, an in-depth conservation examination needed to be performed.
Taste is an important element in power relationships, since as Norbert Elias and Pierre Bourdieu maintained, good taste is simply the preferences displayed by groups with a certain social standing.
Only a small minority of Poles surveyed believe that the prevailing social order is valid and fair. A clear majority believe that the wealthy must have come into their affluence via dishonest means, at the expense of those who are worse off.
The concept of social art is not exactly new, dating back to at least the 1970s. Its current revival, however, creates an opportunity to reconsider the social and civic potential of artistic practices.
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