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Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is already in Poland. Today, a few minutes after 11:00 a.m., a special plane with the Polish astronaut on board landed at Chopin Airport in Warsaw. During a press conference after his arrival in Warsaw, he said that he was looking forward to seeing his family.more

Astronauts' blood tests show similar indicators to those found in people who spend long periods of time at polar stations and in submarines, explains Alessandro Alcibiade, a doctor on the IGNIS mission who is taking care of the health of Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.more

Superbugs, or antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, could kill millions of people by 2050 and cost the global economy an estimated $1.7 trillion a year, says a report published by the think tank Centre for Global Development (CGD). People in China, the US and the EU will be most affected.more

Researchers at Scotland's University of Dundee have found that a routine computerised eye examination can reveal the risk of heart attack and stroke occurring in the next 10 years. The AI-based technology used is able to determine this in less than one minute.more

The Royal Society suggested to Elon Musk he should consider resigning his fellowship if he felt unable to help mitigate the Trump administration’s attacks on research, the Guardian has learned.more

Eight healthy babies have been born after in vitro fertilisation using the DNA of three people, a Newcastle infertility clinic in the UK has reported. The method used involves transferring the genetic material of the mother and father into a healthy donor egg to reduce the risk of disease.more

"We have an incredible amount of work to do to capitalize on this mission and build our future," said Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski after returning from the International Space Station. Yesterday, a special plane carrying the astronaut landed in Cologne, Germany.more

Researchers at UK Biobank, the world's largest human body imaging project, today announced that they have reached their goal of scanning the brain, heart and other internal organs in 100,000 people. The research has been ongoing for 11 years.more

The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm, the Met Office has warned. The country's changing weather patterns mean the UK now experiences a "notably different" climate to what it was just a few decades ago, its State of the UK Climate report says.more

The astronauts of the Ax-4 mission, including Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, said goodbye to the crew of the International Space Station yesterday. The ISS is an example of excellent international cooperation, the Polish astronaut emphasized during his farewell. Today, the Dragon capsule will begin its return journey to Earth.more

There is still uncertainty about how the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed millions of people around the world began, according to the final report published yesterday by a group of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origins of the worst epidemic in centuries.more

Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research has been taboo until now because of concerns it could lead to designer babies or unforeseen changes for future generations.more

The Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts, including Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, arrived at the International Space Station today at around 11.30am UK time.more

Baltic cod has evolved to become a smaller fish, escaping fishing nets, biologists said Wednesday, in a scientific article published in Science Advances, the Financial Times reported. Researchers link overfishing of the species to changes in DNA.more

The Ax-4 space mission carrying Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski was launched from Cape Canaveral this morning. Tomorrow at around 12:00 UK time, the four-person crew will reach the International Space Station (ISS).more

The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions. That's the stark warning from more than 60 of the world's leading climate scientists in the most up-to-date assessment of the state of global warming.more

The UK could see a boom in endangered sharks, rays and native oysters as species move habitats to respond to rising ocean temperatures, according to scientists. But some, including a clam that is the world's longest living animal, could struggle to adapt.more

Jagiellonian University was ranked 395th in The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). It is followed by the University of Warsaw - in 427th position, and further down the list - 627th - is the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. The top spot is dominated by Americans, with Harvard University in the lead.more

One is an amateur inventor, one is an artist, and another a keen welder. While they all share the traits of one of their most famous ancestors, the Vincis of northern Italy lived for years without knowledge of their rich family heritage. Until now.more

In 2025, we are witnessing interesting changes in the foreign language learning market in Poland. Data from tutoring platforms clearly show that although classical languages ​​still reign supreme, interest in less obvious directions is also growing.more

Poland has applied to join the multilateral Treaty on Automatic Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications. It was initiated several years ago by the Benelux and Baltic countries, the science ministry said on Thursday.more

The UK is falling behind on international efforts to tackle microplastics, scientists have said, as the pollutants continue to infiltrate food, ecosystems and human bodies.more

The launch of the Ax-4 mission with the Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on May 29, Axiom Space announced. The astronauts will conduct research related to, among others, the impact of microgravity on the human body, Earth observation and fuels of the future.more

Astrophysicists at the University of Cambridge have discovered ‘strong indications’ that living organisms may exist in the ocean of the planet K2-18b, located 124 light years from Earth in the constellation Leo, the British daily “The Telegraph” reported on Thursday.more

British researchers have grown a human tooth under laboratory conditions in what has been hailed as another breakthrough in dentistry, BBC News reports. One many years will still pass before implants at least partially replace natural teeth.more