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Forest management shapes the diversity of bryophytes

26 05 2026

New research conducted with the leading participation of scientists from the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, shows that forest management affects not only the number of bryophyte species, but ...

A special issue of the Journal of Plankton Research dedicated to the memory of Professor Z. Maciej Gliwicz

18 05 2026

A special issue of the Journal of Plankton Research has been published in memory of the late Professor Z. Maciej Gliwicz, an outstanding biologist, inspiring academic teacher and long-time head ...

Scientists shed light on the human “dark proteome”

14 05 2026

For many years, it was assumed that the human genome contains around 19,500 canonical, well-described protein-coding genes. However, a growing body of research suggests that this picture may be more ...

The diet of wolf–dog hybrids in Poland does not differ from that of wolves

08 05 2026

Wolf–dog hybrids in Poland eat almost the same food as wolves. Recent research shows that their diet is based mainly on wild ungulates: roe deer, fallow deer and wild boar. ...

Damselfly larvae change their hunting tactics when they detect chemical cues from larger dragonfly larvae

07 05 2026

Researchers from the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, investigated how damselfly larvae change their hunting behavior when chemical cues from a larger predator appear in the water. The study ...

Do unevenly distributed resources increase “inequality” among fish?

23 04 2026

In nature, food is rarely distributed evenly and most often occurs in patches. It turns out that such environmental heterogeneity can have surprising consequences not only for how much organisms ...

Do tits change their plumage colouration in response to urbanization?

22 04 2026

Urbanization transforms not only the landscape, but also the living conditions of animals that have learned to function in cities. Although many bird species occur at high densities in urban ...

UW researchers identify a phage-derived enzyme that may help combat drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

17 04 2026

Researchers from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Wrocław, have described a phage-derived enzyme that effectively weakens the dangerous ...

European mycology at the intersection of academic and citizen science

16 04 2026

Dr hab. Julia Pawłowska (corresponding author) and Dr Igor Siedlecki from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology are co-authors of the scientific article entitled “Mapping the landscape of mycological organizations in ...