As many as 726 scientists from Poland were included in the list of the most-cited researchers from around the globe prepared by Stanford University. Who are the authors and co-authors of the publications that other scientists are most willing to cite? According to the list of the most-cited researchers in the world they comprise only 2% of researchers, in total about 160 thousand people. The ranking was published in October in the PLOS Biology magazine. The list was prepared...

A few days ago the government announced the extension of the existing restrictions due to the spread of COVID-19. This means that until January 31st, the compulsory 10-day quarantine will cover not only people crossing the external EU border but also people arriving in Poland by public transport. Who should be quarantined after coming from abroad? People who cross the border of Poland, which is also the external border of the European Union, apply for a 10-...

The SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus dominated the year 2020, but a lot of interesting things also happened in science. For example, a probe embarked towards the Sun, the Americans flew into Earth's orbit on a private shuttle, the legendary Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapsed and record heat was recorded in Antarctica. JANUARY - Scientists recorded gravitational waves (a signal from a collision of neutron stars) for the second time, as announced by the LIGO-...