The „Academia” magazine was founded on the initiative of Professor
Andrzej B. Legocki, a President of the Polish Academy of Sciences in
2003 – 2006. In the beginning it was published only in English as a
reply to the growing demand for a current information on the Polish
Academy of Sciences` activities, expressed by foreign scientists and
Poles living abroad and interested in Polish science.
Since 2005 the magazine is published both in Polish and English.
The „Academia” is an exceptional - on the Polish market - scientific
magazine for the general public, propagating achievements of Polish
scientists here and abroad. Authors of articles in „Academia” explain
their subject in a way that is accessible not only for all sorts of
academics but also for students, pupils and all other readers interested
in scientific topics for the general public.
On every continent and in every habitat, grasses discretely pervade our environment. But despite their ubiquity, grasses have a subtle beauty and still pose a challenging subject of scientific inquiry.
We have now reached the 50th anniversary of when mankind first began exploring space - the traditional start of the "space era" came with the launch of the first artificial satellite on 4 October 1957, followed by the first manned spaceflight on 12 April 1961. Nowadays we rarely stop to notice how many aspects of our daily lives are derived from this half-century of space research.
The identity of every ethnos - from tiny groups to great nations - is defined not only by its common history or culture, but also by the space it inhabits.
The long hyphae of fungi-like Streptomyces bacteria contain many chromosome copies, yet a precisely controlled mechanism ensures only one copy ends up in each newly-formed spore.
Although the possible existence of extrasolar planets, similar to the Earth or different, has intrigued astronomers for centuries, it was only in the early 1980s that the technical capacity to discover them emerged.
The UN has declared 2008 the International Year of Planet Earth, an opportunity for pursuing ground- breaking research and promoting greater Earth-science awareness.
In four years of salvage work in the region of the Fourth Nile Cataract, Polish archeologists have discovered and studied many artifacts of the Nubian culture. These objects have enabled them to reconstruct the history of these territories abounding in dramatic events.
Fallow wasteland, seemingly worthless for agriculture, may in fact be of great natural value. We need to be very cautious when using it for cultivating energy plants.
The beautiful, intricate shells produced by foraminifera with astounding complexity turn out to be governed by simple mathematic rules. Once the underlying principles are discovered, foraminifera shapes can be "grown" on a computer screen.
Białowieża forest has survived to the modern day retaining a broad diversity of animal and plant species, while at the same time hosting a centuries-old human presence.
The International Center for Ecology focuses on advancing the science of ecohydrology and on the practical application of its principles, so as to regenerate our drinking water resources and improve their quality.
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