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ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Description

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.

ISSN

1731-7401

Publishers

Polish Academy of Sciences

Editorial Staff

Jolanta Iwańczuk (Editor-in-Chief, Earth Sciences)

Daniel Sax (Editor, English-Language Version)

Marcin Pietras (Biological & Agricultural Sciences)

Justyna Orłowska (Journalist)

Andrzej Figatowski (Graphic Designer)

Anna Bielec (Project Coordinator)

Scientific Council

Marek Konarzewski, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Chairman)

Dariusz Jemielniak (Deputy Chairman)

Andrzej Buko

Katarzyna Czarnecka

Patrycja Dołowy

Paweł Golik

Janusz Jurczak

Tomasz Kapitaniak

Marek Krawczyk

Krzysztof Nowak

Anna Zawadzka

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences

Communication and Science Information Department

Defilad sq. 1,

00-901 Warsaw, Poland

e-mail: academia@pan.pl

The journal content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
ttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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- Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces
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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 3

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3 All-Pervasive Grasses

Ludwik Frey

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 4-7

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Abstract

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.

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Ludwik Frey

4 50 Years in Space

Krzysztof Ziółkowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 8-11

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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.

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Krzysztof Ziółkowski

5 Spirits of the Land

Jarosław Derlicki

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 12-15

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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.

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Jarosław Derlicki

6 Even Spacing

Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwińska , Dagmara Jakimowicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 16-19

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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.

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Jolanta Zakrzewska-Czerwińska

Dagmara Jakimowicz

7 Planets of Multiple Suns

Maciej Konacki

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 20-23

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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.

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Maciej Konacki

8 Year of the Blue Planet

Andrzej Żelaźniewicz

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 24-27

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The UN has declared 2008 the International Year of Planet Earth, an opportunity for pursuing ground- breaking research and promoting greater Earth-science awareness.

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Andrzej Żelaźniewicz

9 Racing to Save the Past

Bogdan Żurawski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 28-32

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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.

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Bogdan Żurawski

10 Yellow Light of Caution

Wojciech Solarz , Damian Chmura

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 33

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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.

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Wojciech Solarz

Damian Chmura

11 Nature's Algorithm

Jarosław Tyszka , Paweł Topa

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 34-35

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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.

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Jarosław Tyszka

Paweł Topa

12 Man in the Ancient Forest

Tomasz Samojlik , Bogumiła Jędrzejewska , Dariusz Krasnodębski , Marek Dulinicz , Hanna Olczak

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 36-37

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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.

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Tomasz Samojlik

Bogumiła Jędrzejewska

Dariusz Krasnodębski

Marek Dulinicz

Hanna Olczak

13 We Must Build Wisely

Bogdan Ney

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 38-39

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The principle of sustainable development has stood the test well, and should continue to be pursued.

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Bogdan Ney

14 We Are Part of the Universe

Aleksander Wolszczan

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 40-43

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Aleksander Wolszczan

15 Water, Ecosystems, Society

Maciej Zalewski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2007 | Nr 4 (16) 2007 Spaces | 46-47

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Abstract

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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