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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

Volumes

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Content

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld

1 Contents

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld

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2 Editorial

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 3

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3 Engineering Harmony

Maciej Zalewski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 4-7

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Abstract

The teaming up of hydrology and ecology offers one source of hope that the world's water crisis might be kept under control. But how can hydrology, a technology-oriented field, be integrated with ecology, which prioritizes living organisms?

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Maciej Zalewski

4 Water in the Solar System

Maria I. Błęcka

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 8-11

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Abstract

Water is ubiquitous in the Solar System, being present in gaseous form in all planetary and cometary atmospheres, as well as in the form of ice on the surface, subsurface or interior of Mars, comets, and most planetary satellites.

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Maria I. Błęcka

5 Troubled Water

Bogdan Zawadzki , Jan Strelau

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 12-15

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Abstract

People who experienced a flow not only have to cope with material losses but also can suffer from lasting psychological disorders.

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Bogdan Zawadzki

Jan Strelau

6 White Ends of the Earth

Aleksander Guterch , Andrzej Gaździcki , Piotr Głowacki , Marek Grad

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 16-19

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The years 2007-2008 have been declared the 4th International Polar Year. Poland has a long history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, and is now ready to join the international effort.

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Aleksander Guterch

Andrzej Gaździcki

Piotr Głowacki

Marek Grad

7 Miracles of Banganarti

Bogdan Żurawski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 20-23

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In a Nile valley village, Polish archeologists are excavating an important pilgrimage center of an acient Christian kingdom.

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Bogdan Żurawski

8 Our Beaches

Zbigniew Pruszak , Rafał Ostrowski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 24-25

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Due to the ever-changing global climate, the frequency and intensity of extreme atmospheric phenomena are increasing. Strong winds, similar to hurricanes and tornados observed on the Atlantic, are starting to appear in the region of the Baltic Sea. How are they affecting Poland's coast?

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Zbigniew Pruszak

Rafał Ostrowski

9 Cord Blood Cells for Brain Research

Leonora Bużańska , Barbara Łukomska. , Krystyna Domańska-Janik

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 26-27

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Umbilical cord blood doesn't become useless after a child is born. In the future it may serve as a source of "spare parts" for humans.

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Leonora Bużańska

Barbara Łukomska.

Krystyna Domańska-Janik

10 Tangled Colors of the Sea

Bogdan Woźniak , Jerzy Dera

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 28-29

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Abstract

Seen from orbit, our Blue Marble is a planet of seas. Their colors carry hidden information about the ecosystem. Getting at it is a difficult task that requires measuring hundreds of shades and filtering out tricks played by the atmosphere.

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Bogdan Woźniak

Jerzy Dera

11 Learning to Live with Floods

Wojciech Majewski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 30-31

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Floods play a predominant role among all disastrous natural occurrences. They have affected us in the past, they are a part of our present, and they will continue to occur in the future.

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Wojciech Majewski

12 Too Much to Bear

Lucyna Florkowska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2005 | Nr 1( 5) 2005 Waterworld | 32-33

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Abstract

Everybody knows the parable about two houses, one built on sand and another on solid rock. This just goes to show that even thousands of years ago, people realized how crucially a building's safety depends on whether it rests on the proper subsoil.

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