Science

In many cultures and languages, trees – their roots, trunks and branches – carry great narrative significance. Michał Książek

The life cycle of stars is truly spectacular, often involving the creation of immense mass and the unimaginable movement of energy – at least from our earthly perspective. Piotr Stankiewicz

On this day in 1780, the infamous Count Alessandro di Cagliostro fled Warsaw in a panicked hurry. He had been there to turn mercury into silver, but the observations of another educated nobleman spelled the beginning of the end... Adam Węgłowski

From mewing to singing and imitating human speech, the animal world is home to all sorts of communication methods. But can we really refer to this as language? Mikołaj Golachowski

Today’s information age is only possible thanks to the groundbreaking work of a lone genius. David Tse/Quanta Magazine

Utopian visions of future cities are often bold and exciting, yet for various reasons, these ambitious designs rarely realize their full potential. Paulina Wilk

Joanna Ostrowska, author of a book about gay people during World War II, talks about why it is crucial to honour the memory of LGBT people in Poland. Paulina Małochleb 

On this day in 1519, the great painter Leonardo da Vinci passed away. Yet at the time – although clearly talented – he enjoyed far less fame and worship than he does today. Adam Węgłowski

Neuroscientist Anil Seth talks about hallucinogenics, artificial intelligence, and how our perception of the world might not be consistent with reality. Maria Hawranek

A trip to the forest gives us the chance to reflect on nature – in all its wet, blooming, perfumed springtime glory. Szymon Drobniak

From post-natal death to hatching out of a mother’s back, the modes of reproduction in the animal world are far more varied than that of humans. Mikołaj Golachowski