Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński was a Polish mathematician. He was known for contributions to set theory, number theory, theory of functions, and topology. He published over 700 papers and 50 books.
Fundamenta Mathematicae is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of mathematics with a special focus on the foundations of mathematics, concentrating on set theory, mathematical logic, topology and its interactions with algebra, and dynamical systems.
A bikont is any of the eukaryotic organisms classified in the group Bikonta. Many single-celled and multi-celled organisms are members of the group, and these, as well as the presumed ancestor, have two flagella.
The Polish Mathematical Society is the main professional society of Polish mathematicians and represents Polish mathematics within the European Mathematical Society (EMS) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
Epipactis atrorubens, the dark-red helleborine or royal helleborine, is an herbaceous plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Irwin M. Brodo is an emeritus scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an authority on the identification and biology of lichens. Irwin Brodo was honored in 1994 with an Acharius Medal presented to him by the International Association for Lichenology.
Galium saxatile or heath bedstraw is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is related to cleavers.
Lemna minuta is a species of duckweed known by the common name least duckweed. It is the smallest Lemna species. It is native to parts of the Americas, and naturalized in others; the exact native range is not known. It is found on other continents as a non-native introduction as well. The plant's distribution is ever-expanding; it has been spreading in Europe and it was described from Poland for the first time in 2007. In many areas it is a noxious weed, such as in Belgium.
Bulbophyllum tahitense is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in East Polynesia and the Society Island at elevations of 70–800 meters.
Polystachya neobenthamia is a species of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is terrestrial, lithophilic and grows among leaf litter and other detritus on rock faces. It is endemic to Tanzania.
European Journal of Entomology (EJE) is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Czech Academy of Sciences. It covers research in entomology, including Myriapoda, Chelicerata, and terrestrial Crustacea. It was established in 1904 by the Czech Entomological Society under the title Acta Societatis Entomologicae Bohemiae, then later as Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca. The insect depicted on the cover of the journal is Pyrrhocoris apterus. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 1.061. In 2016, the journal became electronic-only and open access.
Galium oelandicum is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Öland in Sweden, in the Baltic Sea. The plant has showy displays of pretty white flowers.
Diplomitoporus flavescens is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae.
Helena Krzemieniewska (1878–1966) was a Polish botanist and microbiologist, noted for studying myxobacteria and myxophyta in soil. The standard author abbreviation Krzemien. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Jadwiga Wołoszyńska was a Polish botanist known for studying algology, limnology, and paleobotany. She identified new types and species (e.g. Prorocentrum cassubicum Dodge of algae and studied lakes in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Java, Sumatra and Africa The standard author abbreviation Wołosz. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Dianthus nitidus, commonly known as the Carpathian glossy pink, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.
Jan Bystrek was a Polish botanist and professor of natural sciences. He was employed at the Department of Systematic and Geography of Plants at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University from 1956 until 2004. He published research in many fields, including botany, floristry, lichenology, systematics, environmental protection, biogeography, ecology, bioindication, and nature and landscape protection. He was involved in popularizing knowledge about nature and ecological education.
Carbonea austroshetlandica is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It was discovered in the South Shetland Islands where it grows on Carbonea assentiens but has since been reported from King George Island where it uses Rhizocarpon geographicum as a host.
Nymphaea × borealis is a species of waterlily native to Sweden, Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and East European Russia. It is a natural hybrid of Nymphaea alba and Nymphaea candida.
Łukasz Jakub Łuczaj is a Polish botanist, professor of biological sciences at University of Rzeszów. He is known for his work in the field of ethnobotany, particularly focusing on wild edible plants. Łuczaj is also a YouTuber and nature conservation activist, contributing extensively to the popularization of botanical knowledge and ecological practices.
