During the last 12 years, 23 mollusc species were recorded in the Czech Republic for the first time. With the exception of several introduced and invasive species, some of these molluscs are native, rare and even endangered, including Pagodulina pagodula. This rare woodland snail of Alpine origin was found in spring 2012 in the Mutenská obora Nature Reserve, which includes the forested slopes above the Moravská Dyje River in South Moravia. This is another occurrence of the species outside its Alpine range, in addition to one site in Poland, two in Slovakia, and a few sites in Hungary and the Balkan Peninsula. The species was also recorded in the Czech Republic in several interglacial sediments of the Pleistocene and also in one profile of Holocene origin (Atlantic period), not far away from the recent site. and Adam Lacina, Michal Horsák.
The Academy has interacted with the public in every regional seat and many other centres in the Czech Republic during its 14th Science and Technology Week, November 1-15. As one of the largest science communication efforts in the country, it presented the latest scientific achievements and results of current research. The response by Czech participants was lively and enthusiastic. and Luděk Svoboda.
Jubilejní rok AV ČR, který je zároveň prvním rokem zavádění „Strategie AV21“ do praxe mezinárodní spolupráce, nabádá nejen k ohlédnutí za prací vykonanou v minulosti, ale především ke zhodnocení současné kooperace se zahraničními partnery. O součinnosti s polskými kolegy jsme již informovali - naposledy prostřednictvím vzpomínek pamětníků v AB 12/2013. Tentokrát představujeme dlouholetou spolupráci Muzea a ústavu zoologie Polské akademie věd ve Varšavě a Ústavu půdní biologie BC AV ČR, kterou uvede dr. Karel Tajovský. Spolupráci Astronomického centra Mikuláše Koperníka ve Varšavě a Astronomického ústavu AV ČR popíše jeho ředitel prof. Václav Karas. and Andrzej Magala, Karel Tajovský, Vladimír Karas.