Sticks and stones may break our bones but microbes’ “words” may hurt us. Breast cancer is a threat to men and women…
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Aggregators Small Talk: When Bacterial Chatter Gets Invasive
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Ecology Earth Day 2015: Celebrating Our Awe Inspiring World
We share Earth with millions of amazing plants and animals. Whether we’re relaxing in a hot spring like a Japanese macaque, or…
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Aggregators Who Let the Microbes Out: A Paw Print of Doggy Skin Bacteria
A house is not a home without a dog, and a dog isn’t a “D-O-double-G” without its microbial “crew.” Human microbiome research…
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Aggregators Out on a Limb: Dwindling Trees in Cities
Of all the environmental resources we take for granted, large, older trees might be near the top of the list. Not…
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Aggregators Warming in Our Winter Wonderland: The Role of Ice in Penguin, Polar Bear, and Ivory Gull Survival
As winter grips the Northern Hemisphere tightly, many of us are happy to retreat to the comfort of our warm homes. But…
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Featured Image Fossilized Footprints Lead Scientists Down a Prehistoric Path
Whether tromping alone or running in a pack, all prehistoric creatures got around somehow. Paleontologists can use fossilized bones to learn more…
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Aggregators Playing With Canines: Ancient Dog Teeth Reveal Early Human-Dog Interactions
Even though our favorite pet dogs are now well-domesticated, we can still catch glimpses of their primal past when we watch them…
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Aggregators Honey for Your Boo Boo
An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but honey may fight some infections. Bacterial cell walls are not only responsible…
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Aggregators At Year’s End: Staff Editors’ Favorite PLOS ONE Articles of 2014
2014 has been an exciting year for PLOS ONE. We saw the journal reach a milestone, publishing its 100,000th article. PLOS ONE…
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Collections Meet PLOS at AGU 2014
PLOS ONE is excited to return to the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting (AGU 2014) for a third consecutive year. The event…
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Aggregators Our 200,000-Year-Old Ancestors: Neanderthal Bones in Northern France
We often make new discoveries about our ancient ancestors and how they may have behaved, and we sometimes find the evidence right…
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Aggregators PLOS ONE’s Spookiest Images of 2014
As we take a look back at research articles published so far in PLOS ONE in 2014, we realize we have no…