It’s starting to get colder in San Francisco, and the year-end holidays are soon to be upon us. This has made all…

Have you ever seen a lace bug? Don’t let their pretty name fool you—even though they’re dainty as a doily, they’re tough…

Heads were rolling in the Americas much earlier than previously thought. A recently published study in PLOS ONE uncovers a case of…

Since the PLOS San Francisco office is a quick car ride from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, so many of us at PLOS…

The size, shape, and solidity of an egg can tell us a lot, but until we can see inside, there is still…

Winnie the…Buzzard? The Oriental honey buzzard Pernis orientalis feeds primarily on honey and bee or wasp larvae. But how do they find…

At the end of 2014, we highlighted some of our favorite research videos from that year. We’re only mid-way through 2015, but…

It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s a bat! All three may be soaring through the sky, but their shapes vary greatly, which affects…

Sticks and stones may break our bones but microbes’ “words” may hurt us. Breast cancer is a threat to men and women…

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…

An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but honey may fight some infections. Bacterial cell walls are not only responsible…

Throughout the year we highlight research images that are worth a thousand words. For this year-end list, we’d like to extend the…