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…
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Aggregators Flight of the Bats: Exploring Head Shape and AerodynamicsRead more
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Aggregators Small Talk: When Bacterial Chatter Gets InvasiveRead more
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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Article-Level Metrics Zoom-Enhance: Identifying Trends in Article-Level MetricsRead more
In late December 2013, PLOS ONE published an article from UK-based Psychologists Rob Jenkins and Christie Kerr titled “Identifiable Images of Bystanders…
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Aggregators Biting Off What They Can Chew: Scientists Use 3D Reconstructions to Study Animal Jaw MechanicsRead more
Studying the muscles that animals use to bite and chew can tell us a…
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Aggregators PLOS ONE Update on Peer Review ProcessRead more
There has been a great deal of community discussion in the last few days about a referee report that was sent to…
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Article-Level Metrics Fun(d) with ScienceRead more
Many researchers will tell you that financing their work–writing grants, securing funding, and budgeting for varying funding levels year to year–is the…
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Ecology Earth Day 2015: Celebrating Our Awe Inspiring WorldRead more
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 Head Rattling Results: Fin Whales Hear with Their SkullsRead more
Many of us have heard the haunting call of a whale ‘song,’ but how do the whales themselves hear sound? Similar to…
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Aggregators Who Let the Microbes Out: A Paw Print of Doggy Skin BacteriaRead more
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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Conferences Introducing the PLOS ONE Conference PageRead more
We are excited to announce the publication of the PLOS ONE conference page. The page serves as a one-stop shop for announcements…
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Aggregators Out on a Limb: Dwindling Trees in CitiesRead more
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 Positively Negative: A New PLOS ONE Collection focusing on Negative, Null and Inconclusive ResultsRead more
“I never quit until I get what I’m after. Negative results are just what I’m after. They are just as valuable to…