For thousands of Americans, roundworm infection may pose a serious threat to their health. Toxocariasis, an illness caused by a parasitic roundworm…
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Aggregators Worms in the Big Apple: Identifying Patterns of Toxocariasis Infection in New York CityRead more
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Worth A Thousand Words Catch the Katydid if You CanRead more
It’s too fast to catch, spears smaller insects with spiny legs, and sings a song that mirrors the syllables of its…
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Aggregators Detection by Dung: Don’t Eat the Brown SnowRead more
Researchers in Antarctica on a mission to locate penguin colonies found two groups of seabirds, thanks to a little help from satellites…
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Aggregators Article-Level Metrics Highlight: Top 10 of the SummerRead more
Having just published our 100,000th article, the staff at PLOS ONE realizes that easily finding research papers among our wide selection is…
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Aggregators I Smell Green, You Smell BlueRead more
In elementary school, we all learn about our five senses: taste, smell, touch, sight, and sound. Together, they continuously provide us with…
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Aggregators Sharing is Caring: Varied Diets in Dinosaurs Promoted CoexistenceRead more
Everyone loves a good dinosaur discovery. Though they’re few and far between, sometimes we get lucky, finding feather imprints, mohawks, or birthing…
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Aggregators The 2014 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change CollectionRead more
Post authored by Collection Curator Ben Bond-Lamberty The impacts of climate change on global ecology, in its many forms and fields, were…
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Aggregators “Low T” and Prescription Testosterone: Public Viewing of the Science Does MatterRead more
On January 29th 2014, researchers from UCLA, NCI, and Consolidated Research, Inc. published an observational study in PLOS ONE detailing increased cardiovascular…
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Aggregators Does the Fox Say, “I Love Living in the City?”Read more
Most wild animals move away from areas heavily populated by humans, noisy cars, and sparse natural habitat. Some, however, thrive in…
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Aggregators Supporting Hepatitis Awareness with Open Access Hepatitis ResearchRead more
World Hepatitis Day was July 28th, and PLOS ONE is observing the day by raising awareness with a few of our many…
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Fun If at First You Don’t Succeed, Sit Back and ListenRead more
Few of us remember how easily we learned language as children. Although the acquisition wasn’t always graceful then—‘awry’ never sounds the same…
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Fun Not Just a Pretty Face: Island Poppies Defend With PricklesRead more
Although the vibrant, waifish petals of the poppy may appear inviting to the casual observer, a closer look reveals a pricklier message…