Today PLOS ONE launches the Responding to Climate Change Collection. At its centre is a paper published last December, “Assessing ‘Dangerous Climate…
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Aggregators PLOS launches Responding to Climate Change CollectionRead more
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Aggregators What’s in a Look? For Wolves, Maybe EverythingRead more
It’s been said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. They allow us to communicate feelings across a room…
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Aggregators PLOS ONE Publishes its 100,000th ArticleRead more
PLOS ONE publishes its 100,000th article – a pretty major milestone for a journal that has seen its fair share of momentous events…
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Aggregators Magnifying Power to the People with the FoldscopeRead more
The microscope holds a place on the short list of inventions that have changed the world and revolutionized our understanding of science…
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Aggregators Music, Language, and the Brain: Are You Experienced?Read more
Have you ever thought about everything that goes into playing music or speaking two languages? Musicians for example need to listen to…
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Aggregators Poll the Audience: Crowd-sourcing the Name of a New Species of WaspRead more
A scientifically literate society is one that can make educated, informed decisions based on the best available evidence. While much of the…
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Aggregators Signs of Change: Regional and Generational Variants in British Sign LanguageRead more
As societies change, so too do its languages. In the English-speaking world, we often make note of changes in language by recognizing…
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Aggregators Statistics Predicted a Healthier Medieval London Following the Black DeathRead more
The Black Death, a pandemic at its height in Europe during the mid-14th century, was a virulent killer. It was so effective…
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Worth A Thousand Words Modern Humans: Were We Really Better than Neanderthals, or Did We Just Get Lucky?Read more
We’ve all heard the story: dim-witted Neanderthals couldn’t quite keep up with our intelligent modern human ancestors, leading to their eventual downfall…
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Author Spotlight Satellite Telemetry Uncovers the Tracks of Tiny Ocean GiantsRead more
The pygmy blue whale, cousin to the more well-known Antarctic blue whale, has an enigmatic history. Pygmy blue whales dwell in vast…
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Fun Linking Isolated Languages: Linguistic Relationships of the CarabayoRead more
Like PLOS ONE, the English language is rapidly taking over the world (we kid). In 2010, English clocked in at over 360…
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Aggregators For Yeast’s Sake: The Benefits of Eating Cheese, Chocolate, and WineRead more
Yeast—including more than 1500 species that make up 1% of all known fungi—plays an important role in the existence of many of…