From vertical gardens to succulent gardens to community veggie gardens like the San Francisco garden pictured above, city dwellers all around us…
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Aggregators It’s Not Easy Being Green: Assessing the Challenges of Urban Community GardeningRead more
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Featured Image Two Shark Studies Reveal the Old and SlowRead more
Sharks live in the vast, deep, and dark ocean, and studying these large fish in this environment can be difficult. We may…
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Aggregators Unearthing the Environmental Impact of Cambodia’s Ancient City, MahendraparvataRead more
From the 9th to the mid-14th century, the region of Angkor in modern-day northern Cambodia was the capital of Khmer Empire…
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Aggregators Watch Where I’m Going: Predicting Pedestrian FlowRead more
At last check, the population of the world was around 7.1 billion and counting. As we all know, the sheer number of…
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Images Rainforest Fungi Find Home in Sloth HairRead more
Most of us have seen a cute sloth video or two on the Internet. Their squished faces, long claws, and scruffy fur make these…
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Aggregators New Year, New SpeciesRead more
Rock lizards, pigment producing fungus, eagle rays, ant garden parasites, and Antarctic sea anemones: new species are discovered all the time and…
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Aggregators Awkward Silences: Technical Delays Can Diminish Feelings of Unity and BelongingRead more
Smooth social interaction is fundamental to a sense of togetherness. We’ve all experienced disrupted conversations—some caused by human awkwardness and others by…
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Fun Mama Gorilla Knows BestRead more
While few question the importance of maternal care in humans, scientists do question the influence of a mother’s behavior in other species…
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Fun Snail Mucus May Alter Plant DefensesRead more
Predator-prey relationships make up a large part of the food chain, and both predators and prey have developed visual, auditory, physical, and…
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Internet/Blogging Robofish: How Color and Tail Wagging Helped Bring a Robot Fish to “Life”Read more
In an age of 3D printing and bionic limbs, distinctions between the manmade and the natural can sometimes blur. Take, for example…
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Fun Biking the Distance… In 30 Minutes or Less: The Impact of Cost and Location on Urban Bike Share SystemsRead more
Those of us who commute to the PLOS San Francisco office have noticed the emergence of bike share stations cropping up along…
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Aggregators A Rat’s Journey Through Virtual RealityRead more
Few ideas excite the imagination more than virtual reality. We humans use virtual reality for training, entertaining, and even education, but we…