Adhesion, or stickiness, is a powerful and valuable property that results from both physical and chemical interactions. Think of all the…
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Aggregators Sticky Times: How to Hang On Under a WaterfallRead more
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Aggregators Bird Enthusiasts & Coffee Aficionados, Unite!Read more
Do you like fancy coffee? Birds do too, but not for the morning pick-me-up that millions of people rely on every day…
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Fun The Balancing Act in Borneo: Managing Deforestation, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Health, and the Value of RainforestsRead more
Borneo: the third largest island in the world, one-third of which is home to 220,000 km2 of diverse and beautiful rainforest. Borneo…
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Aggregators Extra! Extra! Research Making the News in SeptemberRead more
As September draws to a close, let’s look back on some of the research that caught the media’s attention, published this month…
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Aggregators US Government Shutdown: Possible Effects at PLOS ONERead more
Effective as of midnight, October 1st, 2013, the US government is closed for business, which means that all nonessential US federal services…
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Aggregators Understanding the Science Behind the Marvel: Why is the Río Celeste so Blue?Read more
Recently, PLOS ONE published the science behind the surprising coloration of the river in the photo above. The beautiful, cloudy cyan waters…
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Aggregators The RosettaCon 2012 Collection: Rosetta Developers Meet the Challenges in Macromodeling Head OnRead more
Reproducibility continues to be one of the major challenges facing computational biologists today. Complicated experiments, massive data sets, scantily described protocols, and…
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Aggregators DNA Funtime: How to Stretch DNA and Put It Anywhere You Want (sort of)Read more
Ever since the days of Watson and Crick—and Franklin, but we won’t get into that right now—we’ve known that double-stranded DNA’s favorite…
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Fun The Power of the Claw: Not Your Average “Soft” MaterialRead more
Earlier this month we gave you cuddling between affectionate lions. Lest we become overwhelmed by the desire to cuddle one of these…
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Article-Level Metrics PLOS ONE’s New Look: Redesigned for DiscoveryRead more
The PLOS Product and Development teams are constantly working to enhance the web experience for authors, editors, and readers. Today, we’re unveiling the…
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Aggregators Whisker Shape and Orientation Help Seals and Sea Lions Minimize Self-NoiseRead more
While it doesn’t always pay to take the path of least resistance, sometimes it’s best to just go with the flow. New…
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Topic Focus (Don’t) Watch that Mouth: Listen Up by Looking AwayRead more
A dish clatters to the floor, and you spin around to view the damage. A friend calls out from beyond your line…