Eat too many carrots and your skin might turn orange, thanks to a group of pigments called carotenoids. Orange skin may not…
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Blog Pick of the Month Vegetables Help Wild Andean Condors Dominate at DinnertimeRead more
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Aggregators How Newbie Sailors Earn Their Sea LegsRead more
With America’s Cup sailors training for the upcoming races right across from the PLOS San Francisco office, we can’t resist watching the…
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Topic Focus Malaria, Tuberculosis Caused Death on the Ancient NileRead more
Southwest of Cairo, the Nile branches into a network of canals that feed Fayum, a fertile agricultural basin that was a…
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Conferences Moms and babies respond to childbirth with different stress hormonesRead more
A quick internet search reveals that many women rank giving birth as one of the most painful human experiences. Though pain can…
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Aggregators Pristine Fossil Reveals Unlikely PairRead more
The small but sharp-toothed Thrinaxodon probably spent much of its time dining on its Triassic cohabitants, but a study published today reports…
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Aggregators It’s for the birds: Citizen science reveals shift in winter bird homesRead more
Just in time for summer solstice (the longest day of the year!), we bring you the heartwarming tale of a study that…
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Aggregators Exploring multiple facets of modern men’s healthRead more
June is Men’s Health Month! This is a time to bring awareness to preventable health issues and encourage early detection of diseases…
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Peer review PLOS ONE welcomes RIAT (Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials) InitiativeRead more
Last week BMJ published an article proposing a new initiative aimed at solving an age-old problem in medical publishing: that of the…
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Peer review Summer Service UpdateRead more
It’s mid-June and here in the US and in many other parts of the world, academics are taking advantage of the sunshine…
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Article-Level Metrics PLOS ONE – Measuring Article ImpactRead more
A common misconception of PLOS ONE is that just because we don’t consider perceived impact or novelty when deciding what to publish…
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Internet/Blogging Sleep May Solve Grammar GremlinsRead more
Do you know when to use who versus whom? Affect versus effect? If you’re stumped, first crack open your textbook, but then…
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Aggregators Making the News in MayRead more
Laughter, fungi, pipettes and ants – last month, PLOS ONE papers made headlines with an array of research. Here are some of…