It’s not every day that you come across a living member of an extinct species. Nathan Whelan, a doctoral student at the…
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Aggregators Worth a Thousand Words: Rediscovering an “Extinct” SpeciesRead more
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Aggregators The Final Chapter on XMRV and Prostate CancerRead more
Discovering whether viruses cause cancer is important for public health, since prevention or treatment of these viral infections can avoid a potentially…
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Aggregators Women’s Health and Fitness Series Part II: Heart HealthRead more
Last week we discussed the role of fitness in women’s overall health, and this week, we will address cardiovascular disease, which kills…
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Aggregators New Monkey SpeciesRead more
Yesterday PLOS ONE published a fascinating article on the discovery of a new monkey species in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The…
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Aggregators Worth a Thousand Words: Handedness in FishRead more
If you look closely at the image above, you’ll see that the mouths of these cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis, curve in opposite…
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Aggregators PLOS ONE News and Media RoundupRead more
In August, PLOS ONE papers made the news for research on morality in infants, the first domesticated turkeys, the dangers of sea…
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Aggregators Announcing: Women’s Health and Fitness SeriesRead more
This month, in honor of National Women’s Health and Fitness Day on September 26th, we’ll be exploring upcoming and previously published work in…
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Aggregators New animal species now official when published onlineRead more
The International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the body that regulates animal species names, took a big step earlier this week when…
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Aggregators Stein, Tankard, Pint, Boot: Different beer glasses affect drinking speedRead more
As we enter the Labor Day holiday weekend here in the US, many Americans will probably be celebrating with a beer (or…
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Aggregators Research Challenging Beliefs About Body Weight StorifiedRead more
The current top three most viewed papers in PLOS ONE all address human body weight, and all three present results that may…
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Worth A Thousand Words The Advantage of VeinsRead more
Desert locusts are known to travel great distances, experiencing substantial mechanical stress along the way, however little is understood about their wings…
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Aggregators Worth A Thousand WordsRead more
The flowers of different species of Loasaceae, shown above, have developed impressive techniques to lure pollinators. Initially, the stamens are hidden in…