In the business of survival, the bright colors of blooming flowers mark a serious transaction. Their nectar, color and fragrances are all…
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Author Spotlight A floral ‘map’ to nectar discourages bumblebee robbers
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Author Spotlight Fixing siRNAs by creating an anti-siRNA
Small pieces of RNA in our cells can act like molecular switches that turn genes off by binding to them. These pieces…
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Fun Plunging into the Unknown: Belly Button Bacteria and You
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what kinds of life might exist out there? Well, you can…
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Aggregators Halloween Highlights: Crushing Jaws!
Happy Halloween to those goblins and ghouls amongst you! Before you go trick-or-treating tonight, let’s wrap up our month-long series on creepy…
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Aggregators Happy Father’s Day from PLoS ONE! An interview with Alex and Steven Theg
Here at PLoS ONE we are proud to have a father-son team on staff. Alex Theg (AT) is a Publications Assistant for…
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Aggregators Using Virtual Reality to Understand Human Perception
How do we visualize the world around us? To answer this question, researchers are using virtual reality to gain insight into how…
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Interviews The “responsible conduct of research” is not limited to properly obtained consent
Today we published the article,Willingness to Share Research Data Is Related to the Strength of the Evidence and the Quality of…
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Internet/Blogging How deep social network “roots” help scientists communicate their research
There’s been a lot of discussion recently about how social networks can specifically help scientists collaborate and spread their messages more effectively…
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Images PLoS ONE Publishes its 20,000th Manuscript!
Today we are happy to announce that PLoS ONE has published its 20,000th manuscript! We could not have gotten here today without…
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Featured Image Tracking Turtles: An author spotlight on Sara Maxwell
The beach in Mayumba National Park, located on the coast of Gabon, has one of the highest nesting densities of sea turtles…
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Featured Image World Malaria Day: Research Highlights from PLoS ONE and PLoS Pathogens
Today is World Malaria Day —a time to reflect upon and commemorate the global efforts to fight this deadly mosquito-born disease found…
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Aggregators PLoS ONE News and Blog Round-Up
In this media digest: your flaws are my pain, increased gold mining threatens the Peruvian Amazon and more. The manuscript, Your Flaws…