The rich colors and textures of Petrified Forest National Park represent millions of years of geological time, climate change, and peculiar…
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Creative re-use A geologist finds his way in a fossil forest (and makes a map for the rest of us)Read more
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Aggregators No sense of direction? Consider consulting some carpRead more
The ability to navigate using the earth’s magnetic field is a skill that is not unique to humans. Over the last few…
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Aggregators Cervical Health Awareness MonthRead more
Health risks can be frightening, but ignorance to these risks can be even more terrifying. In the past, we have discussed a…
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Aggregators The Downside of Sharing: Winter BugsRead more
Unfortunately, increasing numbers of us are experiencing this year’s particularly brutal seasonal flu (most frequently influenza A, subtype H3N2). The CDC’s latest…
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Author Spotlight New fossil suggests giant ‘killer walrus’ was just a toothy fish-eaterRead more
Sea lions, otters, humpback whales and harbor seals are familiar sights to most native Californians today, but the waters off this coastline…
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Aggregators Thanking Our Peer ReviewersRead more
What a year it has been! As 2013 commences we would like to take a moment to recognize the peer reviewers that…
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Fun Penguins Punctuate 2012 for PLOS ONERead more
Today is the last day of 2012. As you put on your formal wear and get ready to ring in the new…
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Author Spotlight Fixing siRNAs by creating an anti-siRNARead more
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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Images Prowling Catfish Catch Pigeons on LandRead more
Cats hunt birds, and sea-birds hunt fish. And in some odd ecological pockets, catfish hunt pigeons. In a study published today by…
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Aggregators For animals, ‘Value meals’ are not just about quantityRead more
Animals that hunt or forage for prey can be just as picky as humans about their food, and recent studies show that…
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Aggregators PLOS ONE Zoo: Giant robber crabs, pandas, bonobo apes and more!Read more
Whether it is unusual food habits, fighting over females, or snacking between meals, research published in PLOS ONE this week spans these…
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Aggregators Spiders, Birds, and Snakes, Oh my!Read more
To continue our spooktacular posts this October, we bring you a study which may have some arachnophobes rethinking their next vacation destination…