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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Author Spotlight New fossil suggests giant ‘killer walrus’ was just a toothy fish-eaterRead more
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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…
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Aggregators What doesn’t kill a coral: A little ash is still a bad thingRead more
Being buried in lava and piles of ash can quickly kill, whether above ground or underwater, but research published in PLOS ONE…
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Aggregators Manta ray preferences revealedRead more
If the thought of a calm moonlit night out on a tropical island makes you want to be at the beach, you…
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Aggregators A selection of influential PLOS ONE papers on tropical medicine and malariaRead more
For the XVIII International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria Conference in Rio de Janeiro, PLOS ONE is highlighting eight recent articles. …
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Aggregators Women’s Health and Fitness Series Part V: PregnancyRead more
In this last post of the Women’s Health and Fitness Series, we delve into the mother of all topics: pregnancy. As one…