For many of us, moving to a new house means recruiting a couple good friends to help pack and haul boxes. After a day or two of work, everyone shares a pizza while resting tired
3000 Years Ago, We Were What We Ate
Posted March 14, 2014 by
Ask EveryONE: Corrections
Posted February 18, 2014 by
My paper was recently published in PLOS ONE, but I’ve noticed an error. Can it be corrected? PLOS ONE corrects major errors found in published articles via the addition of a Formal Correction to the
Two Shark Studies Reveal the Old and Slow
Posted February 11, 2014 by
Sharks live in the vast, deep, and dark ocean, and studying these large fish in this environment can be difficult. We may have sharks ‘tweeting’ their location, but we still know relatively little about them.
A Year in Review: 2013 PLOS ONE Papers in the Media
Posted January 14, 2014 by
Image Credit: Yutaka Tsutano Tired of year-end lists? We know you’ve got room for at least one more. 2013 was a great year for PLOS ONE media coverage: We had over 5,000 news
Thanking Our Peer Reviewers
Posted January 6, 2014 by
In 2013 PLOS ONE published 31,500 articles, nearly 8,000 more than in 2012. In reaching this milestone, we would like to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of our peer reviewers.
Snail Mucus May Alter Plant Defenses
Posted December 6, 2013 by
Predator-prey relationships make up a large part of the food chain, and both predators and prey have developed visual, auditory, physical, and even chemical abilities to better their respective chances for surviving, whether that means
James Hansen and Colleagues Offer Evidence for a Disruptive Call to Action
Posted December 3, 2013 by
The article PLOS ONE publishes today from James Hansen and colleagues, “Assessing Dangerous Climate Change: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature” is extraordinary in many ways. From its
A Rat’s Journey Through Virtual Reality
Posted November 11, 2013 by
Few ideas excite the imagination more than virtual reality. We humans use virtual reality for training, entertaining, and even education, but we can also use it to study human and animal behavior. Adaptive behavior, or
Moonlit Rendezvous: The Box Jellyfish’s Monthly Meet-up in Waikiki
Posted October 29, 2013 by
When you think about tropical paradise, Hawaii is often at the top of the list. Waikiki is one of the most iconic Hawaiian beaches on Oahu and is a popular swimming and surfing spot. However,
PLOS ONE supports registration and reporting of all trials
Posted October 21, 2013 by
Emphasizing the fact that clinical trials can influence treatment decisions, the recent AllTrials campaign has called for all trials past and present to be registered, and the results reported. As one of the initiating organisations