Fossil records show that pterosaurs of all sizes and shapes flew through the skies of China and Central Asia about 145 to…
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Author Spotlight Meet Vectidraco, a European pterosaur the size of a crow
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Fun Marine microbes make musical waves
Music may be the newest addition to a science communicator’s toolbox. A PLOS ONE paper published today describes an algorithm that represents…
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Author Spotlight A floral ‘map’ to nectar discourages bumblebee robbers
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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Topic Focus Spreading seeds: Animals assist forest fruits
Dwindling numbers of a single mammal species involved in seed dispersal could change the nature of Brazilian Atlantic forests in far-reaching ways…
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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)
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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Author Spotlight New fossil suggests giant ‘killer walrus’ was just a toothy fish-eater
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 Announcing the World Register of Marine Species Collection
The ocean teems with millions of plants, animals and other organisms, and keeping track of this vast inventory can be quite a…
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Aggregators PLOS ONE News and Blog Round-Up: 2012 in Review
In this round-up, we would like to share with you some of the PLOS ONE articles covered by the media in 2012…
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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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Aggregators For animals, ‘Value meals’ are not just about quantity
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!
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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Article-Level Metrics Announcing the Altmetrics Collection
With the increasing use of Web 2.0 tools in scientific publishing and discussion, there is growing concern that scholarly output may be…