Human ancestors that walked the earth left few traces of their passage. Some of their footprints have lithified, or turned to stone…
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Internet/Blogging Tracing Our Footsteps: Archaeology in the Digital Age
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Fun Attention All Procrastinators: There’s Research to Help!
It’s the twelfth of April and the clock is ticking on your tax return. For those of you who haven’t filed, we’ve assembled a…
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Internet/Blogging What are you in the mood for?: Emotional trends in 20th century books
Literary trends come and go; one year’s vampire is another year’s zombie. According to new research published today in PLOS ONE, certain…
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Aggregators Wrapped up in a Book: The Role of Emotional Engagement in Reading
Have you ever gotten lost in the pages of a good book? If so, you may have been more empathetic afterward. According…
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Internet/Blogging PLOS ONE News and Blog Roundup
This January, PLOS ONE papers caught the media’s eye for research on shark embryos, trustworthy brown eyes, acts of kindness, and more…
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Aggregators Greetings from Lake Socompa! A Diversity of Life in Extreme Conditions
The photo above comes to us from a remote part of the Andes, at the base of the active volcano Socompa. Lake…
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Aggregators Thanking Our Peer Reviewers
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 ONE
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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Manuscript submission and peer review system Winter Service Update
Happy holidays from the staff at PLOS ONE! As we are well into the winter months, we wanted to take this opportunity…
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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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Fun Worth a Thousand Words
How many arrows are depicted in the photo above? How many can you find? One? Five? The answer is 118. In research…