Note: PLOS published the following press release on March 1, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — The Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced…
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Global Research PLOS Sustainability and Transformation publishes first papers
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In the News PLOS Water publishes first papers
Note: PLOS published the following press release on February 15, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — The Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced…
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Assessment Impact AND credibility matter when researchers evaluate research
PLOS has posted a report, along with accompanying data, on qualitative research about how researchers assess credibility and impact of research in different contexts…
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COVID-19 Author Interview: Loes Janssen and Marie-Louise Kullberg on the Well-being of Parents and Adolescents in COVID-19
Loes Janssen and Marie-Louise Kullberg used their ongoing Parent-Adolescent Interaction study as a baseline to investigate the well-being of Dutch adolescents and…
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COVID-19 Author Interview: Luca Morgantini on Burnout among Healthcare Professionals in COVID-19
Dr. Luca Morgantini worked with a diverse group of researchers to survey healthcare professionals across the globe to study the degree of…
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COVID-19 Author Interview: Arunima Malik on Global Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Arunima Malik and an international team of researchers recently assessed how the Coronavirus pandemic has caused worldwide consumption losses amounting to more…
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Citizen Science Scientists Who Selfie: Building Public Trust Through Social Media
There are many ways to communicate science, but few as expedient and direct as social media. But while Twitter and Instagram have…
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Early Career Family and the Field
Over the weekend I submitted a grant proposal, wrote a quippy tweet, and read a paper. The paper was Dr…
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Ecology The Rollercoaster of Exploding Pollen
When I think about reading peer-reviewed natural history papers — including contemporary articles in a ‘Natural History Miscellany Note’ or ‘The Scientific…
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Climate Change Coming Down the Mountain: How Changes in the Water Cycle are Affecting Mountain Ecosystems
As plants take in sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, they also respire or “breathe” out part of that carbon dioxide back…
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Biodiversity The Birds That Start Fires: Using Indigenous Ecological Knowledge to Understand Animal Behavior
I don’t remember too much from the eighties–other than Nintendo, Sonic, and how cool the Ghostbusters were. But I do clearly remember…
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Conservation Hyenas Among Humans
Increasingly, animals have to share their space with human activities and infrastructure, even in protected nature reserves. Although human activity can often…