Science depends on the ability to make observations, repeat experiments, test hypotheses, and share knowledge. When a new study comes out, other…

Recently I helped name a new species, an animal we think is the oldest dinosaur found to date—if not, it’s the closest…

In these times of budget cuts and belt-tightening, you might wonder why our government, universities, and museums should fund paleontological research. After…

While writing your dissertation, you come across many fascinating tidbits written as passing remarks. They are so interesting that you happily spend…

For a long time now, I’ve been beating the drum of “provide your data.” If you’re willing to take take a whole…

Paleoecology, Paleodiets, and Paleobiology In my last entry, I explained the basics of stable isotope geochemistry for paleoecology. Now that we have…

Breathing life back into lost worlds is not an easy task–how do you paint, draw, or sculpt an animal that no human…

Conventional wisdom holds that the fossil record is data-poor compared to the modern record. Introductory biology textbooks always start their explanation of…

For my inaugural post here at The Integrative Paleontologists, I am going to discuss a recent paper in PLOS ONE that highlights…

PLOS is pleased to announce a program to increase the global participation of authors in open-access publishing. On September 4th, 2012, we…

You may have noticed some visual changes to PLOS. Given our growth, it was necessary to provide our well-known logo with a…

Time is precious and many researchers use figures to prioritize what to read from the scholarly literature. Today, we’re pleased to announce…