If you’ve worked around academics you are surely familiar with the phrase publish-or-perish, the idea that publication rate, above all else, is…
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Collaboration Publish-or-Perish in Context: New research in publication rates says publish more, but is that the best answer for science?Read more
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Biodiversity Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Collection 2015-2016Read more
How climate change affects the structure and function of ecosystems—past, present, and future–is a well-represented topic in PLOS publications for 2015-2016. The…
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Biodiversity Enhancing communication and collaboration among ecologists at #ESA2016Read more
Once again PLOS will be present at one of our favorite disciplinary conferences, the Ecological Society of America 2016 Annual Meeting, happening this…
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Citizen Science Can drinking tea help us understand climate change?Read more
For the price of a cup of tea, or perhaps several, we are making strides towards better understanding climate change thanks to…
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Collaboration Ghost forests of the Carolinas: An interview with Dr. Ryan EmanuelRead more
“One of the most iconic sights associated with salinization and sea level rise are ‘ghost forests’” –Dr. Ryan Emanuel, North Carolina State…
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Collaboration Science by Donation: Escaping the crowdfunding doldrums means creating your own breeze!Read more
What does it take to get ordinary people to fund your science? This is the third in a series of posts that…
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Citizen Science Science by Donation: Is scientific crowdfunding worth it? Let’s find out!Read more
What does it take to get ordinary people to fund your science? This is the first in a series of posts that…
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Climate Change Outside the lab: The wild, wonderful world of fieldworkRead more
Scientists don’t necessarily spend all of their time at the lab bench. There are the intrepid, the brave, the field scientists. Those…
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Citizen Science Can you help us identify this pipefish? Three high school students go to Ocean Sciences 2016 looking for answersRead more
Do you have experience with pipefish identification? These high school students haven’t found anyone who could identify the fish they captured. If…