Fossil feces are the stuff of legend. Not only do they have the “gee-whiz-gross” factor, but they also preserve evidence of diet…
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post Pseudo-poo! All that glitters isn’t fecal goldRead more
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post Seeking Two PLOS Neuro Community Site EditorsRead more
Do you eat, breathe and dream brain research? Like to blog and tweet? Read on to see if this opportunity is right…
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post Welcome to the PLOS Synthetic Biology Community: Why a Community Site? How Do I Get Involved?Read more
Thank you for visiting this new new online gathering place for current and prospective authors working in a dynamic and still emerging…
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post Source Information Flow Toolbox (SIFT)Read more
The Source Information Flow Toolbox (SIFT) is a GUI-enabled EEGLAB plugin for modeling and visualizing dynamical interactions between electrophysiological signals (EEG…
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post Geologic time vs. absolute timeRead more
Tomorrow I’ll post an interview with Dr. Randall Irmis, a geologist and paleobiologist working on the Colorado Plateau Coring Project. Today, I…
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post So You Wanna Be a Paleoecologist? Part IIRead more
Paleoecology, Paleodiets, and Paleobiology In my last entry, I explained the basics of stable isotope geochemistry for paleoecology. Now that we have…
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post Book Review: All YesterdaysRead more
Breathing life back into lost worlds is not an easy task–how do you paint, draw, or sculpt an animal that no human…
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post Fossil frogs / The fossil record is not as bad as you think it isRead more
Conventional wisdom holds that the fossil record is data-poor compared to the modern record. Introductory biology textbooks always start their explanation of…
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post PLoS UK office has movedRead more
The PLoS U.K. office is now located in new digs in “Carlyle House” just a 10 minute walk away from our existing…
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post Participate in Open Access Day and help celebrate our 5th birthdayRead more
We’re pleased to announce the creation of a new blog site to help us promote and organize the first ever Open Access…