To most of us, the question for CRISPR is “when” not “will” it get a Nobel Prize. However, there are still questions…
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post When will CRISPR get a Nobel Prize?Read more
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post National Fossil Day National Event in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11Read more
National Fossil Day is approaching quickly on October 11! Have you made your plans yet? National Fossil Day began in 2010 by the National…
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Biodiversity Flying Foxes and Lilford’s Wall Lizards: At Your (Seed Dispersal) ServiceRead more
I’m Dr. Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a new PLOS Ecology Community Editor. Last summer I was a PLOS Ecology Reporting Fellow at the 2016…
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post Vote for the Top 10 Taxa of 2017Read more
Last year we held a contest where you, our paleo community members, voted and chose the Top 10 Open Access Fossil Vertebrates of 2016…
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post Upcoming National Fossil Day Events, Part 2Read more
Howdy folks! National Fossil Day is fast approaching (October 11, 2017), and with that annual celebration comes many events across the U.S. Dozens of…
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post Breaking memory circuits with marijuanaRead more
Paranoia. Munchies. Giggles. Sleepiness. Memory loss. Although the effects of cannabinoids–the active components of marijuana–are familiar to many, their neurobiological substrates…
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post Upcoming National Fossil Day Events, Part 1Read more
Howdy folks! National Fossil Day is fast approaching (October 11, 2017), and with that annual celebration comes many events across the U.S. Dozens of…
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post Life after death: Largest discovered Ichthyosaurus preserves a fossilised embryoRead more
Ichthyosaurs, meaning ‘fish lizards’, are a bizarre group of ancient marine reptiles that went extinct around 90 million years ago. They looked…
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post Upcoming Opportunities for the PLOS Paleo Community!Read more
Featured Image: Last year’s Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates contest winner, Gualicho shinyae. From Apestiguía et al (2017). Howdy folks! Sarah here! I…
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post The challenge to define cortex (By Ashley Juavinett)Read more
“Our fragmentary and rapidly evolving understanding is reminiscent of the situation faced by cartographers of the earth’s surface many centuries ago, when…
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Climate Change Behavioral Flexibility May Help Some Animals Deal with a Changing ClimateRead more
A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners has identified the circumstances in which some animals change their behaviors…
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post Shark Week: 2nd Annual Fossil Shark Hall of FameRead more
Okay, folks, it’s that time of year again. The week that either fills you with elation or dread. It’s….SHARK WEEK. This week…