Featured image: Australovenator attacking a Muttaburrasaurus. Artwork by Travis R. Tischler. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2312/fig-1 Papers (all Open Access): An examination of feeding ecology in Pleistocene…
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Fossil Friday Roundup Fossil Friday Roundup: August 5, 2016
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From the community From the Community: From Bonebeds to Paleoecology
Editor Note: Hi guys, Sarah here! I read this post over at the Extinct Blog about a month ago, and found it a…
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post Birds of a fibula
Over the last 20 years, there has grown insurmountable evidence that birds are the direct modern descendants of dinosaurs. Eagles are dinosaurs. Pigeons…
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Synthetic Biology SEED 2016: What can we do outside of a cell?
When we think of synthetic biology, we often think of engineering a cell to give it some useful function. But SEED 2016 had…
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Synthetic Biology Seven Developments in SynBio: Science, Patents and Ethics | OpenPlant Forum 2016
by Steven Burgess and Cindy Chan How researchers answer questions around innovation, patenting and open access will have a profound impact on the…
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Biodiversity Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Collection 2015-2016
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 #ESA2016
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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post The first crocodile ancestors
Did you know that birds and crocodiles are practically cousins? Around 230 million years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to tell…
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Biodiversity When a Wolf isn’t Actually a Wolf: Recent research and the messy job of classifying species
Did you know that one of the wolf species protected under the Endangered Species Act isn’t actually a unique species? That…
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Synthetic Biology SEED 2016: Welcome to Chicago!
Last week over 400 synthetic biologists gathered in Chicago to discuss the latest research in the field. Three and half days of presentations…
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Biodiversity What Does Your Poop Say About Your Evolution, and Other Ecological Connections to the Microbiome.
What does the bacteria in animal guts have to do with ecology? It turns out quite a bit more than you might…
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Fossil Friday Roundup Fossil Friday Roundup: July 29, 2016
Featured image: Statues of Iguanodon and Megalosaurus on display at the Natural History Museum in London. Photo by Sarah Gibson. Papers (all Open…