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Have you ever wondered what factors may shape the interactions we have in online chatrooms? With the advent of the Internet 20+ years ago, the ways in which we communicate have drastically changed, allowing us to easily interact nonverbally or … Continue reading
The post I Know What You Think: Collective Intelligence in Online Communication appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in Aggregators, fun, Group Dynamic, Images, intelligence, Internet/Blogging, online, theory of mind, Topic Focus
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s a bat! All three may be soaring through the sky, but their shapes vary greatly, which affects their aerodynamics during flight. Birds typically have streamlined head profiles that strongly contrast with the appendages featured on … Continue reading
The post Flight of the Bats: Exploring Head Shape and Aerodynamics appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in aerodynamics, Aggregators, bats, Biology, flight, fun, Images, morphology, PLOS One, Worth A Thousand Words
Sticks and stones may break our bones but microbes’ “words” may hurt us. Breast cancer is a threat to men and women worldwide. Like all cancers, the known causes are attributed to genetics and carcinogens, but recently, scientists have begun … Continue reading
The post Small Talk: When Bacterial Chatter Gets Invasive appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in Aggregators, Breast cancer, fun, Images, microbes, microbiome, quorum sensing, Topic Focus, tumor, Worth A Thousand Words
We share Earth with millions of amazing plants and animals. Whether we’re relaxing in a hot spring like a Japanese macaque, or catching a glimpse of a rare bird, our exposure to Nature’s diversity enriches our lives and makes us … Continue reading
The post Earth Day 2015: Celebrating Our Awe Inspiring World appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
A house is not a home without a dog, and a dog isn’t a “D-O-double-G” without its microbial “crew.” Human microbiome research is progressing rapidly, and we are always learning how the bacteria living on and inside of us contribute … Continue reading
The post Who Let the Microbes Out: A Paw Print of Doggy Skin Bacteria appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in Aggregators, Bacteria, dog, fun, Images, microbiome, Worth A Thousand Words
Whether tromping alone or running in a pack, all prehistoric creatures got around somehow. Paleontologists can use fossilized bones to learn more about what dinosaurs ate, what they looked like, and even how they might have moved, but bones are … Continue reading
The post Fossilized Footprints Lead Scientists Down a Prehistoric Path appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in Featured Image, fossils, fun, Images, PLOS One, Topic Focus, trace fossils, trackways
Even though our favorite pet dogs are now well-domesticated, we can still catch glimpses of their primal past when we watch them devour a bone or hunt those pesky squirrels. Sadly, new research shows that the status of dogs in … Continue reading
The post Playing With Canines: Ancient Dog Teeth Reveal Early Human-Dog Interactions appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in Aggregators, archaeology, dogs, fun, General, Images, Internet/Blogging, Teeth, wolves
An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but honey may fight some infections. Bacterial cell walls are not only responsible for sustaining the cell’s shape but are also necessary for the bacteria’s growth, survival, and reproduction. A class … Continue reading
The post Honey for Your Boo Boo appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in Aggregators, ampicillin, antibiotic resistance, Antibiotics, fun, honey, Images, Worth A Thousand Words
2014 has been an exciting year for PLOS ONE. We saw the journal reach a milestone, publishing its 100,000th article. PLOS ONE also published thousands of new research articles this year, including some ground-breaking discoveries, as well as some unexpected … Continue reading
The post At Year’s End: Staff Editors’ Favorite PLOS ONE Articles of 2014 appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in 2014, Aesop's fable paradigm, Aggregators, anesthesia, animal welfare, antibacterial, anticancer, antifungal, antiparasitic, article-level metrics, bioactivity, chickens walking like dinosaurs, clinical trial, dinosaur locomotion, dna, Drosophila, Editor, Events, FDA, Featured Image, fMRI, foldscope, fruit flies, fun, General, Genome, glial cells, H4, histone, Images, Internet/Blogging, ISWI, media, microscope, mitochondria, New Caledonian crow, nucleosome, origami, plant xylem, PLOS One, safe2013, sapwood, schizophrenia, sexual harassment, Sloth, Social Media, theropod, water filtration, women in science, world's oldest people, Yeast, zebrafish
Post By Caroline Fox & Brett Favaro Most scientists are passionate about their work, but enthusiasm can sometimes be hard to maintain over a long project. What if we could inject the fun back into science—take away the emotional baggage … Continue reading
The post Canada’s Species at Risk Rarely Recover: The Story Behind the PLOS ONE Article appeared first on PLOS Blogs Network.
Posted by in Author Spotlight, Blog Pick of the Month, canada, endangered species, fun, PLOS One