11/05/2018
Microplastics
The imprint of microfibres in southern European deep seas
Sanchez-Vidal and colleagues find evidence of microfibres from clothing in both surface and deep marine sediments in the Mediterranean.
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Supporting FAIR data in the Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences
PLOS ONE supports AGU's Commitment Statement towards Enabling FAIR data
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Archaeology
The Howiesons Poort lithic sequence of Klipdrift Shelter, southern Cape, South Africa
Douze and colleagues analyze the technological and typological trends of the Howiesons Poort (HP) lithic sequence of Klipdrift Shelter, southern Cape, South Africa.
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10/31/2018
Climate Modeling
Climate change impacts on the distribution of the allergenic plant, common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in the eastern U.S.
Case and Stinson use climate and bioclimatic data and over 700 observations to build a maximum entropy model predicting future ragweed distribution.
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11/07/2018
Clinical virology
A method for detection of rabies virus nucleoprotein-specific antibodies in antemortem samples
Realegeno and colleagues provide evidence for the use of an N protein ELISA as an option for detecting RABV-specific antibodies in human cerebrospinal fluid or serum specimens.
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10/26/2018
CHANNEL
Veterans Disability & Rehabilitation Research Channel
The Veterans Disability and Rehabilitation Research Channel offers international researchers and practitioners a dedicated space to share and read state-of-the-art research, information and resources to assist Veterans with chronic illness and disabilities worldwide.
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11/02/2018
Collections
Co-Infection in Tropical Medicine
In this Editor’s Picks collection, PLOS ONE Senior Editor Jenna Quinto highlights recent research using epidemiological, molecular, and computational approaches to explore co-infection in tropical diseases, including the “big three” (malaria, tuberculosis, HIV) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). We welcome further submissions in these areas.
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09/07/2018
EveryONE
Insights from the daily grind: what koala and kangaroo teeth can tell us
In this EveryONE blog we discuss a recent study by Larisa DeSantis which involved students from her course on Paleoecological Methods. The study looks at tooth wear across two species of kangaroo and one species of koala.
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11/01/2018
Biomaterials
Biomimetic extracellular matrix coatings improve the chronic biocompatibility of microfabricated subdural microelectrode arrays
Vitale and colleagues develop biomimetic extracellular matrix coatings to improve implatable neurodevices.
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11/07/2018
Linguistics
Poetic speech melody: A crucial link between music and language
Menninghaus and colleagues use a measure of melodic structure to show that poems feature pitch and duration contours, like songs and other pieces of music.
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11/07/2018
Epidemiology
Transmissibility of emerging viral zoonoses
Walker and colleagues demonstrate a predictive model that can be used to prioritize high-risk viruses for future research and surveillance, and could inform an integrated early warning system for emerging infectious diseases.
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10/31/2018
Entomology
Multispecies aggregation behaviour of bombardier beetles in Arizona
Schaller and colleagues undertake the first phylogenetic analyses of Brachinus beetle aggregations, revealing multispecies groups are likely initiated by genus-wide aggregation cues.
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In the news
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Innovative tool making in cockatoos
Auersperg and colleagues observed Goffin's cockatoos make tools out of strips of cardboard in order to obtain out-of-reach food rewards.
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Ships change whale song
Tsujii and colleagues find that shipping noises affect the singing behavior of humpback whales.
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Mule deer impede Pando’s recovery
Rogers and McAvoy investigate the effect mule deer have on aspen resilience in a single-genotype forest.
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Receiving a hug is associated with the attenuation of negative mood
Murphy and colleagues investigate the effect of a hug after a conflict.
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New evidence of megafaunal bone damage indicates late colonization of Madagascar
Newly-excavate bones provide new clues in colonization of Madgascar.
Meet our staff at conferences
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ESCAIDE 2018
Meet Associate Editor Artur Arikainen in Saint Julian's, Malta.
November 21-23, 2018
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MRS 2018
Meet Associate Editor Hanna Landenmark in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 25-30, 2018
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ASCB 2018
Meet Senior Editor Nicola Stead in San Diego, CA.
December 8-12, 2018
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AGU 2018
Meet Editor-in-Chief Joerg Heber in Washington, Disctrict of Columbia.
December 10-14, 2018
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