This year has shown us how important science communication is, and how we scientists can contribute to a better understanding of science…

We’re taking a look back at the articles that have made a splash in the last 12 months, both in terms…

What happens if you like a study, but find the way that the authors have chosen to present their data unintuitive…

The growing interest in the trillions of bacteria that live inside our guts is underlined by the >10,000 people who read…

The 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience started on July 2nd, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. PLOS Biology and the rest of the PLOS…

We hope that you’ve been enjoying our blog post series “Slices of PLOS.” These posts were designed to feature research articles…

This beautiful berry, domesticated in the Americas more than 2500 years ago, and introduced to the Old World in the 16th…

Butterflies’ special place in human culture stems from the fact that they have used their wings not only for flight, but as…

In this brave new world of the Anthropocene – a whole epoch defined solely by humanity’s ability to crap in its own…

Scientific research, often portrayed as the acme of human rigorous thought, is actually an activity that’s grown rather organically over the centuries…

Just how awesome are bats? It’s easy to forget that one in five species of mammal on this planet have wings capable…

In this bumper week for PLOS Biology, you can read about bat navigation, transmission of longevity, new neurons for old brains, how…