In preparation for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) negotiations, a group of experts came together in late 2021, convened by GEO…
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Research Highlights Recent scientific briefs share insights to Global Biodiversity Framework goalsRead more
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In the News PLOS Announces New Publishing Agreement with German ConsortiumRead more
Note: PLOS issued the following press release on January 12, 2023 and updated it on February, 28, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO —The Public…
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Journal enhancements 2022 PLOS accomplishmentsRead more
It was a banner year for PLOS. We set some ambitious objectives and worked diligently and passionately in achieving them. And, our…
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Open Code Explore the first Open Science Indicators dataset—and share your thoughtsRead more
Written by Lauren Cadwallader, Lindsay Morton, and Iain Hrynaszkiewicz Open Science is on the rise. We can infer as much from the…
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Open Science PLOS announces partnership with EarthArXivRead more
Note: PLOS issued the following press release on Thursday, December 8, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO —The Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced…
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Partnerships Einstein Foundation Award Winners AnnouncedRead more
We are delighted to contribute to the global awareness of the Einstein Foundation Berlin annual award: Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality…
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Research Highlights Bats use death metal “growls” to make social callsRead more
Scientists have found that bats use distinct structures in the larynx to produce high-frequency echolocation calls and lower-frequency social calls. Surprisingly, the…
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Research Highlights Ancient Roman coin only clue that Roman leader named Sponsian ever existedRead more
A new analysis of several Roman coins unearthed in 1713 — long thought to be forgeries — suggests that they are authentic…
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In the News PLOS announces publishing agreement with the largest research institution in MexicoRead more
Note: PLOS issued the following press release on Monday, November 21, 2022 San Francisco- The Universidad Nacional Autonoma Mexico (UNAM) and the Public Library of…
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Open Science How do researchers really feel about methods-sharing?Read more
Written by Lindsay Morton In scientific communications, methods are finally getting their due. Tools for better-communicating methods are everywhere these days—from new…
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Research Highlights Can smartphones predict mortality risk?Read more
Passive smartphone monitoring of people’s walking activity can be used to construct population-level models of health and mortality risk, according to a…
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Collaboration PLOS and ScienceOpen Collaborate on New CollectionRead more
PLOS and ScienceOpen are teaming up to promote a collection for one of the most pressing issues of our time. PLOS Climate…