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Neanderthals may have used a sticky substance made from birch bark to treat wounds thousands of years before antibiotics existed. Researchers recreated ancient birch tar production techniques and disc...

Collapsing ungulate migrations over the last several decades suggest that migration may be uniquely risky in the Anthropocene, or may represent the acceleration of a long-term evolutionary trend where...

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Every dollar spent on COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution generated an estimated $59.70 to $809 in economic value during the first year that vaccines were given, according to new research pu...

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Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. A study published Nov. 4, 2026, in the journal PLOS One by Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth at Helmholtz-Centre for Envir...

Over the past 100,000 years, hooved mammals that migrate have experienced a higher rate of extinction compared to nonmigratory species, according to a study being published Nov. 5 in the journal PLOS ...

Wet food usually spoils, yet much of stingless bee honey stays remarkably free from harmful microbes.

Over the past 100,000 years, hooved mammals that migrate have experienced a higher rate of extinction compared to nonmigratory species, according to a study being published Nov. 5 in the journal PLOS ...

A previous study in PLOS Biology found that Wnt receptors are housed in early endosomes and are required for dendritic microtubule nucleation. This Update Article shows that microtubule dynamics in de...

This blog was written and prepared by PLOS editor Daniel Parkes When people think of highly cited research, they often think of…

High-resolution climate modelling is transforming our ability to represent atmospheric, land-surface, oceanic, and coupled processes across a wide range of temporal and…

by Kyu-Chan Cho, Won-Jae Lee Microbes are increasingly recognized as modulators of host behavior, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. A new PLOS Biology study reveals a microbiome-to-gut-to-neuron pathway linking developmental microbial exposure to later food avoidance. Microbes are increasingly recognized as modulators of host behavior, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This Primer discusses a new PLOS Biology study that reveals a microbiome-to-gut-to-neuron pathway linking developmental microbial exposure to later food avoidance.