New @plosbiology.org Collection on Aging, looking at recent progress in understanding mechanisms and interactions with other biological processes, and exciting prospects for healthy aging interventions. Editorial by @willmair.bsky.social and Ines Alvarez-Garcia.
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Great blog post from @plosone.org Associate Editor Daniel Parkes for #WorldOceanDay! everyone.plos.org/2026/06/08/w... It features a great mix of #climate and #conservation science, with interviews from @plos.org authors and editors. Read to the end to learn how YOU can help protect our oceans! 🔬🪸🌊
Boltz and colleagues use trait similarity networks to identify ecological strategies linked to extinction risk in 968 butterfly and moth species in Great Britain and Ireland. Species with multivoltine, externally developing life histories were disproportionately threatened.
It's #WorldOceanDay !
This year's theme is "Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet". We look at research published at PLOS on Marine Protected Areas, and how they need to adapt to a warming world.
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A Lab Protocol by Shaw and colleagues describes modular, low-cost 3D-printed hydroponics towers for maximizing plant productivity, with validation in spinach matching traditional deep-water culture. plos.io/3RWHhcn
For more info on publishing Lab Protocols in @plosone.org see: plos.io/3RX1O0n
A new study by Loktu and colleagues shows how warming Arctic permafrost is accelerating the deterioration of a historic whaling burial site in Svalbard. The remains also reveal the physical toll of early modern whaling, including stress, disease, and heavy labour.
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A new study by Hirata and colleagues reveals a size–curvature constraint in Venus flytrap leaves. Using high-speed imaging and 3D reconstructions, the team linked trap shape to closure dynamics and identified design principles that could inspire biomimetic soft structures.
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For #WorldOceanDay our Associate Editor @dpdormouse.bsky.social explores the theme of “Strong Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for Our Blue Planet”, looking at some of the science published at @plos.org, and asking our authors and editors how open science can help ocean conservation.
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A new study by Whitehead and colleagues found that sperm whales off the Galápagos became more tolerant of research vessels used for photoidentification over time. This habituation improved photo quality and suggests limited negative impacts from the research process.
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For #WorldBicycleDay (buff.ly/DTn3A6A), these four article in @plosone.org look at some of the environmental, health and social benefits of bicycle usage.
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Trait-based analyses of extinction risk often examine individual traits independently, which can obscure how combinations of traits define broader ecological strategies. Here, we apply a…
Rapid Arctic warming is accelerating the degradation of permafrost-preserved archaeological sites, threatening both cultural heritage and the scientific information it contains. Early modern whaling…
Wildlife research has the potential to affect the subject animals. These effects can be problematic from ethical and management perspectives, as well as for the effectiveness of the research process…
This collection of articles explores different aspects of the aging process, highlighting the research underpinning our current knowledge and looking towards the future of the field.
Hydroponics is a widely utilized technique to precisely control the plant growing environment and maximize productivity. In some cases, hydroponics systems can be expensive and require specialized…
Among carnivorous plants, the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is known for its rapid (<1 s) trap closure. Although buckling instability, hydrostatic pressure, and hydroelastic coupling have all…
