PLOS ONE

Health

Racial and ethnic differences in gut microbiome emerge at 3 months old

Gut microbiome variation associated with race and ethnicity arises after three months of age and persists through childhood, according to a new study published August 17th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Elizabeth K.

Aug 18, 2023

Life

Bees and Wasps Independently Invent Ingenious Nest-Building Solutions

In a study published in the journal PLOS Biology on July 27, 2023, researchers found that honey bees and social wasps construct hexagonal cells that appear similar at first glance but have significant differences.

Jul 28, 2023

Earth & Environment

Worm resurrected from Siberian permafrost laid dormant for 46,000 years

A new study reveals that a soil nematode, revived from Siberian permafrost, had been in a dormant state for approximately 46,000 years.

Jul 28, 2023

Health

Could early induction of labor reduce inequities in pregnancy outcomes?

Inducing labor at 39 weeks of pregnancy has the greatest benefit in risk reduction for women from more socioeconomically deprived areas, according to a new…

Jul 20, 2023

Life

Vikings crossing the North Sea to Britain brought their horses, dogs and other animals

An analysis of cremated bone fragments from burial mounds in Derbyshire, UK, provides the first solid evidence that Vikings crossed the North Sea with horses, dogs and other animals as early as the ninth century AD.

Feb 2, 2023

Health

Mothers who have young or multiple children may engage in less intense physical activity

A new study exploring physical activity patterns among mothers in Britain suggests that mothers of young children and mothers of multiple children may engage in lower amounts of moderate or vigorous physical activity.

Nov 17, 2022