Over the next four decades, virtually all global population growth will occur in cities. Urbanization results from natural population increases among city dwellers, rural-to-urban migration, and…

As PLOS Biology turns 20 years old, we are celebrating two decades of publishing high-impact life sciences research at the forefront of open science. This collection contains articles that look back…

This curated collection brings together policy perspectives and policy-relevant research from across PLOS’s environmental journals: PLOS Climate, PLOS Sustainability & Transformation, and PLOS…

In this PLOS Medicine Special Issue, we present a fascinating array of research papers which provide insights into various facets of mental health during the pandemic. Key themes include increases in…

Our green planet is beginning to show a lot of signs of decay triggered by the demands of our modern lifestyle and constantly growing population numbers. It is our responsibility to try to balance…

The papers in this special collection present the latest research on changes happening in the water cycle, in response to both deliberate and unintentional human impacts. They also propose strategic…

Online and mobile research has grown exponentially over the last 30 years, providing easy access to wider and often hard-to-reach populations in an inexpensive, fast, and convenient way. Despite these…

In this collection, we showcase a selection of recently published articles exploring the issues in reaching equitable outcomes in cancer related healthcare especially within the underserved…