Public health and the welfare of the ecosystems that sustain us depend on understanding how global climate change will affect the dynamics and distribution of pathogens and their plant and animal…

Liver disease is a major cause of premature mortality and morbidity worldwide. However, with advances in vaccine development and an increased understanding of the causes of liver disease, it is also…

This Collection highlights some of PLOS ONE’s publications across the broad field of education research, from early childhood education to higher education faculty training, on a variety of study…

PLOS ONE is delighted to present this Collection of Open Soft Robotics Research. Largely inspired by the way many living organisms move and adapt their shape to their surroundings, soft robots have…

TThe threat of emerging zoonoses to public health underscores the need to assess and share research on transmission patterns and infection dynamics openly, in real time. Modern infectious disease…

Humans and other animals must make decisions in order to survive. To make a decision, it is necessary to consider the costs and benefits of a given choice and learn from the resulting outcomes to make…

Mathematical modeling of biological processes has contributed to improving our understanding of real-world phenomena and predicting dynamics about how life operates. Mathematical approaches have…

PLOS ONE takes great pleasure to announce the launch of our Biodiversity Conservation Collection. Biodiversity is the backbone of ecosystems and maintaining diversity through conservation is critical…

Cancer metastasis is responsible for 90% of all cancer deaths. The metastatic cascade is a multistep and sequential process involving cancer cell invasion, intravasation, circulation and colonization…

Plastic pollution in the natural environment is a global problem, with an estimated five trillion plastic pieces weighing over 250,000 tonnes afloat in the oceans in 2014 [1]. Plastic pollution has…