The Signaling Pathways Project is a multi-omics knowledgebase based upon public, manually curated transcriptomic and cistromic (ChIP-Seq) datasets involving genetic and small molecule manipulations of…
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Earth & Environment Marine Fisheries
In this collection, we present a selection of recently published research on strategies to ensure the health of marine ecosystems, the long term sustainability of marine fisheries and the livelihood…
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Biology & Life Sciences Animal Welfare
Humans have a responsibility to ensure that animals under their care are treated with respect and dignity. Research on animal welfare is crucial to improve the quality of life experienced by animals…
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Earth & Environment Freshwater Ecosystems
Freshwater Ecosystems occupy a small percent of the Earth's surface but they are rich sources of biodiversity and provide important services to human societies, such as water, food, regulation of…
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Computer & Information Sciences Cities as Complex Systems
Cities are centres of human interactions and the innovations that arise from them. Urbanization has led to many positive developments for society, but also contributes to many of our most pressing…
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Earth & Environment Tropical Agriculture
In this collection, we present a selection of PLOS articles representative of the innovative agricultural research taking place in tropical countries and driving forward the development of…
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Earth & Environment Ocean Sciences
Over the past decade, critical insights and advances have been made in the field of Ocean Sciences. From the use of eDNA barcoding, to investigations of ocean microplastics and studies of the effect…
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Biology & Life Sciences Rewilding and Restoration
This Collection brings together research articles that explore the design, implementation, management, and outcomes of restoration and rewilding projects in terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and urban…
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Earth & Environment Biodiversity Conservation
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…
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Earth & Environment Plastics in the Environment
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…
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Earth & Environment Life in Extreme Environments
The study of life in extreme environments is a highly interdisciplinary subject, which helps further the understanding of the biological and biogeochemical processes taking place in various…