In this PLOS Collection, global health leaders chart the path to a dramatic reduction in the global burden of disease by 2035. This ambitious convergence in global health will require strategic…

Butterflies’ special place in human culture stems from the fact that they have used their wings not only for flight, but as a canvas for some of the most striking patterns in nature. Evolving…

Mesocosms recreate a natural environment in a small – often enclosed or semi-enclosed – system, where particular variables can be altered or held constant. Mesocosms can be used to…

Just how awesome are bats? It’s easy to forget that one in five species of mammal on this planet have wings capable of delivering spectacularly acrobatic flying abilities. Equally incredibly…

Launched in May 2006 and devoted to publishing the results of all correctly conducted and reported clinical trials irrespective of outcome, PLOS Clinical Trials was merged in August 2007 with PLOS…

Between October 2009 and February 2010 PLOS Medicine published a seven part series of articles proposing "packages of care" for mental, neurological, and substance-use disorders in low- and…

This collection of brief provocative discussion papers, initiated and edited by Simon Levin, Professor of Biology at Princeton University, aims to highlight fundamental questions in biology that cut…

In a commitment to increasing the evidence base for improving child health, PLOS journals publish high-quality, Open Access research and commentary on Pediatric Medicine. Open Access publication…

In celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of PLOS Biology, this collection showcases ten specially selected research articles, drawn from a decade of publishing excellent science. The articlesare…

As the world's population continues to expand, and as water resources come under increasing pressure and pathogens that cause devastating crop losses continue to spread, there is a pressing need for…