Translating conservation and biodiversity research from the field into the real world is a complex problem. This collection discusses issues around economics, policy, and how to do research that…
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Biology & Life Sciences Bringing data to decision making for conservation and biodiversity
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Biology & Life Sciences PLOS Biology 20th Anniversary
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…
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Earth & Environment Going for green: Biology for planetary sustainability
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…
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Earth & Environment Ocean solutions for a sustainable, healthy and inclusive future
The collection explores potential solutions to mitigate the impacts of human activity on ocean ecosystems to minimize or reverse degradation, paving the way for the sustainable use of marine…
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Biology & Life Sciences Mendel’s legacy in modern genetics
The collection draws on the opinion of experts in the field of genetics, who look back at Mendel’s original research and examine how well it stands up to modern views on genetics, and how it has…
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collection Sustainable Cropping
Global food demand places significant pressure on the environment and human societies, including land degradation, deforestation, water scarcity and food inequality. Sustainable agriculture is crucial…
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Research Analysis & Policy PLOS Biology and PLOS ONE
Meta-research CollectionThis Collection highlights some of PLOS Biology’s Meta-Research articles since 2016 as well as some of PLOS ONE’s articles over the past few years, all about “research on research,” or the…
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collection Confronting Plastic Pollution to Protect Environmental and Public Health
Nearly 50 years after researchers first found specs of plastic floating in the Atlantic Ocean, microplastics are everywhere. In this collection, our expert editors have compiled evidence-based…