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Scientists are learning new things every day. They are also writing about their discoveries. In most cases they publish in science magazines called journals like the Public Library of Science (PLOS). In PLOSable Biology you will find stories that will help you read and explore the articles written by scientists.
Now jump in and start exploring PLOSable Biology - a place where firsthand science is only a mouse click away.
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Amoeba Families Stick Together
By Ben Pirotte
Families are important to many animals, but are they also important to organisms made of just one cell? For amoebas, the ability to recognize relatives can make a world of difference.
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Are Plankton Ocean Super Stars?
By Laura Lach
Plankton are ocean creatures so small we can't see them without a microscope, but just because they are small doesn't mean they don't play an important role in the ocean ecosystem.
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Blurring the Line Between Plants and Animals
By James Long
Dreaming up an organism that is part plant and part animal can make some funny mental images, but it's just that--a dream... right?
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By Rianna Mergens
Your mom tells you to eat all your vegetables for a reason, because she wants you to grow big and strong. She doesn't just want your body to grow strong. She wants your brain to grow strong too.
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By Benjamin Katchman
Did you ever think the search for the “fountain of youth” would end up inside of our very own cells? There are some scientists that have found that parts of our cells might hold the answer to aging and diseases like cancer.
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By Ben Pirotte
How careful are you with your words? Scientists are figuring out how to choose words more wisely to have a better chance to stop certain diseases.
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Do You Have a Caveman's Brain?
By Ceara O'Brien
How much has the human brain changed from the brains of our ancient ancestors? Evolutionary psychologists think that the modern human brain has not changed much over the past 50,000 years, but other scientists disagree.
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By Emilio Galan
Scientists are finding out that even though dogs look very different on the outside, what causes them to look that way is much similar than we thought.
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By Alexis Abboud
Could it be your stomach and not your brain that is keeping you up at night? Scientists are learning that for some species, the effects of sleep loss may depend on how much fat an animal stores.
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By Daniel Maas
Fish use their two fins and a tail to glide through the ocean, but some fish like the mudskipper use their fins for flopping across land too. Scientists are investigating how fish evolved limbs to walk on dry land.
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