Objective To characterize age- and sex-stratified prevalence patterns of obstructive sleep apnea and co-morbid conditions corresponding to CHA2DS2−VASc components using a large, population-based…

Macroscale and interdisciplinary approaches are emerging as central paradigms in the study of human evolution, as demonstrated by a growing body of large-scale, data-driven research. This development ...

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

The theme for World Mental Health Day at the end of this week will be “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change&rdquo…

Men with heart, kidney or liver conditions more likely to be offered intervention compared with women, global analysis finds

The deep sea is increasingly recognized as vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures, including marine litter, yet large geographic gaps remain in our understanding of litter distribution and ecological…

New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51

Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system and is an interdisciplinary biological science that extends across multiple fields, including, chemistry, computer science, engineering, ling...

Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) is widely used for rapid photodepolarization of neurons, yet, as it requires high-intensity blue light for activation, it is not suited for long-term in vivo applications,…

Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) encompasses access to menstrual materials; water, sanitation, and disposal facilities; privacy and safety; accurate information; supportive social environments; acce...

A commonly expressed claim is that societal self-centrism has increased over recent decades. To examine this assertion, we analyzed an influential cultural product — popular music — to track changes…

A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.

This blog post was prepared by PLOS One Senior Editor Joanna Tindall. The Anthropocene is a geological epoch defined by human actions…

More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum

Crime remains a persistent socio-economic challenge in South Africa, where the incarceration of petty offenders often exacerbates criminal behaviour. Empirical evidence suggests custodial sentencing…

How does parenthood relate to academic productivity when we look beyond publication counts? We synthesize evidence from five small-scale meta-analyses and present original survey data from academic…

Nature - AI predictions could help with pandemic preparedness, but they will need experimental confirmation.

Over the last century, the integrity of streams and lakes in the U.S. has deteriorated. Our river networks are fragmented by thousands of dams hindering movement and adaptation. Water diversions,…

Citizen science photographs contain a vast and underused record of species interactions. This Community Page introduces Who Eats Whom, an interactive, searchable food web created from photographs uplo...

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Objectives Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by systemic inflammation, intermittent hypoxemia, and immune dysregulation and has been associated with increased susceptibility to viral…

Social isolation has long been recognized as a determinant of poor health, particularly in older adults. However, its effects on young people remain underexplored.

Nature examines whether the technology might spell the end for humans, and why AI companies are calling for a slowdown.

The diversity of cultivated bananas remains partially unknown, whereas cultivars with suitable adaptive traits could address the drastically increasing biotic and abiotic constraints on banana product...

This blog post was prepared by PLOS One Associate Editor Katherine Kokkinias. As telemedicine becomes more ubiquitous in healthcare across the globe…

By making and burning their own papyrus, researchers have come up with a method that might help to read glowing text from unopened scrolls from Herculaneum.

North Atlantic right whales change their feeding depth after sunset, bringing them closer to ships when crews are least able to see them.

Inhibitory control—or the suppression of an impulsive, or prepotent, response in favor of a less obvious, but more effective behavior—is an important aspect of executive function, decision-making,…