PLOS One

@plosone.org

3558 Followers 18 Following

A global, inclusive community of researchers who believe rigorous research deserves to be discoverable, widely disseminated and freely accessible, working to advance science for the benefit of all.

A lush cacao tree with numerous ripe orange cacao pods hanging from its branches is surrounded by vibrant green leaves in a dense, tropical environment.
A digital graphic celebrating 20 years of PLOS features a vibrant, abstract design resembling an eye on the right side. The left side contains text: "People-centered cancer research: the value of individuality. Explore how individuality, variability, interdisciplinary collaboration, and communication inform people-centered cancer research. Discover the research from PLOS One.
20th anniversary image for PLOS One. The design features an abstract, colorful eye illustration with text highlighting the journal's commitment to advancing rigorous science since 2006. "Discover the research" is written at the bottom.
Cover image of PLOS One featuring an abstract depiction of an eye with colorful patterns. Text highlights AI and early cancer detection, with mentions of liquid biopsies, spatial transcriptomics, and AI-powered modeling in cancer research.
This image displays a cover of PLOS ONE featuring an abstract digital design resembling an eye. The text reads: "Designing technology for aging at home: lessons from digital health research." It highlights the benefits of human-centered design in improving at-home aging.
A promotional image for PLOS One featuring an abstract, colorful design resembling an eye. Text reads: "The ethics engine: can we build AI that healthcare can trust? Explore why the future of healthcare AI depends not just on innovation, but on transparency, fairness, and accountability.
The image is a promotional graphic for PLOS One, featuring a colorful stylized digital eye. The text reads: "Harnessing AI for early detection and risk prediction: transforming patient care" with additional text about AI's role in early detection and risk prediction.
This image features a series of social media post screenshots. The posts are classified as "Misinformation Posts" about the health benefits of soursop for cancer treatment. There are three sets of posts with different doses of misinformation cues: no prompt, high dose, and low dose. Each set shows an image of sour sop or a fruit basket with caption text about soursop as a cancer treatment. Red warning icons indicate harmful content. The warning notes the posts as false and highlights the number of people potentially misled by them.
The image is an informative graphic from PLOS, titled "Which flat-faced dog breeds experience breathing problems?" It discusses the risk of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) in 14 short-skulled dog breeds. The graphic categorizes the breeds into three grades of BOAS severity: Grade 3 indicating severe, Grade 2 moderate, and Grade 1 mild. Breeds include Pekingese, Japanese Chin, Griffon Bruxellois, Boston Terrier, and others. Each breed is depicted in a circular photo with a colored background corresponding to its BOAS grade. The graphic includes a citation for a related research paper.
Promotional image for PLOS One featuring a vibrant graphic of an eye, with text discussing the threat of paper mills and peer review rings to scientific integrity.
Selfie of Miquel Vall-llosera Camps outside the Ocean Science Congress on a sunny day in Nice, France.