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Research Highlights Ancient Roman coin only clue that Roman leader named Sponsian ever existed
November 23, 2022 By Audrey Snider

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PLOS Biology A case for papercasts
November 22, 2022 By PLOS Biology

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Call for Papers Computer Science, Education, and Supply Chains: an Interview with PLOS ONE Academic Editor Sanaa Kaddoura
November 1, 2022 By Hugh Cowley

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Call for Papers Nature-based Solutions: an interview with our Collection Guest Editors
November 2, 2022 By Jamie Males

Speaking of Medicine and Health

Global Health PLOS Global Public Health, charting a new path towards equity, diversity and inclusion in global health
June 14, 2021 By PLOS
Research Highlight Can smartphones predict mortality risk?
November 23, 2022 By Audrey Snider

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Medicine & Health Sciences IWANN Special Collection 2019: Deep Learning Models in Healthcare and Biomedicine
September 9, 2020 By PLOS Collections
Earth & Environmental Sciences How the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching us to tackle the climate crisis
August 18, 2020 By PLOS Collections
Medicine & Health Sciences Understanding childbirth as a complex salutogenic phenomenon: the EU COST BIRTH Action Special Collection
July 29, 2020 By PLOS Collections
Medicine & Health Sciences Introducing the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Special Collection
July 27, 2020 By PLOS Collections

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Science Communication Mapping the Mastodon Migration: Is It a One-Way Trip or an Each-Way Bet for Science Twitter?
November 13, 2022 By Hilda Bastian

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Post Ten Lessons from COVID: A Round-up of Experts
November 17, 2022 By Ricki Lewis, PhD

All Models Are Wrong

antarctica The things we take for granted
August 10, 2022 By Tamsin Edwards

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Early Career Research Community Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
October 30, 2022 By Andreas Vilhelmsson

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Post Connection and Community: the Struggle to Prevent Medical Misinformation from the Ground Up
November 23, 2022 By Julia Grace Reinke

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Patient Assistance Programs Can a government health insurance program reduce out-of-pocket expenditures on medicines in India?
October 24, 2022 By PLOS