Life Sciences

Join us in Iguazú Falls, Brazil at the 11th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB 2015)

October 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Going to IPMB 2015 in Iguazú Falls, Brazil? Meet Frontiers at the 11th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology this October 25 – 30! Come chat with us [...]

CHEMISTRY WEEK: From red cabbage to multicolors

October 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

In recognition of the “Chemistry Colors our World” theme of Chemistry Week today’s experiment is a colorful one – we are conducting the red cabbage pH indicator experiment. [...]

Chemistry Week: Magnetic fluid sculpture

October 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

By Brian Boyle Magnetic fields are everywhere. Every electric circuit creates one. They are utilized in such diverse applications as real time brain imaging (fMRI), and in [...]

Chemistry Week: Ready for ski season? Make some snow!

October 19, 2015 // 2 Comments

In the office today we are making snow with a sodium polyacrylate superabsorbent polymer. [...]

Frontiers in Plant Science at International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology in Brazil

October 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Plant Science (FiPS) is off to Brazil from October 25 – 29 for the triennial International Plant Molecular Biology meeting, held this year at Iguazú Falls. [...]

A new perspective on the deep sea world

September 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Frontiers Science Here: Jon Copley – A new perspective on the deep sea world from Frontiers on Vimeo. Jon Copley is the first British person to dive further down than 5 km [...]

Preservation of the Ozone Layer: Years later and so much more to do

September 17, 2015 // 1 Comment

by Ben Stockton, Journal Operations Assistant In an interview with a former student, the late Frank Sherwood Rowland recalled the moment when, after returning home from [...]

Researching the problems right in front of us

September 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Frontiers Science Hero: Alex Hansen from Frontiers on Vimeo. Prof. Alex Hansen has always been fascinated with problems. “As you get older you begin to find out that [...]

Marie Tharp: Cartographer Extraordinaire (1920 – 2006)

August 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

The reality of plate tectonics and continental shift are things we take for granted now; much like heliocentrism, planetary magnetism and the fact that illnesses do not [...]

Meet us in Lausanne at the 15th congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB 2015)

August 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

Going to #eseb2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland? Join Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution at the 15th congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology this August 10 [...]

Small steps and giant leaps

July 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

While New Horizons is making history by sending back a wealth of data from Pluto and its moons, let us not forget another piece of space history – today, Monday July [...]

Staff pick: Inside or out? Possible genomic consequences of extracellular transmission of crypt-dwelling stinkbug mutualists

July 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Meet Michiel Dijkstra, from the Frontiers Press Office. Before coming to us, he did a PhD on social evolution at the University of Copenhagen, and worked as a postdoc at [...]

Annalisa Pastore: A love story with the double helix that started at 17

July 9, 2015 // 1 Comment

Frontiers Science Hero: Annalisa Pastore from Frontiers on Vimeo. Annalisa Pastore is one of Frontiers Science Heroes. She is currently Frontiers’ Field Editor of [...]

Staff Pick: Extreme metal music and anger processing

June 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Heavy Metal and related genres, such as Death-, Black-, Folk-Metal, or Metalcore, are often associated with aggression and even criminal offence. [...]

The Conversation: Beliefs about innate talent may dissuade students from STEM

June 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

The study used data from 4,450 US adolescents to probe why some students shun math-intensive fields. Believing that solving tough math problems requires innate abilities might discourage students, the researchers reasoned. [...]

Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet -World Oceans Day with Paul Rose

June 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

By Nina Rothe Former Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society and Chair of the Expeditions and Fieldwork Division, polar expert Paul Rose is currently Expedition [...]

Malaria: the long march to eradication

May 25, 2015 // 2 Comments

There are 200 million cases of malaria each year and 500,000 deaths, mostly among children under 5. Bednets, insecticides, and medication all help to control the disease, but complete eradication is a long way off. [...]

Latest section “Urban Ecology” now open for submissions

April 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Urban Ecology is a new specialty section available through the community-run open-access journals Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. “Urban ecology is highly [...]

Staff Pick: Understanding of the development of ring faults during collapse caldera formation

March 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

Gearóid Ó Faoleán is a Journal Manager at Frontiers. He is from the Republic of Ireland and has a PhD in contemporary history. We invited him to highlight his personal [...]

Staff Pick: Scientists’ perspectives on global ocean research priorities

February 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

This is Nina Rothe, Journal Manager at Frontiers. Nina’s from Berlin and has a PhD in marine biology from the University of Southampton. We’ve invited her to [...]

Over 20 Frontiers in Plant Science ebooks available for free

September 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

Your colleagues have hosted Research Topics spanning the breadth of plant science – many of which are now available as free ebooks! Frontiers Research Topics are [...]