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Is the circular economy the solution to creating sustainable food systems?

June 11, 2020

The upcoming virtual Big Food Workshop, by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, is unique opportunity to look at building constructive change in food systems for healthier planet and communities. [...]

Frontiers eBook releases: June 2020

June 9, 2020

Learn more about the use of physical cues to judge others,, methods to track muscle recovery and its impact on athletes' performance in our latest eBooks selection. [...]

Frontiers eBook releases: May 2020

May 15, 2020

Learn more about plant genome editing, positive education and awareness mood disorders with the latest eBooks selection. [...]

Frontiers eBook releases: April 2020

April 17, 2020

This month’s new releases include Special Issues on how dogs interact with scent, a global overview on vaccines, the use of plant biostimulants for future plant growth, methods to improve brain aging and many more! [...]

Frontiers eBook releases: March 2020

March 11, 2020

Download this month’s Special Issues on coral reef ecosystems, cannabinoids for medical use, robots with emotional skills and many more! [...]

Life Below Water: towards a sustainable ocean

March 3, 2020

Our new Research Topic on UN Goal 14 to find science-based solutions towards a sustainable ocean is now open for submissions. [...]

Frontiers eBook releases: February 2020

February 6, 2020

Download this month’s new releases including the latest Special Issues on Cystic Fibrosis, Neotropical Fishes, The Immune System and many more! [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in December 2019

January 14, 2020

Download this month’s top releases including Special Issues on the Gut Microbiome, Alzheimer's Disease, Working Dogs, and many more! [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in November 2019

December 5, 2019

Download this month’s top releases including special issues on Gender Roles, Cancer Plasticity, Foodborne Pathogens, and Education & Mental Health. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in October 2019

November 14, 2019

Download this month’s new releases including our Special Edition eBook for Breast Cancer Awareness Month [...]

Research Topics open for submissions – October 2019

October 25, 2019

Research Topics are peer-reviewed special issues, uniting the world’s leading experts around the hottest topics. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in September 2019

October 4, 2019

Download this month’s new releases including the latest research collections on Bilingualism, Asthma, Single Cell Omics and many more! [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in August 2019

September 10, 2019

Download this month’s new releases including the latest research collections on Obesity, Marine Litter, The Human Immune System and many more! [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in July 2019

August 13, 2019

Download this month’s new releases including the latest research collections on Tinnitus, Brain Aging, Arboviral Infections, and many more! [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in June 2019

July 9, 2019

Download this month’s new eBook releases including the latest research collections on refugee mental health, autoantibodies, humanaoid robots, and many more! [...]

10 article collections are unpacking the brain and nervous system

June 20, 2019

The Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series is proud to announce their collaboration with the Mediterranean Neuroscience Conference with 10 exciting article collections [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in May 2019

June 7, 2019

Download this month’s new eBook releases including the latest research collections on infant gut microbiota, stroke in elderly, tropical biodiversity and many more! [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in April 2019

May 14, 2019

Frontiers special issue research collection eBooks - published April 2019

Download the latest free research collections, including on landslide hazards, nanoparticles in cancer therapy, the influence of explicit assessment criteria and many more! All eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in March 2019

April 10, 2019

Download the latest free research collections, including on cephalopod digestion, wild immunology, computed tomography and many more! All eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in February 2019

March 8, 2019

Download the latest free research collections, including on time perception, adult neurogenesis & internet gaming disorder. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in January 2019

February 6, 2019

Frontiers special issue eBooks published in January 2019

The latest research article collections, including on language acquisition, precision medicine in oncology, and the use of lignin for fuels and chemicals [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in December 2018

January 7, 2019

Frontiers Research Topics - December 2018 eBooks

Download the latest free research collections, including on pesticide toxicity, pain management and next generation batteries [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in November 2018

December 5, 2018

Frontiers Research Topics - November 2018 eBooks

Download the latest research collections, including on problem gambling, adult language acquisition, CO2 utilization and many more hot topics [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in October 2018

November 8, 2018

Download this month’s new releases including the latest research collections on quasars, epilepsy, humanoid robotics, and many more! [...]

Article collection on the vestibular system wins Frontiers research prize

November 6, 2018

Research Topic showcasing effective new treatments for common balance and orientation disorders gives new hope to millions. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in September 2018

October 4, 2018

Download this month’s new releases including the latest research collections on language and emotions, brain augmentation, acute stroke, and many more! [...]

Contribute your mini-reviews to EPFL’s neuroscience MOOC

September 25, 2018

Ranging from molecular to cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, the course will provide the most up to date, state-of-the-art content and give participants a multi-scale view and understanding of brain function. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in August 2018

September 6, 2018

Download this month’s new eBook releases including the latest research collections on rhythm cognition, plant phenotyping and phenomics, thyroid function, and many more! [...]

The best new research: Finalists announced for the 2018 Frontiers Spotlight Award

August 8, 2018

From more than 400 article collections, 10 finalists are now in the running for the 2nd annual Frontiers Spotlight Award. [...]

New Research Topic to highlight the impact of female researchers in science

November 16, 2017

The Research Topic will specifically highlight women working in physics, chemistry and astronomy. [...]

Open science helping to eradicate rabies by 2030

October 25, 2017

A research topic on the control and elimination of dog-mediated human rabies comes at the perfect time to support efforts towards a rabies-free future. [...]

Frontiers research topic on tinnitus shows broad public appeal

October 24, 2017

Research Topic on tinnitus receives more than 1 million views in less than 2 years [...]

“We need to depict women as victors rather than victims”

September 28, 2017

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Interview with Tolulope Jolaade Adeogun on a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Sociology & Frontiers in Psychology [...]

“Humans aren’t really running the show anymore”

September 21, 2017

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Interview with Professors Scott Schaffer and Nandita Biswas Mellamphy on a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Sociology [...]

Creating human super intelligence: winner of Spotlight Award 2017

June 14, 2017

Superintelligence: fact or fiction. First Frontiers Spotlight Award Winner for outstanding research into human brain augmentation [...]

Future space missions and the Earth-Moon system

February 24, 2017

How the complex dynamics of the Earth-Moon system and its applied and fundamental physics may play a crucial role in the future of space exploration – by Claudio Bogazzi, [...]

Selection Committee for First Annual Frontiers Spotlight Award

December 13, 2016

The 1st annual Frontiers Spotlight Award Committee has been announced and will reward an outstanding Research Topic with US$ 100,000 to organize a conference. [...]

Triage in Conservation: Interview with Ralf Buckley

March 20, 2016

By Kirsten Martin In conservation, there is an ongoing debate over triage. Advocates of triage argue that some extinctions are unavoidable, and that fixed, limited and fully [...]

eBooks published in December 2015

January 8, 2016

Below is a list of Frontiers eBooks published in December 2015. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download. Science: Recent Advances and the Future Generation of [...]

‘New Frontiers in Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation’ launched

November 30, 2015

by Nina Rothe The Frontiers Research Topic on “The Pathway to Solutions: New Frontiers in Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation” has just launched. The 2015 Paris [...]

A Living History of Immunology: New Frontiers in Immunology Research Topic

October 29, 2014

A new Frontiers in Immunology Research Topic brings together the stories of those at the forefront of modern-day immunology “In the highly competitive world of [...]