Francis VillatoroJan 23
#PLoSONE Experimental evidence that penis size, height, and body shape influence assessment of male sexual attractiveness and fighting ability in humans journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Noticias La InsuperableDec 2

El nuevo hallazgo que derrumba mitos sobre la Isla de Pascua

Un estudio publicado en PLOS ONE acaba de sacudir viejas certezas: la famosa cantera Rano Raraku, donde nacieron más de mil moai, no fue la fábrica centralizada de una élite todopoderosa, sino un entramado horizontal de talleres autónomos. Rapa Nui vuelve a demostrar que las grandes obras humanas también pueden surgir sin jerarquías. Por Alcides Blanco para Noticias La Insuperable Se identificaron diversos métodos de producción en los distintos talleres.Tres enfoques de tallado: […]

https://noticiaslainsuperable.com.ar/2025/12/02/el-nuevo-hallazgo-que-derrumba-mitos-sobre-la-isla-de-pascua/

The Wild Hunt NewsSep 23

New research from Latvia’s Zvejnieki cemetery reveals that Stone Age women and children were as likely as men to be buried with stone tools, challenging “Man the Hunter” stereotypes and highlighting shared ritual traditions.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/09/research-on-a-stone-age-burial-again-challenges-man-the-hunter-stereotype.html

#archaeology #PLOSONE #stoneage #gender #latvia #science #equality

Research on a Stone Age Burial Again Challenges “Man the Hunter” Stereotype

New research from Latvia’s Zvejnieki cemetery reveals that Stone Age women and children were as likely as men to be buried with stone tools, challenging “Man the Hunter” stereotypes and highlighting shared ritual traditions.

The Wild Hunt
Hacker NewsAug 28

Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork accompanied by music

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0329411

#HackerNews #Altered #States #of #Consciousness #Breathwork #Music #Therapy #Mindfulness #PLOSone

Neurobiological substrates of altered states of consciousness induced by high ventilation breathwork accompanied by music

The popularity of breathwork as a therapeutic tool for psychological distress is rapidly expanding. Breathwork practices that increase ventilatory rate or depth, facilitated by music, can evoke subjective experiential states analogous to altered states of consciousness (ASCs) evoked by psychedelic substances. These states include components such as euphoria, bliss, and perceptual differences. However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the profound subjective effects of high ventilation breathwork (HVB) remain largely unknown and unexplored. In this study, we investigated the neurobiological substrates of ASCs induced by HVB in experienced practitioners. We demonstrate that the intensity of ASCs evoked by HVB was proportional to cardiovascular sympathetic activation and to haemodynamic alterations in cerebral perfusion within clusters spanning the left operculum/posterior insula and right amygdala/anterior hippocampus; regions implicated in respiratory interoceptive representation and the processing of emotional memories, respectively. These observed regional cerebral effects may underlie pivotal mental experiences that mediate positive therapeutic outcomes of HVB.

Show threadFredAug 16
@nobodyinperson I have not published with @plosclimate but with @PLOS (#PLOSOne), so can't answer your question directly. However, some experience may transfer from PLOS to PLOS. I wouldn't hesitate to work eight them again. It's open and really multidisciplinary which are two big pluses for me. Only bad experience was the time it took them to fix a table formatting error they've introduced (something like 2 years...) but that was pretty minor.
Geeks anciensAug 10, 2025
Aussi sur Le Monde (article en partie réservé aux gens qui ont un abonnement).
"Dans un article publié lundi 4 août dans « PNAS », la revue de l’Académie nationale des sciences des Etats-Unis, des mathématiciens et des biologistes ont recensé des pratiques frauduleuses grandissantes dans les revues de recherche."
https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/08/10/la-fraude-aux-publications-scientifiques-s-industrialise-alerte-une-etude-americaine_6627655_1650684.html
#esr #recherche #université #revuesSavantes #fraude #falsification #criminalite #PNAS #PlosOne
La fraude aux publications scientifiques s’industrialise, alerte une étude américaine

Dans un article publié lundi 4 août dans « PNAS », la revue de l’Académie nationale des sciences des Etats-Unis, des mathématiciens et des biologistes ont recensé des pratiques frauduleuses grandissantes dans les revues de recherche.

Le Monde
Andy TsengJul 30, 2025
A new #PLOSOne study finds AI-generated music triggers stronger emotional arousal than human compositions - more pupil dilation & skin responses. Fascinating, but “emotionally powerful” ≠ "better" music. I wonder why do AI tunes punch harder? #GenAI #Music #ResearchSky

Study finds AI-created music t...
Study finds AI-created music triggers greater emotional arousal than human compositions

Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is transforming the world of creativity, and music is no exception. A study recently published in PLOS One, explores a key question: Can AI-generated music produce the same emotional responses as human-composed music in audiovisual contexts?

Phys.org
Storie&ArcheostorieJun 26, 2025

Studi / Il boomerang più antico d’Europa (e forse del mondo) ha 42mila anni ed è stato trovato in una grotta polacca

Alla ricerca internazionale ha partecipato anche l'Università di Bologna @unibo @plosjournals

#boomerang #polonia #homosapiens #scoperte #studi #universitadibologna #plosone

https://storiearcheostorie.com/2025/06/26/boomerang-piu-antico-deuropa-e-polacco/

Il boomerang più antico d’Europa ha 42mila anni ed è polacco

Un boomerang trovato nella grotta di Obłazowa in Polonia risale a oltre 42.000 anni fa. E riscrive la storia dei primi Sapiens in Europa.

Storie & Archeostorie
Hacker NewsMar 23, 2025

Mindfulness mediates the association between chronotype and depressive symptoms

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0319915

#HackerNews #Mindfulness #Chronotype #Depression #MentalHealth #Research #PLOSone

Mindfulness mediates the association between chronotype and depressive symptoms in young adults

Background Chronotype influences risk of depression, with evening-types at higher risk, although the reasons for this are uncertain. Potential mediating factors include mindfulness, sleep quality, rumination, and alcohol consumption, but research is lacking. Methods We explored the role of these factors in the association between chronotype and depressive symptoms amongst young adults, using cross-sectional data collected from a university student sample (N = 546). Results Evening-types had significantly higher levels of depression symptoms, poorer sleep quality, and lower levels of ‘acting with awareness’ and ‘describing’, as well as higher rumination and alcohol consumption. Mediation analyses demonstrated that the link between chronotype and depression was fully mediated by ‘acting with awareness’, ‘describing’, sleep quality, and alcohol consumption. Limitations Only subjective measures were employed, and due to the cross-sectional design, no causal inferences can be made. Conclusion The mediation results shed light on the crucial role of specific mindfulness facets, sleep, and alcohol consumption for explaining why evening types are at higher risk of depression; findings have import for potential interventions aiming to reduce depression risk amongst young adults in particular.

CCR Feline Research CenterMar 4, 2025

Disappointed in PLOS ONE. Why do they allow this statement, but fail to check if it is actually true?

#PLOS #PLOSONE #PhD #science #academia #publishing #scientificintegrity