Humans occupied a lava tube in Saudi Arabia for thousands of years, find Mathew Stewart of Griffith University and colleagues.
🔎 PLOS ONE paper: plos.io/4d5GY4S
📰 The New York Times article: plos.io/4aE5zwk
📰 The Independent article: plos.io/3W0dIql

#OpenScience News from East Africa

A Big Win for East Africa with the Inclusion of #OpenScience Principles and Guidelines in the EAC STI Policy tcc-africa.org/a-big-win-for-… .

This would not have been possible without our partners PLOS and the commitment from the East African Science & Technology Commission .

We're excited to see the inclusion of #OpenScience principles and guidelines in the new EAC STI Policy framework – a big win from our partnership with Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa) and East African Science & Technology Commission and a first for the region and Africa. Learn more on The Official PLOS Blog. plos.io/3JAg8ok

Only 7 days to go! The #CallForEntries for the #EinsteinFoundationAward2024 for Promoting Quality in Research w/ BIH QUEST Center closes next week – 30/04/2024! Apply now and join our group of amazing winners and short-listed projects! award.einsteinfoundation.de

Last year, alongside Jisc, we partnered with cOAlition S to establish a multi-stakeholder working group to identify business models that enable equitable participation in knowledge-sharing. Read about our progress and updates on this initiative: plos.io/4d1HzEP

A group of librarians, consortia reps, funders, and publishers are gathering to explore new business models that are fairer to authors and promote innovation. Publishing with PLOS is more accessible and influential for research: theplosblog.plos.org/2024/04/beyond… cOAlition S Jisc

Announcing our new #collection on #symbiosis across the tree of life.

You can find all of the articles in the collection here: plos.io/3UncV1j

Most cybercriminal threats are concentrated in just a few countries, find Miranda Bruce of University of Oxford and UNSW, and colleagues.
🔎 PLOS ONE paper: plos.io/43UiXJW
📰 The Independent article: plos.io/43Y2jtd
📰 Newsweek article: plos.io/4aODnX8

Reading glasses could be an economic boost to people in low-income countries, find Farzana Sehrin of BRAC and colleagues.
🔎 PLOS ONE paper: plos.io/3VWHs7E
📰 The New York Times article: plos.io/3JgztdO
📰 The Week article: plos.io/3VWHooq

Last year, alongside Jisc, we partnered with cOAlition S to establish a multi-stakeholder working group to identify business models that enable equitable participation in knowledge-sharing. Read about our progress and updates on this initiative: plos.io/4d1HzEP

This new blog series from PLOS Mental Health will feature personal #MentalHealth stories and reflections from anonymous contributors. Read the first post exploring the experience of masking in daily life: plos.io/4cvDQ2b

Most cybercriminal threats are concentrated in just a few countries, find Miranda Bruce of University of Oxford and UNSW, and colleagues.
🔎 PLOS ONE paper: plos.io/43UiXJW
📰 The Independent article: plos.io/43Y2jtd
📰 Newsweek article: plos.io/4aODnX8

Researchers from Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha along with Baldeep K. Dhaliwal, MSPH🗽 and Aastha Kant from International Vaccine Access Center at BSPH discuss building adaptability and durability in #PublicHealth research investments. Read the discussion in our latest PLOS Your Say post: plos.io/3xsYYpR

Reading glasses could be an economic boost to people in low-income countries, find Farzana Sehrin of BRAC and colleagues.
🔎 PLOS ONE paper: plos.io/3VWHs7E
📰 The New York Times article: plos.io/3JgztdO
📰 The Week article: plos.io/3VWHooq

New on the PLOS Your Say Blog: Sushree Nibedita Panda discusses leprosy in India and the current challenges around detection and treatments of the disease. plos.io/3PKkyfy

Working outside the typical 9–5 in younger adulthood may be linked with worse health decades later, finds Wen-Jui Han of New York University.
🔎 PLOS ONE paper: plos.io/3xzUCwQ
📰 CNN article: plos.io/3vFRr6j
📰 Newsweek article: plos.io/443FX9L

Researchers from Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha along with Baldeep K. Dhaliwal, MSPH🗽 and Aastha Kant from International Vaccine Access Center at BSPH discuss building adaptability and durability in #PublicHealth research investments. Read the discussion in our latest PLOS Your Say post: plos.io/3xsYYpR

Join this free Center for Open Science webinar exploring insights into the current state of #OpenScience adoption with discussion on innovative initiatives and metrics shaping open science practices.
📅 April 10, 11 AM ET/8 AM PST
✍️ Register: plos.io/3U01ZGL