Since the early 1990s, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have aggregated primary
research using meta‐analytic methods to understand ecological and evolutionary …

When used appropriately, a confocal fluorescence microscope is an excellent tool for
making quantitative measurements in cells and tissues. The confocal microscope's ability to …

Registered Reports are a form of empirical publication in which study proposals are peer
reviewed and pre-accepted before research is undertaken. By deciding which articles are …

Recently there has been a growing concern that many published research findings do not
hold up in attempts to replicate them. We argue that this problem may originate from a …

Inspired by broader efforts to make the conclusions of scientific research more robust, we
have compiled a list of some of the most common statistical mistakes that appear in the …

The extraction of acetic acid and other carboxylic acids from water is an emerging
separation need as they are increasingly produced from waste organics and CO2 during …

Our natural behavioral repertoires include coordinated actions of characteristic types. To
better understand how neural activity relates to the expression of actions and action …

The rapid urbanization of our world has led to a surge in artificial lighting at night (ALAN),
with profound effects on wildlife. Previous research on wildlife's melatonin, a crucial …

The internal validity of conclusions about effectiveness or impact in systematic reviews, and
of decisions based on them, depends on risk of bias assessments being conducted …

Phantom limb pain (PLP) impacts the majority of individuals who undergo limb amputation.
The PLP experience is highly heterogenous in its quality, intensity, frequency and severity …