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Child body odor provides olfactory clues to mothers about child’s developmental stage: Frontiers in Psychology — by Peter Rejcek, Frontiers Science Writer It’s no secret that babies generally smell pleasant to their mothers – and teenagers not so much. A team of researchers investigating how body odors affect the mother-child relationship found that a mom’s olfactory sense may be capable of detecting her child’s developmental stage. The research was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology....

Frontiers for Young Minds invites you to read a Landmark on Einstein’s Road to the General Theory of Relativity By Hanoch Gutfreund, of Physics and the Academic Head of the Albert Einstein Archives. A Landmark on Einstein’s Road to the General Theory of Relativity By Hanoch GutfreundProfessor of Physics and the Academic Head of the Albert Einstein Archives, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Original handwritten manuscripts of important documents in the history of mankind have a special charm as well as an emotional and aesthetic appeal....

New research adds to growing evidence on the harmful health effects of e-cigarettes: Frontiers in Physiology Cinnamon, vanilla and buttery e-cigarette flavors are among the most toxic — and mixing flavors is more damaging than vaping just one — By Tanya Petersen Sugar and spice are not so nice, at least when it comes to vaping or inhalation. Exposure to e-cigarette flavoring chemicals and liquids can cause significant inflammation to monocytes, a type of white blood cell — and many flavoring compounds are also toxic, with cinnamon, vanilla and buttery flavors among the worst....

The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) has announced the transition of Transplant International from Hybrid access to Gold Open Access in partnership with Frontiers. Transplant International is the premier journal publishing the key basic science and clinical developments in organ replacement medicine and will transfer from the publisher Wiley to Frontiers’ Open Science Platform from January 1, 2022. Frontiers will work closely with ESOT’s leadership committees and stakeholders to transition the journal, including its extensive archive of articles, which dates back to 1989....

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering is actively recruiting female engineers to fill roles on our world-class editorial boards. Interested? E-mail us at mechanicalengineering.editorial.office@frontiersin.org Review Editors are expected to review submitted manuscripts that fall within their areas of expertise. Review Editors focus on certifying the accuracy and validity of manuscripts and engage in a constructive discussion with the authors. Review editors should hold a PhD in a relevent discipline and have experience reviewing manuscripts....

Research Topic on tinnitus receives more than 1 million views in less than 2 years More than 1 million views for tinnitus research topic in less than 2 years — By Dr. Christopher R. Cederroth, Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, Research Topic Editor In recent years open-access online journals have become more and more important in scientific communication. Their main feature — free access to scientific publications — eases scientific exchange and democratizes research....

Shining a spotlight on organizations run by women, women executives and entrepreneurs, the Stevie® Awards for Women in Business announced the results of its 2016 competition on Friday, November 18. This year, Frontiers took home the Gold Award in the Entrepreneur of the Year category. “It is a great honor to have Frontiers recognized in this international competition. Modern society is based on science and technology and with Frontiers, we strive to make science open for everyone and empower scientists, women and men alike, in the scholarly communication process....

The Chief Editor of the Data-Driven Climate Sciences section of Frontiers in Big Data talks about what Big Data means for the environment and sustainability. With atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continuing to rise, Professor John Kimball talks about how Big Data can be used to answer the world’s most pressing environmental problems. — by Louisa Wood Climate change, deforestation, ocean acidification, pollution — the scale of human-induced environmental impacts on the Earth is now so profound that scientists have declared a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene....

Survey of Expert Opinion on Intelligence: Causes of International Differences in Cognitive Ability Tests Heiner Rindermann*, David Becker and Thomas Coyle Prefrontal Electrical Stimulation in Non-depressed Reduces Levels of Reported Negative Affects from Daily Stressors Adelaide Austin, Gabriela M. Jiga-Boy, Sara Rea, Simon A. Newstead, Sian Roderick, Nick J. Davis, Robert Marc Clement and Frederic Boy* When Love Meets Money: Priming the Possession of Money Influences Mating Strategies Yi Ming Li, Jian Li, Darius K....

In this blog, we take a closer look at the issues surrounding Gel and Western Blot image cropping. Author: Bushra Khair, Research Integrity Specialist Since last year, the Frontiers Research Integrity team has followed up on more than 4,000 manuscripts containing cropped gel and Western Blot images which required additional scrutiny. In this blog, we take a closer look at gel and Western Blot image cropping. Figures and images are a key component of many research papers....

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 deep in the ocean. He is one of Frontiers’ Science Heroes. As a marine biologist, he dives and explores life in the depth of the oceans, across the world. Specifically, he studies colonies of animals in island-like habitats on the ocean floor, near hydrothermal vents....

Study finds significant win bias for first called judo athlete, regardless of the color of their outfit: Frontiers in Psychology Judo athletes cannot rely on wearing the blue judogi to increase their chance of winning. — By Freya Wilson New research on competitive judo data finds a winning bias for the athlete who is first called, regardless of the color of their uniform. This unique study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, puts to rest the debate on the influence a blue uniform has on beating the opponent....

Food behaviors changed a lot during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems reveals what happened By Jeremy Millard, Alberto Sturla, Zdeňka Smutná, Barbora Duží, Meike Janssen, and Jan Vávra Jeremy Millard is the director of the non-profit Third Millennium Governance consultancy in Denmark. He is a social scientist and geographer currently working on governance models for the new era of uncertainty and crises, especially for city-region systems in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals....

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence is here! The new journal publishes research on various applications of AI, including healthcare, business, finance, language and computation. It also explores the legal and technical systems for application of AI. — By Emma Overmaat Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing our world. From diagnosing diseases to shaping business and finance; and from providing personalized learning to addressing climate change: AI technologies affect all aspects of human life and their impact will only increase in the years to come....

Professor Heike Wulff appointed as new Field Chief Editor for the journal. — by Brian Boyle, Journal Development Manager, Frontiers in Pharmacology Frontiers in Pharmacology is proud to announce the appointment of our new Field Chief Editor, Professor Heike Wulff. Professor Wulff will share the position in a transitional phase with Professor Théophile Godfraind until early 2018. We offer our deepest appreciation for his commitment and inspiration as our founding Field Chief Editor — qualities which have helped to make Frontiers in Pharmacology the most-cited open access journal in the field....

By Suzanna Burgelman/Dr Margaret Couvillon, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Pollinators are under threat worldwide. Researchers such as Dr Margaret Couvillon study bees to find solutions that will benefit the survival of pollinators. Specifically, Couvillon studies the honey bee waggle dance, to discover where and how bees find food. Her research can help design bee conservation and management strategies. Bees, insects, birds, butterflies, bats. These species have one crucial thing in common: they are pollinators, and our survival depends on them....

University of Lausanne has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible University of Lausanne researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The university library Lausanne supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage University of Lausanne researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

The Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series is proud to announce their collaboration with the Mediterranean Neuroscience Conference with 10 exciting article collections The Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series is proud to announce their collaboration with the Mediterranean Neuroscience Conference, taking place June 23-27 this year, in Marrakech. Ten exciting article collections in Frontiers in Neuroscience Series are picking apart questions that remain unanswered about how the brain and nervous system work....

Frontiers’ Chief Publishing Officer, Mirjam Eckert, considers the impact of 2020 scholarly publishing itself. Mirjam Eckert, Chief Publishing Officer 2020 has been an extraordinary year of challenges. Standing on the top of a Swiss mountain on my birthday in mid-March, Frontiers CEO, Kamila Markram called me. We had had daily briefing sessions with the leadership team for the last couple of weeks as the COVID-19 situation unfolded in Europe. It was becoming obvious fast that waiting for clearer governmental guidelines for businesses was no longer an option....

How is Open Science helping to shape the future of our planet? What role will ethics and leadership play in future sustainability? How critically entwined is the health of humans to that of other animals and the overall environment? What do we need to teach our children to prepare them for the future? For almost a decade Frontiers has been at the forefront of important and emerging research trends as well as a leader in open-access publishing and the Open Science movement....