Frontiers is a prominent open-access academic publisher founded in 2007 with the goal of making high-quality research universally accessible. Based in Switzerland, Frontiers publishes peer-reviewed articles across a wide range of scientific disciplines, including life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. The publisher is known for its innovative approach to scholarly communication, utilizing advanced technology to enhance the editorial and peer review process, ensuring transparency, efficiency, and rigorous quality control. Frontiers operates a collaborative peer review system, involving both authors and reviewers in the process to improve the quality of published research. Its open-access model ensures that all articles are freely available to the public, promoting the dissemination and impact of scientific knowledge. The publisher has rapidly expanded its portfolio to include over 100 journals, many of which are highly ranked in their respective fields.
The new spacesuit urine filtration system by Cornell researchers recycles astronauts’ urine into drinkable water, aiming to improve comfort and efficiency on future Moon and…
New research shows earthquakes significantly contributed to Pompeii’s devastation during Vesuvius’s 79CE eruption. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger wrote letters describing a shaking…
A new artificial turf can cool itself by storing rainwater and using capillary action to reduce surface temperatures, providing a safer and more sustainable alternative…
Fungi and lichens threaten Negev Desert’s petroglyphs, eroding ancient artworks through chemical and mechanical means. Southern Israel’s Negev desert is famous for its ancient rock…
Scientists discover that interplanetary shocks that strike Earth’s magnetic field head-on cause more powerful ground-level electric currents, threatening pipelines and submarine cables. Auroras are caused…
Preserving biodiversity hotspots, which constitute only 1.22% of the Earth’s land surface, could halt extinctions safeguard the planet for future generations. In a revolutionary new…
New research explores the unresolved mystery of the extinction of ancient North America’s megafauna, highlighting new research using ZooMS to analyze fragmented bones from the…
Scientists were stunned by the discovery of cutmarks around cancerous growths on an ancient Egyptian skull, which allowed them to gain new insights into how…
A fierce fire, potentially related to the Carthaginian army’s movement across the Pyrenees to battle the Romans, erupted so swiftly that people were unable to…
Gene expression analysis of blood identifies a functional group of genes linked to both depression and cardiovascular disease. Depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) pose significant…
Wild bumblebees all over the world need a similar nest temperature — with global warming driving temperatures up, their nests could be too hot for…
Scientists champion global genomic surveillance using the latest technologies and a ‘One Health’ approach to protect against novel pathogens like avian influenza and antimicrobial resistance,…
Significant advancements in preservation techniques could liberate more hearts for transplantation. More than five decades after the first human-to-human heart transplant, over 5,000 heart transplants…
Researchers have shown that too much sun exposure negatively affects short-term diversity and composition of the skin’s bacterial make-up. Skin, the largest organ of the…
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species radiation of masked bees, which is restricted to the tree canopies of Pacific islands. In 1934, Elwood Zimmerman,…
Archaeologists study the carbon isotope values in hazelnuts from ancient sites to understand the characteristics of the local woods. If we could stand in a…
Leatherback sea turtles, the largest of all living turtles, embark on extensive migratory journeys that may extend over several years. These turtles move from warm…
First observation of marine invertebrates eating live and dead jellyfish during Arctic winter. In the dark and cold of the months-long polar night, food resources…