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]]> A lifetime of love for the charismatic narwhal doi:10.1146/knowable-060324-1 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:03 GMT Living World Nicola Jones Inching toward a global treaty on plastic pollution https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/imogen-napper-interview-global-treaty-plastic-pollution https://10.1146/knowable-032724-2 Delegates from 175 nations are working on an international agreement that would tackle the vast amounts of plastic waste in the environment. A marine scientist specializing in plastic pollution discusses the problem and her hopes for the proceedings.

]]> Inching toward a global treaty on plastic pollution doi:10.1146/knowable-032724-2 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:27 GMT Food & Environment Nicola Jones Not enough fish in the sea https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2023/how-to-stop-overfishing https://10.1146/knowable-032223-1 The scientist who found a way to tally up global catches is an ocean advocate and a vocal critic of industrial fisheries. Now we have a treaty for the high seas — but does it go far enough?

]]> Not enough fish in the sea doi:10.1146/knowable-032223-1 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:22 GMT Food & Environment Nicola Jones Controlled burns won’t save all of California from wildfire https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2023/controlled-burns-california-wildfire https://10.1146/knowable-030123-1 There are two types of wildfire in the state, and they’re on the rise for different reasons. Each needs a distinct management approach, a researcher says.

]]> Controlled burns won’t save all of California from wildfire doi:10.1146/knowable-030123-1 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:01 GMT Living World Nicola Jones What makes for a ‘great’ sex life? https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2023/what-makes-for-great-sex-life https://10.1146/knowable-020723-3 What makes for a ‘great’ sex life? doi:10.1146/knowable-020723-3 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:07 GMT The Mind Nicola Jones Mistletoes in a warming world https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2022/mistletoes-warming-world https://10.1146/knowable-121222-1 Can the famous parasitic plants help animals to survive climate change, or will they be killed off by extreme weather?

]]> Mistletoes in a warming world doi:10.1146/knowable-121222-1 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:12 GMT Living World Nicola Jones Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2022/science-of-color-perception https://10.1146/knowable-102422-2 Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder doi:10.1146/knowable-102422-2 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:27 GMT The Mind Nicola Jones