Knowable Magazine Knowable Magazine is from Annual Reviews, a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesizing and integrating knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society. https://knowablemagazine.org/rss/test en Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next? https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/psychedelic-drugs-and-the-law-whats-next https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/psychedelic-drugs-and-the-law-whats-next The push to legalize magic mushrooms, MDMA, LSD and other hallucinogens is likely to heighten tensions between state and federal law, drug law expert Robert Mikos says

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Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next? doi:10.1146/knowable-031424-2 Thu Mar 14 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Thu Mar 14 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Society Ben Seal
How to overcome political polarization on climate change https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/how-to-overcome-political-polarization-climate-change https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/how-to-overcome-political-polarization-climate-change Conversations — in real life — can help bridge the partisan divide, but the trick is to have some structure to the discussion, says a human ecologist

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How to overcome political polarization on climate change doi:10.1146/knowable-031324-1 Wed Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Mar 13 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Food & Environment Ula Chrobak
Hunting sky islands for genetic clues to climate resilience https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/sky-islands-evolutionary-adaptation-climate-change https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/sky-islands-evolutionary-adaptation-climate-change OPINION: Isolated mountaintops are hotbeds of evolutionary adaptation and great places to study how climate change affects ecosystems

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Hunting sky islands for genetic clues to climate resilience doi:10.1146/knowable-031124-1 Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Living World Sarah J. Love and Joe Bailey
Moving trees north to save the forests https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/forest-assisted-migration-climate-change https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/forest-assisted-migration-climate-change As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.

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Moving trees north to save the forests doi:10.1146/knowable-030624-1 Wed Mar 06 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Mar 06 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Food & Environment John H. Tibbetts
The atomic bomb, exile and a test of brotherly bonds: Robert and Frank Oppenheimer https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/atomic-bomb-tested-brotherly-bonds-oppenheimer https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/atomic-bomb-tested-brotherly-bonds-oppenheimer A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.

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The atomic bomb, exile and a test of brotherly bonds: Robert and Frank Oppenheimer doi:10.1146/knowable-030424-1 Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Society KC Cole
A big boost to Europe’s climate change goals https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/big-boost-europe-carbon-neutral-goals-cbam https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/big-boost-europe-carbon-neutral-goals-cbam The bloc aims to become the first carbon-neutral continent. A new policy called CBAM will assist its ambitions — and may persuade other countries to follow in its footsteps.

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A big boost to Europe’s climate change goals doi:10.1146/knowable-022824-1 Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Food & Environment Elise Hansen
Toward truly compostable plastic https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2024/compostable-plastic-from-natural-materials https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2024/compostable-plastic-from-natural-materials Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly polymers from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. Economics and acceptance remain hurdles.

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Toward truly compostable plastic doi:10.1146/knowable-022724-1 Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Technology Boyce Upholt
Losing the connection between the Andes and the Amazon: A price of peace in Colombia https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/deforestation-threatens-andes-amazon-connection-colombia https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/deforestation-threatens-andes-amazon-connection-colombia The South American country, where the biodiversity of the Andes meets that of the Amazon, is losing the great natural wealth of some 1,500 square kilometers of forest each year, mainly in areas formerly under guerrilla control

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Losing the connection between the Andes and the Amazon: A price of peace in Colombia doi:10.1146/knowable-022224-1 Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Food & Environment Pablo Correa
Why probation and parole don’t work as advertised https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/making-parole-probation-effective https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/making-parole-probation-effective The current system of supervised release in lieu of imprisonment may do more harm than good, some experts say. How can society do a better job of rehabilitating law-breakers while keeping them from re-offending?

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Why probation and parole don’t work as advertised doi:10.1146/knowable-022124-2 Wed Feb 21 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Feb 21 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Society Lola Butcher
All about cholesterol https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/cholesterol-and-heart-disease-explained https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/cholesterol-and-heart-disease-explained The latest science on how blood levels of HDL, LDL and more relate to cardiovascular health

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All about cholesterol doi:10.1146/knowable-021424-1 Wed Feb 14 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Feb 14 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Health & Disease Amber Dance
A new look at our linguistic roots https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/origin-spread-indo-european-languages https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/origin-spread-indo-european-languages Linguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where, and when, the first Indo-European languages were spoken, and what kind of lives those first speakers led. A controversial new analytic technique offers a fresh answer.

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A new look at our linguistic roots doi:10.1146/knowable-021224-1 Mon Feb 12 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Mon Feb 12 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Society Kurt Kleiner
Soda taxes can’t reverse the obesity epidemic https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/soda-taxes-dont-work-behavioral-economists-say https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/soda-taxes-dont-work-behavioral-economists-say OPINION: They might be able to help, but only if well-designed and in combination with other policies

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Soda taxes can’t reverse the obesity epidemic doi:10.1146/knowable-020824-2 Thu Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Thu Feb 08 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Health & Disease Kristin Kiesel and Richard J. Sexton
The hidden threat from rising coastal groundwater https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/sea-level-rise-groundwater-flooding-basement-broken-pipes https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/sea-level-rise-groundwater-flooding-basement-broken-pipes OPINION: Sea level rise won’t hit just homes on shorefronts, but also the infrastructure beneath our feet

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The hidden threat from rising coastal groundwater doi:10.1146/knowable-020724-1 Wed Feb 07 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Feb 07 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Food & Environment Shellie Habel
Lessons from sports psychology research https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2024/sports-psychology-research-athletic-performance https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2024/sports-psychology-research-athletic-performance Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure

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Lessons from sports psychology research doi:10.1146/knowable-020524-1 Mon Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Mon Feb 05 00:00:00 GMT 2024 The Mind Tom Siegfried
Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/physical-world/2024/detect-interstellar-objects-oumuamua-borisov-clues-to-exoplanets https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/physical-world/2024/detect-interstellar-objects-oumuamua-borisov-clues-to-exoplanets The detection of two celestial interlopers careening through our solar system has scientists eagerly anticipating more

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Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets doi:10.1146/knowable-020124-2 Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Physical World Theo Nicitopoulos
Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/where-did-bed-bugs-come-from-how-to-get-rid-of-them https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/where-did-bed-bugs-come-from-how-to-get-rid-of-them The blood-sucking insects now show up in two varieties and are resistant to many pesticides. New eradication strategies include fungal spores and nasty human odors.

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Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever doi:10.1146/knowable-013124-2 Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Health & Disease Ute Eberle
The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/menstrual-blood-stem-cell-research-could-yield-new-therapies https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/menstrual-blood-stem-cell-research-could-yield-new-therapies Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis

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The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood doi:10.1146/knowable-012924-3 Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Health & Disease Sneha Khedkar
Indigenous languages are founts of environmental knowledge https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/indigenous-languages-environmental-knowledge-save-ecosystems https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/indigenous-languages-environmental-knowledge-save-ecosystems Peoples who live close to nature have a rich lore of plants, animals and landscapes embedded in their mother tongues — which may hold vital clues to protecting biodiversity

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Indigenous languages are founts of environmental knowledge doi:10.1146/knowable-012524-2 Thu Jan 25 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Thu Jan 25 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Society Katarina Zimmer
Forests are under attack from invasive species https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/dead-and-dying-trees-invasive-species-forest-pests-diseases https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/dead-and-dying-trees-invasive-species-forest-pests-diseases OPINION: International commerce and travel bring ecological destruction to the world’s most cherished natural places. We need to do more to stop the assault.

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Forests are under attack from invasive species doi:10.1146/knowable-012424-1 Wed Jan 24 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Wed Jan 24 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Food & Environment Geoff Williams
CRISPR gene editing: Moving closer to home https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/crispr-gene-editing-therapy-systems-eukaryotic-cells https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/crispr-gene-editing-therapy-systems-eukaryotic-cells With the first medical therapy approved and systems like CRISPR-Cas showing up in complex cells, there’s a lot going on in the genome editing field. Here’s our primer.

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CRISPR gene editing: Moving closer to home doi:10.1146/knowable-012224-1 Mon Jan 22 00:00:00 UTC 2024 Mon Jan 22 00:00:00 GMT 2024 Health & Disease Amber Dance