Nicola Jones is a Yale Environment 360 contributing editor and a freelance journalist based in Pemberton, British Columbia. With a background in chemistry and oceanography, she writes about the physical sciences, most often for the journal Nature. She has also contributed to Scientific American, Globe and Mail, and New Scientist and serves as the science journalist in residence at the University of British Columbia.
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The Race to Save Glacial Ice Records Before They Melt Away
July 1, 2024
By Nicola Jones
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As Carbon Air Capture Ramps Up, Major Hurdles Remain
March 20, 2024
By Nicola Jones
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Plastics Reckoning: PVC Is Ubiquitous, But Maybe Not for Long
February 15, 2024
By Nicola Jones
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As Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future
May 11, 2023
By Nicola Jones
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Microplastics Are Filling the Skies. Will They Affect the Climate?
February 1, 2023
By Nicola Jones
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INTERVIEW
How Digital Technology Is Helping Decode the Sounds of Nature
November 1, 2022
By Nicola Jones
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INTERVIEW
Unraveling the Causes of the Pandemic, and Preparing for the Next
October 19, 2022
By Nicola Jones
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INTERVIEW
For a Scientist and Mother, Climate Change Is Generational ‘Robbery’
September 22, 2022
By Nicola Jones
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Solution or Band-Aid? Carbon Capture Projects Are Moving Ahead
June 7, 2022
By Nicola Jones
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After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off
February 23, 2022
By Nicola Jones
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From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?
January 20, 2022
By Nicola Jones
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Finding Bright Spots in the Global Coral Reef Catastrophe
October 21, 2021
By Nicola Jones
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Why the Market for ‘Blue Carbon’ Credits May Be Poised to Take Off
April 13, 2021
By Nicola Jones
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As Waters Warm, Ocean Heatwaves Are Growing More Severe
October 13, 2020
By Nicola Jones
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How Native Tribes Are Taking the Lead on Planning for Climate Change
February 11, 2020
By Nicola Jones
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Polar Warning: Even Antarctica’s Coldest Region Is Starting to Melt
March 28, 2019
By Nicola Jones
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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Build Better, Smarter Climate Models?
December 10, 2018
By Nicola Jones
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Redrawing the Map: How the World’s Climate Zones Are Shifting
October 23, 2018
By Nicola Jones
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Waste Heat: Innovators Turn to an Overlooked Renewable Resource
May 29, 2018
By Nicola Jones
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Stark Evidence: A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires
October 2, 2017
By Nicola Jones