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Katherine Kornei, Science Writer

Katherine Kornei

Katherine Kornei is a freelance science journalist covering Earth and space science. Her bylines frequently appear in Eos, Science, and The New York Times. Katherine holds a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Camarones Chasqueadores Hacen Más Ruido en Aguas Cálidas

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 9 September 202022 October 2021

Conforme el océano se calienta debido al cambio climático, ruidos más fuertes podrían enmascarar los llamados de otros animales marinos usados para navegar, buscar alimento o pareja.

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Wildfires Trigger Long-Term Permafrost Thawing

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 31 August 202019 October 2022

Researchers used satellite data to trace ground subsidence in a permafrost-rich region in eastern Siberia following a wildfire.

Satellite image of storms Laura and Marco in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
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Storms Interact but Rarely Merge into Bigger Tempests

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 August 20206 January 2022

The Fujiwhara effect—complex interactions between large storms nearby each other—can steer hurricanes and tropical storms but doesn’t typically create colossal tempests.

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Los Costos Ecológicos de Remover las Plataformas Petroleras Mar Adentro en California

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 August 202014 March 2023

Las plataformas de perforación de petróleo- y gas-mar adentro son hábitats ricos para peces. Eliminarlas por completo resultaría en una pérdida del 95% de biomasa de peces, revela una nueva investigación.

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Experiments Reveal How Permafrost Carbon Becomes Carbon Dioxide

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 24 July 20206 September 2022

Field samples from Alaska show how sunlight and iron convert permafrost carbon to carbon dioxide. Climate models ignore this process.

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Asteroid Impact, Not Volcanism, Likely Spelled Dinosaurs’ End

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 21 July 202010 November 2021

Using climate and habitat modeling, researchers show that solar dimming caused by an asteroid impact would have plunged the world into an “impact winter” and decimated dinosaur habitats.

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Ghostly Particles from the Sun Confirm Nuclear Fusion

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 14 July 202012 October 2022

Using the Borexino particle detector—located deep underground in Italy—researchers spot elusive neutrinos from the Sun’s CNO cycle.

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Larger Waves in Store as the Planet Warms

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 9 July 202030 November 2022

By the end of the 21st century, waves will have gotten larger in some ocean basins, particularly the Southern Ocean, climate modeling reveals.

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Niveles Altos de Contaminación en Chile se Relacionan Con Parrilladas de Hinchas del Fútbol

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 July 202030 November 2022

Misteriosos picos de contaminación—10 veces más altos que los niveles normales—ocurren en Santiago durante los partidos de fútbol televisados y son causados por decenas de miles de parrilladas, revelan nuevos resultados.

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Chicxulub Impact Crater Hosted a Long-Lived Hydrothermal System

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 June 20207 March 2022

Chemical and mineralogical evidence of fluid flow—potentially conducive to microscopic life—was revealed in rock cores extracted from the crater’s “peak ring.”

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