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Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer

Kate Wheeling

Kate Wheeling is a freelance journalist based in Santa Barbara, Calif. She writes about the environment, climate change, energy, and our relationship with the natural world. She was previously a staff writer at Pacific Standard, covering both environmental and criminal justice. Her work has also appeared in Outside, The New Republic, Medium, and elsewhere. She has a master’s degree in science journalism and a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience.

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Cities Are Rethinking What Kinds of Trees They’re Planting

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 18 April 20231 June 2023

U.S. cities are losing some 36 million trees every year, but hardier species can restore their canopies.

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The Goldilocks Zone May Be Just Right for Migrating Metals

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 9 March 20225 May 2022

Researchers identified a gateway that allows metals critical for renewable energy technologies, like copper and gold, to make their way to the surface.

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Comparing Machine Learning Models for Earthquake Detection

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 24 February 202224 February 2022

A new study evaluated the performance of emerging deep learning models for earthquake detection, phase identification, and phase picking.

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地震资料中的断层和褶皱信号

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 20 January 202220 January 2022

种新的数值模型模拟了整个地震周期内的地壳褶皱。

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Recovering Mantle Memories from River Profiles

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 14 January 20224 August 2023

Researchers use a closed-loop modeling strategy to validate regional uplift patterns recorded in river profiles across the African continent.

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Faulting and Folding Signals in Seismic Data

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 6 December 202126 January 2022

A novel numerical model simulates folding in Earth’s crust throughout the earthquake cycle.

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The Far-Reaching Consequences of Wildfire Smoke Plumes

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 1 December 20211 March 2023

Smoke from wildfires burning in the western United States carries harmful pollutants across the country.

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Identifying an Eruption “Tipping Point” in Hot Spot Volcanoes

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 15 November 20211 August 2022

By analyzing lava samples, researchers show how chemical processes that occur during magma’s ascent to the surface may contribute to a volcano’s eruptible state.

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Understanding Tremors Through Tree Rings

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 21 October 202110 November 2021

Researchers look to carbon isotopes and cell-level wood anatomy to understand how seismic-induced changes in water availability affect tree growth.

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Shedding Light on Microbial Communities in Deep Aquifers

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 20 October 202116 May 2022

Researchers use a packer system to study the microbial communities living in waters sampled from deep, uncontaminated peridotite aquifers.

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