Katarina Zimmer
Data and Science Journalist at Freelance
Science + environment journalist covering discoveries, problems & solutions. Words in NatGeo, Knowable, The Atlantic, SciAm, The Scientist, BBC, and elsewhere
Articles
-
1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Katarina Zimmer
"Bibliotherapy" has been soaring in popularity as a means of improving people's wellbeing. But getting it right depends on the book, and the person. In the summer of 2017, Elizabeth Russell was going through a rough patch. It was during a difficult divorce, involving her two young teenagers, while she was still in the throes of a long-term depression. "It was just a really, really stressful time," recalls Russell, a teacher and librarian at an elementary school in Connecticut, US.
-
3 weeks ago |
sciencenews.org | Katarina Zimmer
How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. In some cases, adversity breeds resilience: Spruce trees that experience long-term droughts are more resistant to future droughts, owing to an impressive ability to adjust their canopies to save water, researchers in Germany report May 16 in Plant Biology. On the other hand, trees may suffer when they’ve known only wet conditions and are blindsided by droughts.
-
3 weeks ago |
nacion.com | Katarina Zimmer
Pocos animales tienen una apariencia tan poco animal que los pepinos de mar. Estos seres largos y delgados a menudo parecen inmóviles, como el vegetal al que se asemejan, mientras toman el sol en el fondo marino. Carecen de cerebro, ojos o rasgos evidentes, aparte de la boca y el ano. Los pepinos de mar tampoco son especialmente atractivos para los sentidos humanos. Sus cuerpos, a menudo grises o marrones, pueden tener verrugas y ser ásperos o viscosos al tacto.
-
4 weeks ago |
nautil.us | Katarina Zimmer
Some fish are morelikely than others to be caught. Imagine an angler casting their line into a lake, a lure dangling in the water: This may go unnoticed by some pike who are naturally shy. But other pike are risk-takers and are more likely to venture out, despite the risk of being gobbled up by predators. Usually, it is the bold fish who finds the bait and gets dragged out of the water. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now .
-
1 month ago |
nautil.us | Katarina Zimmer
For as long as scientists have been watching, the world’s largest herring population has migrated up to 800 miles every year from wintering areas in northern Norway to spawning grounds along the country’s southwest coast. The herring larvae grow faster in the warmer southern waters, feeding off the rich zooplankton that thrives there. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . But a few years ago, scientists noticed something odd.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 2K
- Tweets
- 5K
- DMs Open
- Yes
Trees “remember” their past and use this information to prepare for future conditions. For instance, frequently experiencing drought encourages trees to transform their canopies in ways that make them more drought-resistant, new research shows. https://t.co/NuUjRuYj5N
Fishermen like to catch large– and hence old – fish. That can have surprising effects, like a recent collapse of herring migration along Norway’s coast. Turns out it's these old individuals that guide young herring on migrations. Me for @NautilusMag: https://t.co/Ym7jTTaUzx
Scientists long thought of evolution as a long, incremental process that takes millions of years, but they're increasingly finding evidence for "rapid evolution"- offering hope that wildlife can adapt to the many threats they face. Me for @NWF's magazine: https://t.co/jfQMbAru7U