Katherine Kornei
Freelance Science Journalist at Freelance
Award-winning science writer; bylines in Science, NYT, others. Astrophysicist in a previous life. katherine [dot] kornei [at] gmail [dot] com
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2 weeks ago |
eos.org | Adityarup Chakravorty |Grace van Deelen |Virginia Gewin |Katherine Kornei
President Donald Trump’s EPA is considering a rule that would weaken regulations limiting chemicals harmful to human health in consumer goods, The Guardian reports. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a group of chemicals added to consumer products, oftentimes for their water- and stain-resistant properties. Exposure to PFAS is known to raise the risk of certain cancers, kidney and liver disease, and complications surrounding reproductive health.
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4 weeks ago |
eos.org | Katherine Kornei
From alluvial fans to lake beds, Mars has no shortage of surface features that were clearly sculpted by flowing water. But evidence of a planetary-scale body of water on the Red Planet—that is, an ocean—has been comparatively lacking. Now, researchers have analyzed radar data collected by a Mars rover and found buried sediments arranged much in the same way as terrestrial coastal deposits.
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1 month ago |
sciencenews.org | Katherine Kornei
Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, is littered with hundreds of erupting volcanoes. High-resolution images now reveal several dozen lava lakes, researchers report in the February Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
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2 months ago |
eos.org | Katherine Kornei
Maybe it’s a favorite sweater or the device you’re using—something you’ve recently worn, held, or eaten very likely passed through the Panama Canal. The roughly 82-kilometer-long channel connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea (and, ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean) has been an important artery of global shipping since it opened in 1914.
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2 months ago |
telegraphindia.com | Katherine Kornei
Research reveals that exposure to lead from mining probably lowered IQ levels in the empire thousands of years ago Katherine Kornei Published 10.02.25, 07:27 AM Roughly 2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire was flourishing. But something sinister was in the air. Literally.
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Researchers peered beneath Mars' surface and found evidence for an ancient ocean -- my newest story for AGU's Eos: https://t.co/NCxuooMGbp @AGU_Eos
Weather patterns drive logistics at the Panama Canal -- my newest story for Eos: https://t.co/JrHb1SfVv1 @AGU_Eos
A little-known element is helping reveal the geographic origins of African slaves -- my newest story for Science News: https://t.co/9U0lWXjCHP @ScienceNews