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Katherine Kornei

@katherinekornei

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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A fascinating read about the sorely missed Arecibo Telescope and its role in keeping our planet safe from incoming asteroids. Story by @DrMRFrancis: eos.org/features/savin… AGU's Eos

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Changing flight times and holding altitudes could substantially reduce the amount of wear-inducing dust ingested by jet engines -- my newest story for AGU's Eos: eos.org/articles/lots-… AGU's Eos

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Martian meteorites are particularly rare, and now scientists believe they've pinpointed the craters on Mars that birthed some of them -- my newest story for AGU's Eos: eos.org/articles/these… AGU's Eos

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Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes, California are looking to the scientific community for help as slow-moving landslides destroy their community -- my newest story for AGU's Eos: eos.org/articles/ranch… AGU's Eos

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Hold onto that drink -- air turbulence starts surprisingly far away from storms. My newest story for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/11/30/sci… NYT Science

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Lead pollution likely docked ancient Romans a few I.Q. points -- my newest story for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/01/06/cli… NYT Climate

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Dust from California's Salton Sea is linked to an uptick in respiratory-related hospitalizations -- my newest story for AGU's Eos: eos.org/articles/the-d… AGU's Eos

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A little-known element is helping reveal the geographic origins of African slaves -- my newest story for Science News: sciencenews.org/article/africa… Science News

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Researchers peered beneath Mars' surface and found evidence for an ancient ocean -- my newest story for AGU's Eos: eos.org/articles/burie… AGU's Eos

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X (and Y and T) mark the spot -- planetary cracks resembling these letters reveal something about a world's watery past. My newest story for AGU's Eos: eos.org/articles/crack… AGU's Eos

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In 2004, the Indianapolis 500 turned into the Indianapolis 450 thanks to a tornado. Researchers have tabulated the riskiest outdoor gatherings in terms of tornado and lightning exposure -- my newest story for Eos: eos.org/articles/large… AGU's Eos

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Happy 35th birthday, Hubble Space Telescope! You're still churning out hits -- my newest story for Science News: sciencenews.org/article/hubble… Science News

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Mars' atmosphere is escaping in several different ways, and researchers have spotted evidence for one of them -- my newest story for AGU's Eos: eos.org/articles/scien… AGU's Eos

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A passing star could destabilize the planets in our solar system, but it's a distant possibility -- my newest story for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/06/28/sci… NYT Science