Katherine is a health and science reporter with Quartz based in Washington, D.C.
The death toll of Covid-19 in the US is staggering by any measure. On Sept. 22, the count surpassed 200,000. But the pandemic’s mortal impact extends far beyond that figure.
In the last decade, natural population growth in the US slowed way down. As the fertility rate falls, deaths—largely attributed to the growing number of seniors—are rising.
It’s often said that of all the published scientific research on climate change, 97% of the papers conclude that global warming is real, problematic for the planet, and has been exacerbat...
Even if you get the recommended seven or more hours of sleep on the weekends, you may ruin your week if you pass out at 3am and wake up at 11. Researchers call this social jet lag: even i...
This is a story of a gas acting in a way it shouldn’t.
Crows may be the homicide detectives of the avian world.
We all cooperate, but not in the same ways. And now, neuroscience shows that at least some of those differences may be based on sex.
The animal kingdom is massive, but scientists know that they have only found a portion of its members. They are currently aware of about 2.3 million species—but that number increases by a...
Death Valley is defying its name.
Coral bleaching occurs when corals are stressed. In response to environmental changes like increases in water temperature, the corals release algae, tiny organisms that live within them, ...
Future archaeologists aren’t just going to be digging up old bones: Looks like they’re also going to be sifting though old fossilized plastics.
Before the end of last year, the Zika virus was virtually unknown.
