Katherine Kornei

portland, oregon, united states

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I'm an award-winning science journalist living in Portland, Oregon. My writing has been published in Science, Scientific American, Eos, The New York Times, Discover, Popular Science, and Wired magazines. I've also scripted and appeared in NASA- and Google-funded videos about space science and have taught a variety of science communication-related workshops. I hold a B.S. degree in astrophysics from Yale University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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The Northern Sargasso Sea Has Lost Much of Its Namesake Algae

Sargassum has a bad reputation for washing up on shorelines, rotting on the beach, and creating a stinky mess. But this marine algae also functions as a habitat for many marine species, and new research published in Nature Geoscience indicates that its bi... See more

eos.org•Katherine Kornei•Jan 8, 2026

New Eyes on One of the Planet's Largest Submarine Landslides

When it comes to landslides, some of our planet’s largest have occurred underwater. But out of sight shouldn’t mean out of mind—submarine landslides can be both damaging and dangerous. Researchers have now mapped the Stad Slide, an underwater megaslide th... See more

eos.org•Katherine Kornei•Dec 22, 2025

The Long and the Weak of It-The Ediacaran Magnetic Field

Time travelers to the Ediacaran can forget about packing a compass. Our planet’s magnetic field was remarkably weak then, and new research suggests that that situation persisted for roughly 3 times longer than previously believed. That negligible magnetic... See more

eos.org•Katherine Kornei•Dec 9, 2025

When Cascadia Gives Way, the San Andreas Sometimes Follows

Successfully predicting earthquakes sounds like a dark art. However, new research hints it may be possible: Sediment cores extracted from the Pacific seafloor suggest that two major fault systems along the western coast of the United States and Canada mig... See more

eos.org•Katherine Kornei•Nov 12, 2025

Satellite Data Reveal Changing Lakes Under Antarctic Ice

A seemingly unending sheet of ice covers most of Antarctica, but there’s a hidden network of liquid lakes lying beneath. These subglacial lakes affect the flow of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, which in turn dictates how rapidly ice enters the ocean and contrib... See more

eos.org•Katherine Kornei•Nov 4, 2025

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Doctor Of Philosophy, Astronomy, Philosophy at UclaGraduated: 2012

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The Northern Sargasso Sea Has Lost Much of Its Namesake Algae

New Eyes on One of the Planet's Largest Submarine Landslides

The Long and the Weak of It-The Ediacaran Magnetic Field

When Cascadia Gives Way, the San Andreas Sometimes Follows

Satellite Data Reveal Changing Lakes Under Antarctic Ice

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The Northern Sargasso Sea Has Lost Much of Its Namesake Algae

New Eyes on One of the Planet's Largest Submarine Landslides

The Long and the Weak of It-The Ediacaran Magnetic Field

When Cascadia Gives Way, the San Andreas Sometimes Follows

Satellite Data Reveal Changing Lakes Under Antarctic Ice

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