Kata Karáth

Illegal miners have forced Peru’s oldest environmental research station to suspend work Staff at the Panguana biological research station have received death threats

My latest for @science.org. - Illegal miners have forced Peru’s oldest environmental research station to suspend work.
Gold mining has so far led to the deforestation of 140,000 ha of Amazonian rainforest in Peru - about half the size of Yosemite National Park
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16.01.2026 20:15 — 👍 26    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 0

Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.

“Freelance journalism in 2025 is an incredibly difficult place to build a career. But, it turns out, it’s a decent enough arena for a scam.”

This whole story. Holy cow. thelocal.to/investigatin...

25.11.2025 16:47 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 2

Jaja! Tienes razón! disculpame, ya no recordaba exactamente como conocimos :) ya te mando un correo!

21.11.2025 16:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hola @fedkukso.bsky.social ! ¿Cómo estás? hace anos nos conocimos en Colombia parte de una beca de EJN, tal vez puedo mandarte un mensaje en privado? Me gustaría preguntar algo! Gracias!

21.11.2025 15:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy - The Open Notebook It’s difficult to make a living on freelance journalism alone. To support themselves and avoid burnout, some freelance science writers expand their portfolio to include work outside of written news re...

Many freelance journalists lean on writing-adjacent work, even outside journalism, to support their passion for reporting and writing, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social in this story w/ @hannahseo.com, @kkdfv.bsky.social, @jtsangwrites.bsky.social, and others. 🧪

11.11.2025 15:24 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2

This is a very cool study, but it came out in 2024, so I don't really understand why you are making a news release about it in Oct 2025?

28.10.2025 22:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hi! I'm a science journalist based in Ecuador. I'm working on a story for Science Magazine about inequality around microscopy and would love to cover your upcoming event in Banos! Can I DM you?

10.10.2025 19:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ecuadorian scientists cleared of criminal charges in COVID-19 testing case Prosecutors alleged officials and researchers defrauded government during the early months of the pandemic

Linda Guamán and Xiména Abarca fought bravely through humiliation, ignorance, and threats of a 10-year prison sentence to defend their scientific expertise that ultimately saved thousands in Quito during the pandemic.

My follow-up story for @science.org
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25.09.2025 22:39 — 👍 43    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0

Grassy dunes, the ocean, and jagged mountains in Iceland

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story)

[Iceland photo for attention only]

23.09.2025 19:58 — 👍 48    🔁 49    💬 0    📌 2

Scientists’ role in defending democracy The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

14.08.2025 18:36 — 👍 554    🔁 261    💬 10    📌 25

Ecuador eliminates science agency in major reorganization Plan to revamp research and merge environment and energy ministries sparks concern

My latest in @science.org

Ecuador: The government of one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet eliminates its environment and science agencies - well, to be more precise: it MERGES the environment ministry with the mining-energy ministry!

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01.08.2025 16:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Shrunken heads, long charged with ritual meaning, finally get scientific attention The Amazon's Shuar nation teams up with scientists to authenticate shrunken heads, or tsantsas—and one day bring them home

My 1st feature article in Science! This story was one of the hardest I’ve ever worked on since it deals with Indigenous human remains. It took me a whole year of relentless pursuit of Indigenous sources across Ecuador but without them, this story wouldn't shine.

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27.02.2025 21:52 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1