Kate Horowitz

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Kate Horowitz is a science writer. She writes about pretty much everything, but especially likes to bring readers' attention to squishy, underrated organisms; chronic illness and disability; bodily functions; animal cognition; parasites; and the Moon. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she takes lots of walks and ogles other people's dogs.

Scientists Capture Glow-In-The-Dark Sharks in the Deep Blue

Scientists using a “shark’s-eye” camera found that catsharks follow the glow to find one another in deep, dark water.... READ ON

Crows Form, Nurse, and Share Grudges Against People

The birds never forget a face, or how it has wronged them.... READ ON

Study Shows That Childbearing Hips Are a Temporary Phenomenon

A new study shows that a woman’s pelvis expands during childbearing years, then returns to its previous shape.... READ ON

Why Do We Forget What We’re Doing the Minute We Enter a Room?

Experiencing the Doorway Effect is actually a sign that your brain is in fine working order.... READ ON

Japanese Bears are Moving (and Conserving) Cherry Trees with Poop

The trees are migrating up the mountain with help from the bears that eat their fruit.... READ ON

See Earth’s Beauty and Troubles from Space in ‘A Beautiful Planet’

The IMAX film, narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, was filmed by astronauts on the International Space Station.... READ ON

Mouse Cells Become First Mammal Embryos Successfully Grown in Space

Mouse cells riding aboard the science satellite SJ-10 reached the blastocyst stage last week.... READ ON

Level Up Your Snack Game with Glass Potato Chips

They look sophisticated (and possibly dangerous), but they’re surprisingly easy to make.... READ ON

Space Travel Causes Liver Damage in Mice

Even a short trip aboard the space shuttle was enough to induce liver disease.... READ ON

The Club for Failures

The Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain celebrated the quiet glory of incompetence.... READ ON

These Baby Dinosaurs Were Born With Adult-Like Proportions

Fossils from a baby Rapetosaurus krausei suggest the titanosaur would stay the same shape throughout its life, even as it grew to the size of a bus.... READ ON

The Sharp Science of Animal Strikes

Some of the fastest strikes in nature are made by the smallest creatures.... READ ON

Why Is It So Hard to Sleep in a New Place?

Like certain animals in the wild, subconscious vigilance might be at play.... READ ON

Stung by a Jelly? Get Yourself in Hot Water

Scientists say heat, not cold (or urine) is the best first aid for a sting.... READ ON

The Right Bacteria Can Turn Off a Sweet Tooth

Mice dosed with a tiny bit of detoxified E. coli lost their taste for sweets for a week.... READ ON

This Video Explains the Chemistry of Snake Venom

Now with bonus snakebite prevention tip!... READ ON

Exploring the Psychology of Why Astronauts Feel Awe

Psychologists are attempting to pin down the precise components of the so-called overview effect.... READ ON

How a 700-Pound Elk Shrieks Like a Ringwraith

Researchers have determined that male elk whistle through their throats to produce their signature high-pitched calls.... READ ON

Educators: Win Free Wildflower Seed Bombs for Your Class

Seedles is giving away 100 “Classroom Superhero” kits to help spread the word about the plight of our bees.... READ ON

Ring-Tailed Lemurs Use Perfume as a Weapon

Male lemurs concoct their own blends, then compete with others to see who’s smelliest.... READ ON

Are Cold Mice Skewing Cancer Study Results?

Being cold depletes an animal’s energy reserves and immune system.... READ ON

Breast Milk: The Swiss Army Knife of Bodily Fluids

It’s so much more than baby food.... READ ON

Divers Find 400-Year-Old Silk Dress in Dutch Shipwreck

The impressively well-preserved silk damask gown may have belonged to a member of the royal Stuart family.... READ ON

Traveling? Protect Yourself from Hotel Bedbugs With These Tricks

Here's what you can do to keep the little bloodsuckers from following you home.... READ ON

Stuttering in Mice Supports Genetic Theory of Human Speech Disorder

Mouse pups carrying a mutated Gnptab gene were prone to stammering and repetition of sounds in their calls.... READ ON

Parasitic Worms May Keep Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Bay

Helminth infection changes the balance of bacteria in a person’s gut, overpowering the bacteria that cause IBD.... READ ON

These Centuries-Old Maps Were Meant to Be Read By Touch

Wooden maps of Greenland’s shores and islands allowed native Greenlanders to follow the coast’s contours with their fingertips.... READ ON

15 Unique Facts About Fingerprints

Or, why we can’t trust koalas.... READ ON

Desert Ants’ Shiny Silver Hair Keeps Them Cool

Saharan silver ants can withstand blistering temperatures thanks to their super shiny hair.... READ ON

These Frogs Have Developed a Resistance to Killer Fungus

Some populations of lowland leopard frogs in Arizona have gene variants that protect them from a deadly fungal disease.... READ ON

Living Near Green Spaces May Increase Women’s Lifespans

A large study of women across the U.S. found that living in neighborhoods with lots of vegetation consistently decreased the risk of death by disease.... READ ON

Is it Possible to Outrun a Fart?

ASAP Science tries to answer this surprisingly complicated question.... READ ON

We Now Know Why Bearcats Smell Like Buttered Popcorn

Binturongs mark their territory with a scent that bears an uncanny resemblance to the aroma of buttered popcorn.... READ ON

Why Scientists Love the Gila Monster

Researchers have started a fundraising campaign to sequence the venomous lizard’s genome.... READ ON

Scientists Identify Cheap, Easy Way for Runners to Prevent Blisters

Applying paper tape reduced ultramarathon runners’ risk of blisters by 74 percent.... READ ON

6 Ways to Get More Out of Your Doctor Appointments

A 10-year study found that doctors’ difficulty communicating with their patients can result in dangerous and expensive errors.... READ ON

SpaceX Made History Again by Landing a Rocket on a Droneship

The rocket stuck a spectacular landing on a floating platform, proving that it can indeed touch down at sea without exploding.... READ ON

New Tree of Life Beautifully Illustrates the Enormous World of Bacteria

An updated version of the familiar diagram reveals the astonishing scope of the hidden world.... READ ON

Study Finds Rare Resistance to Serious Genetic Diseases

Thirteen out of 589,306 healthy people studied carried disease-causing genes but remained unaffected.... READ ON

Do Wasps Sting in Revenge?

They’re likely motivated more by self-defense than vengeance.... READ ON

Meet the Scientist Who Worked as a Snowflake Consultant on 'Frozen'

CalTech physicist Ken Libbrecht has elevated snowflake science to an art.... READ ON

Scientists Need Your Help Looking at Pictures of Penguins

Your time spent staring at adorable penguins could actually contribute to science and conservation.... READ ON

The Best and Worst States for Gender Equality

The study from the McKinsey Global Institute emphasized that fair treatment of women would help, not hinder, the nation’s economy.... READ ON

Even the Scent of Alcohol Can Lower Your Inhibitions

Researchers say people who had sniffed alcohol-soaked pads scored lower on an impulse-control task.... READ ON

Archaeologists Find Tomb Artifacts Linking Nepal to Silk Road

The contents of an ancient tomb in Upper Mustang include beads and textiles only made in India and China.... READ ON

Get to Know the Malayan Tapir (Before It’s Too Late)

Tapirus indicus is stocky, shy, and surprisingly well endowed.... READ ON

U.S. Government (Finally) Makes It Illegal to Sell Tigers Without a Permit

A new ruling closes the loophole that permitted people to keep cross-bred or “generic” tigers as pets.... READ ON

Ancient Horse Poop May ID Site of Hannibal's Passage Over the Alps

Researchers claim they can confirm the location, thanks to the biological evidence the horses left behind.... READ ON

Conservationists Plan to Sneak Electronic Eggs Into Vulture Nests

The fake eggs contain sensors to monitor the vultures’ behavior and environment.... READ ON

To Save Their Species, These Prehistoric Animals Mated Early and Died Young

When the mass extinction began, Lystrosaurus shortened its lifespan—and its mating cycle.... READ ON

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