Katarina Zimmer

2024 Folio nomination: Range of Work by a Single Author

About the author

Katarina Zimmer is a science and environment journalist with a particular interest in the way that other species and ecosystems are affected by human activities. She has written for Knowable Magazine since 2021 and recently became a special contributor, focusing on the energy transition away from fossil fuels and the health of our lands and seas.

Eligible articles:

Aerial view photograph of forest, with many trees gray and dead.

Food & Environment

Dead trees around the world are shocking scientists

Forests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers need to understand how trees die.

Photograph of a wind turbine at dusk, with a stream of birds flying by it.

TECHNOLOGY

How wind turbines could coexist peacefully with bats and birds

As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.

Photograph of a geothermal power plant in Iceland.

TECHNOLOGY

Geothermal thermal power heats up

Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies

Illustration shows a judge behind a bench and a young person holding up the scales of justice. In the background are activists holding campaign placards and smokestacks pouring smoke into the air.

SOCIETY

The challenges and promises of climate lawsuits

Lawsuits against emissions-spewing governments and fossil fuel companies have established themselves as a key tool in the battle against climate change, but they aren’t always successful

Conceptual illustration shows a person speaking words that appear as aspects of the natural world, like plants and animals.