Katherine Rowland is a freelance journalist living in London. She was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at Columbia University in New York City, where she researched public health and environmental development. Her work in the US, Brazil and Europe has explored the relationship between human health and ecological systems.
The Spanish city of Valencia sits under a blanket of ash, as two converging fires continue to devour the eastern coast of the country. Since the blaze ignited last week, more than 45,000 hectares of land have been destroyed, forcing upwards of 2,000 people to flee their homes.
By Katherine Rowland | Notebook, Opinion, Science & Technology | Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 6:29 pm
“Author of a pandemic slaughtering millions…Eco-imperialist…Responsible for more deaths than Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot combined…” Rachel Carson would roll in her grave to hear the accusations aimed at her legacy.
By Katherine Rowland | Notebook, Opinion, Science & Technology | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 10:05 am
Harmful chemicals circulating in the environment may affect more parts of the body than was previously believed, according to a new study.
A team of researchers from the University of Exeter and University College London found that environmental oestrogens may contaminate organs that until now scientists had not considered vulnerable to their deleterious effects.
Environmental oestrogens derive [...]
By Katherine Rowland | Notebook, Opinion, Science & Technology | Wednesday, 25 April 2012 at 4:31 am
The rural town of Dimcock, Pennsylvania, in the US, rests in the rolling hills in Susquehanna County. It used to be picturesque, but today it boasts more blight than Appalachian charm.
By Katherine Rowland | Notebook | Wednesday, 25 January 2012 at 12:30 pm
In a study with far reaching implications for global food security, scientists have identified a new threat to honeybees that may help explain the collapse of hives in recent years.
By Katherine Rowland | Notebook, Science & Technology | Thursday, 12 January 2012 at 5:00 am
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