PinnedKatrina PaulsoninAbout Me StoriesAbout Me — Katrina PaulsonFollowing life’s curious adventures through writing·4 min read·Jan 1, 2021--24--24
Katrina PaulsonA New Study Suggests Orcas Are Actually Three Different SpeciesWe’ve long assumed Orcas were a single species, but new research says otherwise.·7 min read·2 days ago--2--2
Katrina PaulsoninBabelSperm Whales Have Something Like LanguageResearch suggests Sperm Whales use clicking sounds to communicate, and experts are figuring out what they’re saying·7 min read·6 days ago--4--4
Katrina PaulsonArcheologists Discover Stone Wall Made and Used by Palaeolithic HuntersPeople living 10,000 years ago constructed what may be the new oldest ‘megastructure’ in Germany for hunting, but now it lies near the…·6 min read·May 23, 2024--1--1
Katrina PaulsonHumans Have Hung Out in Saudi Arabia’s Longest Lava Tube Over the Last 7,000 YearsArchaeologists found the first evidence of Human occupation in lava tubes·5 min read·May 20, 2024--7--7
Katrina PaulsonResearchers Used Carbon Dioxide to Create a Plastic AlternativeThis new material combines Co2 with a biomass called lignin and can be used for construction, textiles, and replacing plastic packaging·7 min read·May 16, 2024--5--5
Katrina PaulsonAmsterdam Levels Up its Eco-Friendly Housing GameYou may have heard of sponge cities and green roofs, but now Amsterdam is creating blue-green roofs·6 min read·May 12, 2024--5--5
Katrina PaulsonMicroplastics Are a Growing Problem We Can’t Afford to IgnoreWarnings about microplastics were initially dismissed as a vague threat, but now they’re in our bodies, and scientists are shocked by what…·6 min read·May 9, 2024--13--13
Katrina PaulsoninBELOVEDResearch Shows Our Worries Over Saying No Are for NaughtTurns out, people care far less when we decline than we think·5 min read·May 6, 2024--11--11
Katrina PaulsonResearch Suggests a Known Physics Phenomenon Creates the Color Patterns on Animals’ SkinScientists couldn’t explain the sharp borders in color patterns seen throughout nature, but new research may have answers·5 min read·May 2, 2024--6--6