Katie Worth
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Mailings to Teachers Highlight a Political Fight Over Climate Change in the Classroom
A rare back-and-forth of direct mailings to teachers demonstrates how classrooms have emerged as a battleground in the American political war over climate change. → Read More
A Dispatch from Bonn: How Germany Uses Morality to Teach Climate Change
BONN, Germany — Last week, as world leaders were holed up in a United Nations conference center negotiating how to implement the Paris climate accord, German high school students sat in a theater a few hundred yards away, thinking up advice for them. “Politicians should do something quickly,” said one student. “Maybe they … → Read More
A Dispatch from Bonn: How Germany Uses Morality to Teach Climate Change
Over the last 15 years, teaching climate change has become a central aim of the German education system. And German schools don’t simply teach the scientific concepts underpinning climate change, but urge students to think about how to fix it. → Read More
A Dispatch From Bonn: "1.5 To Stay Alive"
BONN, Germany – One of 12-year-old Faith Debrum’s favorite hobbies is diving off the seawall in front of her house and swimming to a nearby reef in search of interesting fish. When asked how climate change might affect that hobby, she had a ready answer: “1.5 to stay alive!” It was a phrase that … → Read More
A Dispatch From Bonn: "1.5 To Stay Alive"
The difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees may seem minor, but for low-lying island nations at this year's U.N. climate talks in Bonn, Germany, it could be the key to survival. → Read More
There's a deep divide over Trump climate policy on display at UN talks
“Without question, fossil fuels will continue to be used, and we would argue it’s in the best global interest to make sure that when fossil fuels are used, it’s as clean and efficient as possible,” Banks said. → Read More
Katie Worth
Katie Worth is a journalist whose stories have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, National Geographic News, Vice and Slate. She recently spent three years reporting on science and politics in Chile, and previously worked as a daily newspaper reporter on the island of Guam for three years and at the San Francisco Examiner for four. → Read More
Mosquito Hunter
Racing to contain the Zika outbreak, Brazil has deployed an army of health workers to eradicate mosquitos. But in a country where standing water abounds, giving mosquitos endless opportunities to breed, the task is daunting. → Read More
A 'tsunami of disease' slams Brazil's health system
The triple-whammy of mosquito-borne illnesses — the Zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya — has pushed Brazil’s universal healthcare system beyond its already stretched capacity at a time when there is little money to shore it up. In the state of Pernambuco, the scope of the epidemics is stunning: Reported mosquito-borne illnesses rose from 20,000 in 2014 to 150,000 in 2015. → Read More
How Brazil's favorite app is helping doctors and parents cope with microcephaly
Parents of children with microcephaly in Brazil are now finding each other via the social media platform WhatsApp. Brazilians doctors and scientists also credit the platform for helping them quickly understand the scope of the burgeoning epidemic of birth defects. → Read More
As Brazil marks Carnival, women worry about Zika
With no end to the outbreak in sight, Zika has become a part of the five-day celebrations. Mosquito costumes have featured heavily in parades across the country. Health officials handed out paper fans with information about how to avoid the virus. And some pregnant women did what was once unthinkable in a nation known for its celebratory spirit — they stayed home. → Read More
A new link between Zika and microcephaly is found in Brazil
Researchers in Brazil are still trying to see if there is a definitive connection between Zika and Microcephaly. There's new evidence that is pointing them in that direction. → Read More
New link between Zika virus and microcephaly is found in Brazil
Researchers say they've found some of the clearest evidence yet of a direct connection between Zika virus and microcephaly, a condition afflicting fetuses and newborns in Brazil. → Read More
Fairness Out, Shame in. The Psychology of the Paris Climate Talks
This year’s climate talks in Paris have come with a radically new approach — and social psychologists say this has changed the dynamics around the negotiating table. → Read More
For Some Refugees, Safe Haven Now Depends on a DNA Test
Changes to a program designed to reunite refugees with family in the U.S. have slowed -- and in some cases outright denied -- legitimate entries into the country. → Read More
For Some Refugees, Safe Haven Now Depends on a DNA Test
Changes to a program designed to reunite refugees with family in the U.S. have slowed -- and in some cases outright denied -- legitimate entries into the country. → Read More
Lockerbie: The Alternate Theories
Nearly 30 years after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, questions persist about Libya's role in the attack. → Read More
ISIS Victims Find Maze of Challenges in Appeals for Justice
U.N. leaders insist ISIS can't be allowed to commit crimes with impunity, but political quagmire has stymied investigation by the International Criminal Court. → Read More
Can DNA testing be trusted? The shockingly imprecise science of a proven courtroom tool
Much of analysis is a matter of interpretation rather than science. → Read More