She has covered science news for the Wall Street Journal, reporting on fields as diverse as astrophysics, animal behavior and the Neanderthal genome; and Scientific American, where her stories spanned microbiology, psychology and structural engineering. Her articles have appeared in print and online publications including the Washington Post, Smithsonian, Slate, Science, Hakai Magazine and Atlas Obscura. She earned her M.A. from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism with a concentration in health and science reporting. Kat lives in New York City.