Katrina Miller
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social
physicist by training, reporter by trade
writer by nature
📍chicago
tips: [email protected]
signal: katrinamiller.04
https://katrinamillerphd.com/
writer by nature
📍chicago
tips: [email protected]
signal: katrinamiller.04
https://katrinamillerphd.com/
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how to get in touch w me for science-related NYT coverage:
• [email protected]
• signal: katrinamiller.04
the more lead time, the better, & we love exclusives. i’m always happy to answer questions you may have about my process, how the press works, etc. before going on the record, too.
• [email protected]
• signal: katrinamiller.04
the more lead time, the better, & we love exclusives. i’m always happy to answer questions you may have about my process, how the press works, etc. before going on the record, too.
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News from the edge of the visible universe:
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
News from the edge of the visible universe:
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
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People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so.
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so.
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
as a journalist my favorite word is TK
January 16, 2026 at 12:50 AM
as a journalist my favorite word is TK
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
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THE TIMES IS UNION-MADE: Today we began bargaining our new contract, and in our first session, we not only told management we were united, we showed them. Our bargaining committee presented a pledge signed by 80% of our union, supporting five core priorities…..
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
THE TIMES IS UNION-MADE: Today we began bargaining our new contract, and in our first session, we not only told management we were united, we showed them. Our bargaining committee presented a pledge signed by 80% of our union, supporting five core priorities…..
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Wowzer! This is a mind-blowing discovery (and completely awesome science writing).
Hats off to
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social
Hats off to
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social
This ‘Galaxy That Wasn’t’ Never Bore Any Stars
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Wowzer! This is a mind-blowing discovery (and completely awesome science writing).
Hats off to
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social
Hats off to
@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social
in 2026, there will be journeys to the moon & Mars, new visions of the cosmos & a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
Your Wait for These Space Events Is About to Pay Off
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
in 2026, there will be journeys to the moon & Mars, new visions of the cosmos & a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
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'm wrapping up 2025 by sharing my favorite story I wrote each month of the past year!🧵
🛌 January: I traveled to a freezing warehouse in Baltimore to see how mattresses get recycled!
cen.acs.org/environment/...
🛌 January: I traveled to a freezing warehouse in Baltimore to see how mattresses get recycled!
cen.acs.org/environment/...
Mattress recycling wakes up
New laws and evolving technologies for breaking down polyurethanes aim to create a more circular economy for mattresses
cen.acs.org
December 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
'm wrapping up 2025 by sharing my favorite story I wrote each month of the past year!🧵
🛌 January: I traveled to a freezing warehouse in Baltimore to see how mattresses get recycled!
cen.acs.org/environment/...
🛌 January: I traveled to a freezing warehouse in Baltimore to see how mattresses get recycled!
cen.acs.org/environment/...
on the longest night of the year, residents of the world’s first dark sky city have even more time to spend under the milky way & hundreds of stars, visible even from downtown 🌌
www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
This City’s Best Winter Show Is in Its Pitch-Dark Skies
A heritage of dark sky preservation means residents of Flagstaff welcome the season’s longer nights with prolonged views of the stars.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
on the longest night of the year, residents of the world’s first dark sky city have even more time to spend under the milky way & hundreds of stars, visible even from downtown 🌌
www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
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Concept art by Lou Romano for The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005), created by Craig McCracken, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
December 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Concept art by Lou Romano for The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005), created by Craig McCracken, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
revisiting this piece i wrote a year ago on the difficulties of pursuing medical & scientific careers in gaza & the west bank:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/s...
The Plight of the Palestinian Scientist (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
revisiting this piece i wrote a year ago on the difficulties of pursuing medical & scientific careers in gaza & the west bank:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/s...
an insider essay on dark skies & reconnecting with a sense of cosmic wonder:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/i...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/i...
A Dark Sky Paints the Stars in a New Light
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
an insider essay on dark skies & reconnecting with a sense of cosmic wonder:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/i...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/i...
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
have you ever been somewhere so dark you could step outside & immediately spot the Milky Way? i traveled to the Upper Peninsula to learn about efforts to balance industrialization & economic growth with the preservation of starry skies:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
Fighting for ‘The Right to Night’ Under Starry, Rural Skies
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
have you ever been somewhere so dark you could step outside & immediately spot the Milky Way? i traveled to the Upper Peninsula to learn about efforts to balance industrialization & economic growth with the preservation of starry skies:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
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Building the highwayman shot from Over the Garden Wall (2014), created by Patrick McHale, Cartoon Network Studios
Storyboards by Patrick McHale, animation by Nick Cross
Storyboards by Patrick McHale, animation by Nick Cross
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Building the highwayman shot from Over the Garden Wall (2014), created by Patrick McHale, Cartoon Network Studios
Storyboards by Patrick McHale, animation by Nick Cross
Storyboards by Patrick McHale, animation by Nick Cross
amazing investigation reported by my colleague www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
amazing investigation reported by my colleague www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
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NEW: Residents called 911 as ICE agents raided a South Shore building in September; one complained agents had unit numbers and kicked their door in by mistake.
CBP also detained two U.S. citizens that night two miles from the raid & asked CPD to get them. It's unclear what happened to them.
CBP also detained two U.S. citizens that night two miles from the raid & asked CPD to get them. It's unclear what happened to them.
911 Calls Show South Shore Residents’ Panic During ICE Raid
CPD dispatch audio reveals Border Patrol also arrested two U.S. citizens that night in Steelworkers Park.
southsideweekly.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NEW: Residents called 911 as ICE agents raided a South Shore building in September; one complained agents had unit numbers and kicked their door in by mistake.
CBP also detained two U.S. citizens that night two miles from the raid & asked CPD to get them. It's unclear what happened to them.
CBP also detained two U.S. citizens that night two miles from the raid & asked CPD to get them. It's unclear what happened to them.
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'Astronomers' is an anagram for 'moon starers.'
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
'Astronomers' is an anagram for 'moon starers.'
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#ICYMI - yesterday our program welcomed 24 new award winners! 🏆🥳🎉
The #scicomm awards given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with Schmidt Sciences recognize excellent science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators.
Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...
The #scicomm awards given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with Schmidt Sciences recognize excellent science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators.
Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...
October 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
#ICYMI - yesterday our program welcomed 24 new award winners! 🏆🥳🎉
The #scicomm awards given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with Schmidt Sciences recognize excellent science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators.
Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...
The #scicomm awards given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with Schmidt Sciences recognize excellent science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators.
Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10...
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Chicago area religious leaders have been hit with tear gas and pepper balls outside the Broadview ICE facility. They also say immigrants are being denied pastoral care inside the facility. trib.al/p3gX5fV
Clergy say religious rights are under attack inside and outside the Broadview ICE facility
Chicago area religious leaders have been hit with tear gas and pepper balls outside the building. They also say immigrants are being denied pastoral care inside the facility.
trib.al
October 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Chicago area religious leaders have been hit with tear gas and pepper balls outside the Broadview ICE facility. They also say immigrants are being denied pastoral care inside the facility. trib.al/p3gX5fV
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Thrilled to kick off NASW's #SciWri25 at the virtual plenary this Thursday! Our session will be about:
- what AI actually is
- what journalists need to know about it
- ideas about how to use it in your reporting
I'll be moderating the discussion at noon CT / 1 p ET on Oct 23. See you there!
- what AI actually is
- what journalists need to know about it
- ideas about how to use it in your reporting
I'll be moderating the discussion at noon CT / 1 p ET on Oct 23. See you there!
October 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thrilled to kick off NASW's #SciWri25 at the virtual plenary this Thursday! Our session will be about:
- what AI actually is
- what journalists need to know about it
- ideas about how to use it in your reporting
I'll be moderating the discussion at noon CT / 1 p ET on Oct 23. See you there!
- what AI actually is
- what journalists need to know about it
- ideas about how to use it in your reporting
I'll be moderating the discussion at noon CT / 1 p ET on Oct 23. See you there!
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...