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Katarina Zimmer is a science and environment journalist based in Germany. She is a special contributor to Knowable Magazine, where she covers the energy transition and planetary health. Her other work is published in National Geographic, Scientific American, BBC Future and elsewhere. Check out more of her work at www.katarinazimmer.com.

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