Katherine Harmon Courage

Katherine Harmon Courage is a contributing editor for Scientific American and an award-winning freelance writer. She is the author of Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea, and her work also has appeared in WIRED, Popular Science, Gourmet, Prevention and in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013. She lives in Longmont, Colorado. Follow her on Twitter or read more on her website www.katherinecourage.com.

Recent Articles

How Menopause Affects Cholesterol

Cholesterol rises for nearly everyone who goes through menopause.

By Katherine Harmon Courage

The Connection Between IBD and Aging

More people are living longer with inflammatory bowel disease—and a growing number of elderly individuals are being diagnosed with the illness.

By Katherine Harmon Courage

Free Phone Apps Count Steps As Accurately As Pricy Fitness Bands

As a new generation of tech tracks physical activity more accurately, the key will be in motivating users to keep going

By Katherine Harmon Courage

New Access To Experimental Drugs For Terminally Ill Patients

The Right to Try act in Colorado will help very sick people get access to some drugs before they're approved by FDA

By Katherine Harmon Courage

Your Meat Label May Be Lying to You

A new report by the advocacy group Animal Welfare Institute finds that "sustainably produced" claims on meat and poultry packages lack transparency, suggesting there are big gaps in verifying that animals are raised humanely

By Katherine Harmon Courage
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