Katherine Johnson holds degrees in science and journalism with honours in zoology from the University of Queensland, Australia. Katherine has worked as a science writer for the World Wildlife Fund-endorsed magazine, "Living Planet"; Australia's national research agency, CSIRO and universities. Her articles have appeared in "Ecos", "Australasian Geo", "Australasian Science", "EuroPacific Observer" and others. As well as having a passion for science communication, she is a novelist (Pescador’s Wake, Fourth Estate/HarperCollins, 2009). She lives in Australia.