Tessa Koumoundouros is an Editorial Assistant and Journalist at ScienceAlert. Pursuing her love for living beings, she mainly writes about biology, health, and the environment. 

She holds a Bachelor of Science with honours, majoring in zoology and genetics, and a Masters in Science Communication.

She has contributed at The Conversation and the Climate Council, and her work been published by Lateral Magazine. She has also worked as an exotics veterinary nurse.