Tessa Koumoundouros

Tessa Koumoundouros is a journalist and editorial assistant at ScienceAlert with a passion for all living things. She mainly writes about biology, health, and the environment, drawing from her background in zoology, genetics, and science communication. Tessa has contributed to The Conversation and the Climate Council, and her science reporting has been featured in Lateral Magazine. She holds a Bachelor of Science with honors in zoology and genetics, as well as a Masters in Science Communication. Her experience also includes working as an exotics veterinary nurse before joining the ScienceAlert team in 2018. Tessa's skills extend to illustration and design, which she uses to curate images for ScienceAlert's social media and create infographics like the This Week in Science series. In her free time, she enjoys exploring wild places, photographing wildlife, reading, and drawing. You can follow her on Twitter at @tesskou.

Biography:  https://www.sciencealert.com/tessa-koumoundouros

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This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

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  • Tessa Koumoundouros is a journalist and editorial assistant at ScienceAlert with a background in zoology, genetics, and science communication. She primarily writes about biology, health, and the environment.

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  • No conflicts of interest found in any of the articles.

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  • No unique contradictions found in any of the articles.

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