Tessa Koumoundouros

Tessa Koumoundouros

ScienceAlert

Tessa is an editorial assistant and journalist at ScienceAlert, who covers biology, health and the environment. Tessa has contributed behind the scenes at The Conversation and the Climate Council, and her science reporting has been published by Lateral Magazine. She holds a Bachelor of Science with honors, majoring in zoology and genetics, and a Masters in Science Communication. She has also worked as an exotics veterinary nurse, before joining the ScienceAlert editorial team in 2018.


Articles by: Tessa Koumoundouros

Baby alligator on a white background.

Alligators can regrow their tails, surprising scientists

By Tessa Koumoundouros published

Baby alligators can regrow their tails and they do it in a novel way.

A naked mole rat cares for its newborn.

Naked mole rats kidnap each other's babies, and turn them into slaves

By Tessa Koumoundouros published

Naked mole rats kidnap each other's babies and turn them into slaves.

These Bacillus biofilms resemble embryos.

The very first forms of life may have been more animal-like than we ever realized

By Tessa Koumoundouros published

Early life may have been far more like animals than we thought, suggests new research that shows bacteria can 'develop' like an embryo.

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