Sarah Zielinski is a science writer and editor with more than a decade of experience covering a wide breadth of science, from astronomy to zoology. A former editor at Smithsonian magazine, she has been published in Scientific American, Discover, National Geographic News, Science and Slate. The winner of two DCSWA Science News Brief Awards, she has a B.A. in biological sciences from Cornell University and an M.A. in journalism through New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. In addition to her work as managing editor at Science News for Students, she writes the blog "Wild Things" at Science News.

Twitter: @SarahZielinski