Saima Sidik is a freelancer based in Cambridge, MA. Her bylines can be found in Nature, Boston Globe Magazine, Eos, Hakai Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, and Ars Technica. Her portfolio is available at Saimamay.com.

Recent Publications Include:

• Pregnancy Advances Your ‘Biological’ Age — But Giving Birth Turns it Back
• The Surprising Link Between Gut Bacteria and Devastating Eye Diseases
• Mouse Study Sheds Light on How the Brain Powers Down
• How our Brains Decode Speech: Special Neurons Process Certain Sounds
• Coffee in stereo: Your Brain Records an Odour’s Spatial Information