Mara Johnson-Groh is a freelance science writer and photographer who writes about everything under the sun, and even things beyond it. She is a science writer for NASA, and her work has also been featured in publications such as Scientific American, Arctic Deeply, Muse, and Backpacker. Johnson-Groh fell in love with the ocean while living on the West Coast and can often be found kayaking, surfing, or generally frolicking in the waves.