Joana Moscoso and Tatiana Correia met in London in 2012 while organising the annual meeting of the Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the United Kingdom (PARSUK).
 
Aware of the educational challenges faced by some of the lowest achievers in school, they knew they could do something about it by bringing together the scientific community and creating opportunities for children to interact with scientists in a way that was fun and profoundly meaningful for them.
 
So they partnered up and started developing, delivering, and evaluating science outreach and education programmes focused on connecting children and scientists with a shared background to broaden children's horizons and promote scientific literacy.

Later in 2020, relocated back to Portugal and during the pandemic, Joana Moscoso met Joana Bordalo. During Bordalo’s internship and a common wish to give back to their home country, they co-founded Native Scientists in Portugal and created a new educational programme, counting also with the participation of Matilde Gonçalves.