Pandora Dewan
@pandoradewan.bsky.social
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🌿Science journalist and presenter
✍️Trending News Editor @Livescience.com
📚Prev. Senior Science Reporter @Newsweek
🎥 Regular science videos here: https://linktr.ee/pandoradewan
🌿Science journalist and presenter
✍️Trending News Editor @Livescience.com
📚Prev. Senior Science Reporter @Newsweek
🎥 Regular science videos here: https://linktr.ee/pandoradewan
Been a bit busy these last two weeks - welcome to the world little one 🩷🩷🩷
October 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Been a bit busy these last two weeks - welcome to the world little one 🩷🩷🩷
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And just like that I’m a grandmother. Well Autumn always was my favourite season. ( selfie by my daughter @pandoradewan.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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This is a great use case for AI - weeding out predatory journals that target scientists and convince them to pay lots of money to have their work “reviewed and published” then don’t actually peer-review the work, undermining scientific authority 🧪
dx.doi.org/10.1126/scia...
dx.doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Estimating the predictability of questionable open-access journals
AI screening of journals identifies over a thousand questionable journals, helping experts review where it is needed most.
dx.doi.org
September 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is a great use case for AI - weeding out predatory journals that target scientists and convince them to pay lots of money to have their work “reviewed and published” then don’t actually peer-review the work, undermining scientific authority 🧪
dx.doi.org/10.1126/scia...
dx.doi.org/10.1126/scia...
This is one of the most impressive pieces of science communication from the 19th century - a highly accurate embroidered quilt of the solar system by American astronomer and teacher Ellen Harding Baker (1847-1886)
What’s your favourite science inspired artwork?🧪
What’s your favourite science inspired artwork?🧪
August 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is one of the most impressive pieces of science communication from the 19th century - a highly accurate embroidered quilt of the solar system by American astronomer and teacher Ellen Harding Baker (1847-1886)
What’s your favourite science inspired artwork?🧪
What’s your favourite science inspired artwork?🧪
Female gorillas recognise their friends after years apart
Gorillas move between different social groups to prevent inbreeding etc. But after 20 years of studying this, scientists have found that females tend to gravitate towards groups with gorillas they had grown up with, even after years apart
Gorillas move between different social groups to prevent inbreeding etc. But after 20 years of studying this, scientists have found that females tend to gravitate towards groups with gorillas they had grown up with, even after years apart
Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Dispersal is a fundamental aspect of many animal societies, impacting gene flow, knowledge
transmission, culture and individual fitness. However, little is known about the information
individuals use ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
August 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Female gorillas recognise their friends after years apart
Gorillas move between different social groups to prevent inbreeding etc. But after 20 years of studying this, scientists have found that females tend to gravitate towards groups with gorillas they had grown up with, even after years apart
Gorillas move between different social groups to prevent inbreeding etc. But after 20 years of studying this, scientists have found that females tend to gravitate towards groups with gorillas they had grown up with, even after years apart
I’ve just learned about a pregnant orangutan who had really bad morning sickness until her keeper gave her some special pregnancy tea
Keepers at Denver zoo had noticed that orangutan Eirina was refusing to eat/drink
That’s until her keeper remembered a tea she had drunk during her own pregnancy 🧪🌿
Keepers at Denver zoo had noticed that orangutan Eirina was refusing to eat/drink
That’s until her keeper remembered a tea she had drunk during her own pregnancy 🧪🌿
July 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’ve just learned about a pregnant orangutan who had really bad morning sickness until her keeper gave her some special pregnancy tea
Keepers at Denver zoo had noticed that orangutan Eirina was refusing to eat/drink
That’s until her keeper remembered a tea she had drunk during her own pregnancy 🧪🌿
Keepers at Denver zoo had noticed that orangutan Eirina was refusing to eat/drink
That’s until her keeper remembered a tea she had drunk during her own pregnancy 🧪🌿
4 #science stories from the last week, that you might have missed…🧪
👣 7,000 steps a day may be as good as 10,000
🩸At-home endometriosis test shows promise
🦟 Ivermectin promises to reduce malaria transmission
Beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older adults
👣 7,000 steps a day may be as good as 10,000
🩸At-home endometriosis test shows promise
🦟 Ivermectin promises to reduce malaria transmission
Beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older adults
July 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
4 #science stories from the last week, that you might have missed…🧪
👣 7,000 steps a day may be as good as 10,000
🩸At-home endometriosis test shows promise
🦟 Ivermectin promises to reduce malaria transmission
Beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older adults
👣 7,000 steps a day may be as good as 10,000
🩸At-home endometriosis test shows promise
🦟 Ivermectin promises to reduce malaria transmission
Beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older adults
This is why you can’t always trust AI overviews. I am not a playwright and this particular play was written by Sandra Seaton.
July 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is why you can’t always trust AI overviews. I am not a playwright and this particular play was written by Sandra Seaton.
Today I got to cover a HUGE breakthrough in sloth science: Contrary to popular belief, sloths do indeed fart
www.livescience.com/animals/scie...
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www.livescience.com/animals/scie...
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Scientists thought sloths don't fart. Then one was caught tooting on camera.
For years, it's been assumed that sloths don't fart. But new footage of a baby sloth letting rip in a water bath has shown that, contrary to popular belief, these tree-dwellers are actually incredibly...
www.livescience.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today I got to cover a HUGE breakthrough in sloth science: Contrary to popular belief, sloths do indeed fart
www.livescience.com/animals/scie...
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www.livescience.com/animals/scie...
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Women with ADHD may be significantly more likely to suffer from severe PMS and PMDD
PMDD is known to affect roughly 3.2% of women, although clinicians suspect many are left undiagnosed
ADHD is also seriously underdiagnosed in women, up to 75% of women with the condition going undiagnosed
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PMDD is known to affect roughly 3.2% of women, although clinicians suspect many are left undiagnosed
ADHD is also seriously underdiagnosed in women, up to 75% of women with the condition going undiagnosed
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July 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Women with ADHD may be significantly more likely to suffer from severe PMS and PMDD
PMDD is known to affect roughly 3.2% of women, although clinicians suspect many are left undiagnosed
ADHD is also seriously underdiagnosed in women, up to 75% of women with the condition going undiagnosed
🫶🧪
PMDD is known to affect roughly 3.2% of women, although clinicians suspect many are left undiagnosed
ADHD is also seriously underdiagnosed in women, up to 75% of women with the condition going undiagnosed
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Reposted by Pandora Dewan
🧪"The myth of meritocracy in science collapses under the financial sacrifices expected at every career stage...the hidden costs of ‘doing science’ are profound. These burdens disproportionately exclude those without generational wealth, compounded by race and gender." dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
dx.plos.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🧪"The myth of meritocracy in science collapses under the financial sacrifices expected at every career stage...the hidden costs of ‘doing science’ are profound. These burdens disproportionately exclude those without generational wealth, compounded by race and gender." dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Reposted by Pandora Dewan
The Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships support life scientists pursuing a career in #ScienceJournalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education.
Apply now:
www.embo.org/funding/fell...
#LifeSciences #funding 🧪
Apply now:
www.embo.org/funding/fell...
#LifeSciences #funding 🧪
Fellowships, grants and career support – Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships – EMBO
Supporting life scientists pursuing a career in science journalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education
www.embo.org
June 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships support life scientists pursuing a career in #ScienceJournalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education.
Apply now:
www.embo.org/funding/fell...
#LifeSciences #funding 🧪
Apply now:
www.embo.org/funding/fell...
#LifeSciences #funding 🧪
So this happened this week…prioritising growth and chatbot agreeability can have unintended consequences for vulnerable users. www.livescience.com/technology/a...
'Meth is what makes you able to do your job': AI can push you to relapse if you're struggling with addiction, study finds
In rare cases where users are vulnerable to psychological manipulation, chatbots consistently learn the best ways to exploit them, a new study has revealed.
www.livescience.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So this happened this week…prioritising growth and chatbot agreeability can have unintended consequences for vulnerable users. www.livescience.com/technology/a...
✨FREELANCE SCIENCE JOURNALISTS✨
Hi! I’m the Trending News Editor at Live Science & we’re looking to expand our pool of trending freelance science writers
These stories need a 24h turnaround and cover all areas of science, from medicine to climate change, archaeology and zoology
Details below 👇
Hi! I’m the Trending News Editor at Live Science & we’re looking to expand our pool of trending freelance science writers
These stories need a 24h turnaround and cover all areas of science, from medicine to climate change, archaeology and zoology
Details below 👇
May 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
✨FREELANCE SCIENCE JOURNALISTS✨
Hi! I’m the Trending News Editor at Live Science & we’re looking to expand our pool of trending freelance science writers
These stories need a 24h turnaround and cover all areas of science, from medicine to climate change, archaeology and zoology
Details below 👇
Hi! I’m the Trending News Editor at Live Science & we’re looking to expand our pool of trending freelance science writers
These stories need a 24h turnaround and cover all areas of science, from medicine to climate change, archaeology and zoology
Details below 👇
Reposted by Pandora Dewan
new boots on waiting for my friends to come pick me up
April 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
new boots on waiting for my friends to come pick me up
Blue-lined octopuses have the MOST TOXIC relationships 🐙😳
The females are much larger than the males and often eat them after mating. So to avoid this, the males inject the females with poison to paralyze them until they’ve finished…doing their business.
WHO IS WORSE IN THIS RELATIONSHIP???
The females are much larger than the males and often eat them after mating. So to avoid this, the males inject the females with poison to paralyze them until they’ve finished…doing their business.
WHO IS WORSE IN THIS RELATIONSHIP???
March 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Blue-lined octopuses have the MOST TOXIC relationships 🐙😳
The females are much larger than the males and often eat them after mating. So to avoid this, the males inject the females with poison to paralyze them until they’ve finished…doing their business.
WHO IS WORSE IN THIS RELATIONSHIP???
The females are much larger than the males and often eat them after mating. So to avoid this, the males inject the females with poison to paralyze them until they’ve finished…doing their business.
WHO IS WORSE IN THIS RELATIONSHIP???
Well…that’s a relief phys.org/news/2025-02...
Professional artists viewed as more creative than AI programs, study finds
In the rapidly developing contest between human creativity and artificial intelligence algorithms, professional artists still have an edge in producing more creative AI-assisted artwork than the AI pr...
phys.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Well…that’s a relief phys.org/news/2025-02...
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪:
😖 Chronic stress inhibits brain circuits that promote flexible decision making while boosting circuits for inflexible habits
🏔️ Mountain ranges could be treasure trove of natural hydrogen
🧠 Gut microbiome linked to MS
😖 Chronic stress inhibits brain circuits that promote flexible decision making while boosting circuits for inflexible habits
🏔️ Mountain ranges could be treasure trove of natural hydrogen
🧠 Gut microbiome linked to MS
February 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪:
😖 Chronic stress inhibits brain circuits that promote flexible decision making while boosting circuits for inflexible habits
🏔️ Mountain ranges could be treasure trove of natural hydrogen
🧠 Gut microbiome linked to MS
😖 Chronic stress inhibits brain circuits that promote flexible decision making while boosting circuits for inflexible habits
🏔️ Mountain ranges could be treasure trove of natural hydrogen
🧠 Gut microbiome linked to MS
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
February 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
Very excited by this article from Science - when asked to draw a scientists, around a third of kids now draw women! 🧪✨
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before
Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades
www.science.org
February 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Very excited by this article from Science - when asked to draw a scientists, around a third of kids now draw women! 🧪✨
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Have you heard of the Matilda Effect?
When the work of female scientists is credited to a man🧪
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so here are five victims of the Matilda effect:
(Add your favourite forgotten #womeninSTEM to this list!👩🔬)
When the work of female scientists is credited to a man🧪
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so here are five victims of the Matilda effect:
(Add your favourite forgotten #womeninSTEM to this list!👩🔬)
February 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Have you heard of the Matilda Effect?
When the work of female scientists is credited to a man🧪
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so here are five victims of the Matilda effect:
(Add your favourite forgotten #womeninSTEM to this list!👩🔬)
When the work of female scientists is credited to a man🧪
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so here are five victims of the Matilda effect:
(Add your favourite forgotten #womeninSTEM to this list!👩🔬)
Reposted by Pandora Dewan
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February 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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You’ve heard of Ada Lovelace, but have you heard of her tutor, Mary Somerville - described in her obituary as the Queen of Science 🧪
February 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You’ve heard of Ada Lovelace, but have you heard of her tutor, Mary Somerville - described in her obituary as the Queen of Science 🧪
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪
☄️ Asteroid dust contains ingredients for life, including “letters” of DNA
🦴 Scientists create bone marrow on a chip to study how it responds to chemotherapy
🐻❄️ Polar bear fur doesn’t get icy because it is so greasy
☄️ Asteroid dust contains ingredients for life, including “letters” of DNA
🦴 Scientists create bone marrow on a chip to study how it responds to chemotherapy
🐻❄️ Polar bear fur doesn’t get icy because it is so greasy
January 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪
☄️ Asteroid dust contains ingredients for life, including “letters” of DNA
🦴 Scientists create bone marrow on a chip to study how it responds to chemotherapy
🐻❄️ Polar bear fur doesn’t get icy because it is so greasy
☄️ Asteroid dust contains ingredients for life, including “letters” of DNA
🦴 Scientists create bone marrow on a chip to study how it responds to chemotherapy
🐻❄️ Polar bear fur doesn’t get icy because it is so greasy
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed:
🧪 Bacteria found to eat (some) forever chemicals
🩸 Neanderthals’ blood type may have contributed to their demise
👶🏻 Molecular timer behind preterm birth uncovered
#sciencesky
🧪 Bacteria found to eat (some) forever chemicals
🩸 Neanderthals’ blood type may have contributed to their demise
👶🏻 Molecular timer behind preterm birth uncovered
#sciencesky
January 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed:
🧪 Bacteria found to eat (some) forever chemicals
🩸 Neanderthals’ blood type may have contributed to their demise
👶🏻 Molecular timer behind preterm birth uncovered
#sciencesky
🧪 Bacteria found to eat (some) forever chemicals
🩸 Neanderthals’ blood type may have contributed to their demise
👶🏻 Molecular timer behind preterm birth uncovered
#sciencesky