Dyani Lewis
@dyanilewis.bsky.social
Science | Nature | Environment Reporter, Eureka Prize 2021 | Bylines @Nature @CosmosMagazine @UnDarkMag @TheMonthly
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We now know what the Denisovans looked like www.nature.com/articles/d41...
First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ reveals what ancient people looked like
Ancient proteins and calcified dental plaque identify heavy-browed fossil from China as a Denisovan.
www.nature.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We now know what the Denisovans looked like www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🚨 NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya is testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee today.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
June 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🚨 NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya is testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee today.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
The hearing is bound to be spicy, after more than 300 agency staff wrote him a letter decrying his leadership and actions as director. 🔥
I'll be live-posting the hearing, so follow along here.
Freelance journalists are not being supported by the mastheads that rely on their hard work. Sign on to help get fairer rates for freelancers.
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Help freelancers at Nine Publishing win fair rates
Off the back of strike action last year, Nine management committed to engage in discussions about freelance rates and conditions with MEAA representatives.
Despite this commitment, Nine management ha...
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April 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Freelance journalists are not being supported by the mastheads that rely on their hard work. Sign on to help get fairer rates for freelancers.
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Sexual harassment allegations linked to drop in citations
But numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.
@dyanilewis.bsky.social reports @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
But numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.
@dyanilewis.bsky.social reports @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sexual harassment allegations linked to drop in citations
But numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Sexual harassment allegations linked to drop in citations
But numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.
@dyanilewis.bsky.social reports @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
But numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.
@dyanilewis.bsky.social reports @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is outrageous. Great reporting by @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/02/an-a...
An Australian state promised to turn native forest into a national koala park. It’s still being logged
The koala was officially declared endangered in the Australian state of New South Wales in February 2022. A year later, the Labor Party promised to create a 315,000-hectare (778,000-acre) Great Koala ...
news.mongabay.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is outrageous. Great reporting by @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/02/an-a...
So disheartening to read about this and so many other similar changes. I know I'm not alone.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Targeted and belittled’: scientists at US environmental agency speak out as layoffs begin
President Donald Trump and his team view the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to US prosperity. Workers have been waiting for the axe to fall.
www.nature.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
So disheartening to read about this and so many other similar changes. I know I'm not alone.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gardening level up!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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New York state resident finds complete mastodon jaw beneath lawn
Jaw found in Scotchtown, Orange county, is latest notable discovery from ice age-era animal in the region
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Gardening level up!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Despite the headline….
“Only Australia arrested climate and environmental protesters at a higher rate than UK police.”
“Only Australia arrested climate and environmental protesters at a higher rate than UK police.”
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds #Climate
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds
Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Despite the headline….
“Only Australia arrested climate and environmental protesters at a higher rate than UK police.”
“Only Australia arrested climate and environmental protesters at a higher rate than UK police.”
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Look at the root base on this giant Tasmanian blue gum that fell - this tree was a victim of bad forest management in Tas, having suffered from forest fires lit by the loggers and eventually being wind-thrown because its neighbors were cut down. 5 years ago swift parrots were nesting in this tree
December 10, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Look at the root base on this giant Tasmanian blue gum that fell - this tree was a victim of bad forest management in Tas, having suffered from forest fires lit by the loggers and eventually being wind-thrown because its neighbors were cut down. 5 years ago swift parrots were nesting in this tree
This is such sad news. STAT consistently publishes great work by top-notch science and health journalists.
Welp, the news is out. It's a gutting day for us at STAT with layoffs of 11 treasured, hardworking colleagues. I can't say this loud enough: Please subscribe/support the journalism you trust. Science writing jobs are going extinct at a time when we're needed most. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/b...
Health and medicine publication STAT News lays off 11 employees - The Boston Globe
The decision to lay off STAT employees comes after years of growth, including a significant expansion during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:38 PM
This is such sad news. STAT consistently publishes great work by top-notch science and health journalists.
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You can read the whole story here:
The six charts that reveal Australia's (slow) climate progress
Climate and Energy minister Chris Bowen declared "Australia is on track to deliver on our legislated targets" in his annual climate statement. But new data challenges that optimism.
www.abc.net.au
December 9, 2024 at 1:41 AM
You can read the whole story here:
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6. Finally, a note on the targets. The 2030 targets will require lots to be done (like building transmission and a workforce) to ensure the renewables can be ramped up sufficiently, in line with the projections. And then for 2050... well... something will need to happen in the rest of the economy.
December 9, 2024 at 1:40 AM
6. Finally, a note on the targets. The 2030 targets will require lots to be done (like building transmission and a workforce) to ensure the renewables can be ramped up sufficiently, in line with the projections. And then for 2050... well... something will need to happen in the rest of the economy.
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5. Now for the projections... Labor's 2030 target will me met mostly by cuts in the electricity sector. But you need to read the projections with caution. They actually simply *assume* that the cuts are made, and pop them on the chart. (Also, those cuts peter out after 2030.)
December 9, 2024 at 1:38 AM
5. Now for the projections... Labor's 2030 target will me met mostly by cuts in the electricity sector. But you need to read the projections with caution. They actually simply *assume* that the cuts are made, and pop them on the chart. (Also, those cuts peter out after 2030.)
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4. Without those specific cuts, this is what our emissions history looks like. Emissions in 2023 were almost identical to 2005.
December 9, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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3. Another problem with that (aside from not representing a shift in how our economy is functioning) is that the measure of land use emissions is very unreliable. The government changes its mind every year about it. And each time, it seems to be revised to make things look better.
December 9, 2024 at 1:33 AM
3. Another problem with that (aside from not representing a shift in how our economy is functioning) is that the measure of land use emissions is very unreliable. The government changes its mind every year about it. And each time, it seems to be revised to make things look better.
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2. The majority of the cuts since 2005 have been in the land sector - not doing things like, erm, stopping burning fossil fuels...
December 9, 2024 at 1:31 AM
2. The majority of the cuts since 2005 have been in the land sector - not doing things like, erm, stopping burning fossil fuels...
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So, I did a bit of a dig through the quarterly emissions update and the projections, and pulled out a few things. Much of this won't surprise those who follow this closely. But all this stuff deserves continued attention. 🧵
1. Our emissions reductions have basically flatlined since 2020.
1. Our emissions reductions have basically flatlined since 2020.
December 9, 2024 at 1:30 AM
So, I did a bit of a dig through the quarterly emissions update and the projections, and pulled out a few things. Much of this won't surprise those who follow this closely. But all this stuff deserves continued attention. 🧵
1. Our emissions reductions have basically flatlined since 2020.
1. Our emissions reductions have basically flatlined since 2020.
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“Since switching over to Bluesky, I noticed that you could not see the stats in the app, so I decided to build an app myself.”
GoBlue's new app lets you track your Bluesky stats | TechCrunch
A new app called GoBlue has launched to help those looking to track their following on Bluesky, the Twitter-like social network that's rapidly grown in
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December 6, 2024 at 10:49 AM
“Since switching over to Bluesky, I noticed that you could not see the stats in the app, so I decided to build an app myself.”
It’s finally arrived! This year’s Best Australian Science Writing anthology, edited by @drjr.bsky.social and Carl Smith. Super proud to have a piece in there about the plight of the world’s oldest storytelling scene, which is tucked away in a Sulawesi limestone cave.
December 5, 2024 at 1:18 AM
It’s finally arrived! This year’s Best Australian Science Writing anthology, edited by @drjr.bsky.social and Carl Smith. Super proud to have a piece in there about the plight of the world’s oldest storytelling scene, which is tucked away in a Sulawesi limestone cave.
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Wonderful little write up about Best Australian Science Writing 2024 reflecting on science, the pieces we included and science writing in The Saturday Paper. My thanks to James Bradley, himself an extremely talented writer.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2024/11/30/t...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2024/11/30/t...
The Best Australian Science Writing 2024
NewSouth’s latest Best Australian Science Writing collection opens with a foreword by Corey Tutt. A Kamilaroi man and the founder of Deadly Science, which provides STEM resources to remote schools, Tu...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 23, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Wonderful little write up about Best Australian Science Writing 2024 reflecting on science, the pieces we included and science writing in The Saturday Paper. My thanks to James Bradley, himself an extremely talented writer.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2024/11/30/t...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2024/11/30/t...
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“Although science might not be partisan, it’s political”
Calling science apolitical is a political statemnet
A greater awareness & recognition of the inherently political nature of science is a key step towards restoring public trust in science
By @sabs.bsky.social
defector.com/do-not-accep...
Calling science apolitical is a political statemnet
A greater awareness & recognition of the inherently political nature of science is a key step towards restoring public trust in science
By @sabs.bsky.social
defector.com/do-not-accep...
Do Not Accept An Unscientific American | Defector
Laura Helmuth was named editor-in-chief of Scientific American in March 2020, shortly before the magazine was set to celebrate its 175th year in print. Helmuth, who had previously directed health and ...
defector.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:50 PM
“Although science might not be partisan, it’s political”
Calling science apolitical is a political statemnet
A greater awareness & recognition of the inherently political nature of science is a key step towards restoring public trust in science
By @sabs.bsky.social
defector.com/do-not-accep...
Calling science apolitical is a political statemnet
A greater awareness & recognition of the inherently political nature of science is a key step towards restoring public trust in science
By @sabs.bsky.social
defector.com/do-not-accep...
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It’s very funny how much the current narrative around The Greens is about how extreme they are, and how much more sensible Bob Brown was… when Bob Brown is pleading with them to stop rolling over on issues as fundamental as environment policy
December 2, 2024 at 9:16 AM
It’s very funny how much the current narrative around The Greens is about how extreme they are, and how much more sensible Bob Brown was… when Bob Brown is pleading with them to stop rolling over on issues as fundamental as environment policy
‘I fly, I drive. We’re all complicit’: Richard Flanagan on vanishing species and refusing the Baillie Gifford prize money
November 22, 2024 at 8:12 PM
‘I fly, I drive. We’re all complicit’: Richard Flanagan on vanishing species and refusing the Baillie Gifford prize money
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I've just created the "Climate Change Downunder" starter pack for all things climate change related in Australia. Here you'll find scientists, academics and professionals who work in the climate change space in Oz.
Hit me up with new accounts to add!
go.bsky.app/TK2pwCz
Hit me up with new accounts to add!
go.bsky.app/TK2pwCz
November 21, 2024 at 1:09 AM
I've just created the "Climate Change Downunder" starter pack for all things climate change related in Australia. Here you'll find scientists, academics and professionals who work in the climate change space in Oz.
Hit me up with new accounts to add!
go.bsky.app/TK2pwCz
Hit me up with new accounts to add!
go.bsky.app/TK2pwCz