Pandora Dewan
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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
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 🩷🩷🩷
Another absolute favourite of mine is this dress covered in contraceptive pills by artist Susie Freeman, housed @wellcomecollection.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Another absolute favourite of mine is this dress covered in contraceptive pills by artist Susie Freeman, housed @wellcomecollection.bsky.social
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?🧪
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 🧪🌿
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.
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???
☁️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧠https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-85958-4
🪰 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Oh, and this is the termite with the face on its bum
🧠https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-85958-4
🪰 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Oh, and this is the termite with the face on its bum
February 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
☁️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧠https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-85958-4
🪰 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Oh, and this is the termite with the face on its bum
🧠https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-85958-4
🪰 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Oh, and this is the termite with the face on its bum
5/5 Ada Lovelace wrote the instructions for the first computer program in the mid1800s. However the credit is often given to Charles Babbage, who invented the computer engine.
February 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
5/5 Ada Lovelace wrote the instructions for the first computer program in the mid1800s. However the credit is often given to Charles Babbage, who invented the computer engine.
4/5 In the 1850s, Eunice Newton Foote demonstrated the greenhouse effect 3 years before John Tyndall reached similar conclusions and was named the Father of Climate Science
February 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
4/5 In the 1850s, Eunice Newton Foote demonstrated the greenhouse effect 3 years before John Tyndall reached similar conclusions and was named the Father of Climate Science
3/5 Rosalind Franklin produced the now famous photograph 51 using X-ray diffraction from which Watson and crick drew inspiration for the structure of DNA
February 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
3/5 Rosalind Franklin produced the now famous photograph 51 using X-ray diffraction from which Watson and crick drew inspiration for the structure of DNA
2/5 Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967, but was excluded from the Nobel awarded to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish and astronomer Martin Ryle
February 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
2/5 Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967, but was excluded from the Nobel awarded to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish and astronomer Martin Ryle
1/5 Alice Augusta Ball developed an injectable treatment for leprosy in the 1910s - the only way of treating the disease until the 1940s. However, she died at 24 before she could publish her results. Her supervisor continued her work, publishing the findings without crediting her contributions
February 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
1/5 Alice Augusta Ball developed an injectable treatment for leprosy in the 1910s - the only way of treating the disease until the 1940s. However, she died at 24 before she could publish her results. Her supervisor continued her work, publishing the findings without crediting her contributions
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 🧪
I’m personally very excited about NASA’s upcoming Pandora Mission 🛰️
The Pandora Mission is due to launch in fall 2025 and will help James Webb in the search for potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system.
The Pandora Mission is due to launch in fall 2025 and will help James Webb in the search for potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system.
January 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I’m personally very excited about NASA’s upcoming Pandora Mission 🛰️
The Pandora Mission is due to launch in fall 2025 and will help James Webb in the search for potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system.
The Pandora Mission is due to launch in fall 2025 and will help James Webb in the search for potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system.
Crows don’t forget a face - and they can also hold a grudge
They even teach their friends and family about humans they don’t like
(Saw these outside the window this morning…what have we done to offend them 😳)
They even teach their friends and family about humans they don’t like
(Saw these outside the window this morning…what have we done to offend them 😳)
January 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Crows don’t forget a face - and they can also hold a grudge
They even teach their friends and family about humans they don’t like
(Saw these outside the window this morning…what have we done to offend them 😳)
They even teach their friends and family about humans they don’t like
(Saw these outside the window this morning…what have we done to offend them 😳)
Mount Everest is still growing
Not far from its base is a river - scientists believe this was once 2 separate rivers that merged 89K years ago
The increase in water flow accelerated erosion of the bedrock, making the earths crust lighter and causing the surrounding land to rise -including Everest
Not far from its base is a river - scientists believe this was once 2 separate rivers that merged 89K years ago
The increase in water flow accelerated erosion of the bedrock, making the earths crust lighter and causing the surrounding land to rise -including Everest
January 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Mount Everest is still growing
Not far from its base is a river - scientists believe this was once 2 separate rivers that merged 89K years ago
The increase in water flow accelerated erosion of the bedrock, making the earths crust lighter and causing the surrounding land to rise -including Everest
Not far from its base is a river - scientists believe this was once 2 separate rivers that merged 89K years ago
The increase in water flow accelerated erosion of the bedrock, making the earths crust lighter and causing the surrounding land to rise -including Everest
Today’s fact: winter’s on Neptune last around 40 Earth years!
Having said that, average temperatures on the planet through the 165 year orbit are about -220C, so summers aren’t exactly balmy 🪐
Having said that, average temperatures on the planet through the 165 year orbit are about -220C, so summers aren’t exactly balmy 🪐
January 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Today’s fact: winter’s on Neptune last around 40 Earth years!
Having said that, average temperatures on the planet through the 165 year orbit are about -220C, so summers aren’t exactly balmy 🪐
Having said that, average temperatures on the planet through the 165 year orbit are about -220C, so summers aren’t exactly balmy 🪐
January 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Ants vs humans - who is faster at problem solving? 🐜
In a new study, scientists set ants and humans the same geometric puzzle (albeit at a different scale). Individually the humans were way faster than the ants. But once they were put into groups things looked very different…
In a new study, scientists set ants and humans the same geometric puzzle (albeit at a different scale). Individually the humans were way faster than the ants. But once they were put into groups things looked very different…
January 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Ants vs humans - who is faster at problem solving? 🐜
In a new study, scientists set ants and humans the same geometric puzzle (albeit at a different scale). Individually the humans were way faster than the ants. But once they were put into groups things looked very different…
In a new study, scientists set ants and humans the same geometric puzzle (albeit at a different scale). Individually the humans were way faster than the ants. But once they were put into groups things looked very different…
There are fish that can breath air and live on land for years at a time
Lungfish evolved nearly 400 million years ago and have a primitive sort of lung that allows them to extract oxygen from air
When water dries up they burrow into mud, surround themselves in mucus and enter a state of dormancy
Lungfish evolved nearly 400 million years ago and have a primitive sort of lung that allows them to extract oxygen from air
When water dries up they burrow into mud, surround themselves in mucus and enter a state of dormancy
January 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
There are fish that can breath air and live on land for years at a time
Lungfish evolved nearly 400 million years ago and have a primitive sort of lung that allows them to extract oxygen from air
When water dries up they burrow into mud, surround themselves in mucus and enter a state of dormancy
Lungfish evolved nearly 400 million years ago and have a primitive sort of lung that allows them to extract oxygen from air
When water dries up they burrow into mud, surround themselves in mucus and enter a state of dormancy
3 #science stories from the last week that you might have missed:
🌊New ghostly predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench (see photo)
☕️Coffee drinking could add 2 years to your healthspan
🐋Humpback whale breaks migration record, travelling 13,046km in search of sex
🌊New ghostly predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench (see photo)
☕️Coffee drinking could add 2 years to your healthspan
🐋Humpback whale breaks migration record, travelling 13,046km in search of sex
December 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM
3 #science stories from the last week that you might have missed:
🌊New ghostly predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench (see photo)
☕️Coffee drinking could add 2 years to your healthspan
🐋Humpback whale breaks migration record, travelling 13,046km in search of sex
🌊New ghostly predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench (see photo)
☕️Coffee drinking could add 2 years to your healthspan
🐋Humpback whale breaks migration record, travelling 13,046km in search of sex
Be careful how you talk to ChatGPT 🤣
November 25, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Be careful how you talk to ChatGPT 🤣
John Lewis has had to recall hundreds of glass Quality Street Christmas ornaments over a bizarre “safety risk”
The ornaments are apparently so lifelike that regulators are afraid people might accidentally eat them…
Who is biting into these chocolate without taking off the wrapper??
The ornaments are apparently so lifelike that regulators are afraid people might accidentally eat them…
Who is biting into these chocolate without taking off the wrapper??
November 23, 2024 at 6:51 PM
John Lewis has had to recall hundreds of glass Quality Street Christmas ornaments over a bizarre “safety risk”
The ornaments are apparently so lifelike that regulators are afraid people might accidentally eat them…
Who is biting into these chocolate without taking off the wrapper??
The ornaments are apparently so lifelike that regulators are afraid people might accidentally eat them…
Who is biting into these chocolate without taking off the wrapper??
Carrots aren’t going to help you see in the dark…
The myth first arose during WWII when the British gov were encouraging homegrown food
They told people the RAF were able to see their enemies in the dark thanks to carrots.
But, it wasn’t the carrots that gave them superhuman sight. It was radar.
The myth first arose during WWII when the British gov were encouraging homegrown food
They told people the RAF were able to see their enemies in the dark thanks to carrots.
But, it wasn’t the carrots that gave them superhuman sight. It was radar.
November 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Carrots aren’t going to help you see in the dark…
The myth first arose during WWII when the British gov were encouraging homegrown food
They told people the RAF were able to see their enemies in the dark thanks to carrots.
But, it wasn’t the carrots that gave them superhuman sight. It was radar.
The myth first arose during WWII when the British gov were encouraging homegrown food
They told people the RAF were able to see their enemies in the dark thanks to carrots.
But, it wasn’t the carrots that gave them superhuman sight. It was radar.
Why is Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring so famous? (According to neuroscience)
(1/3) a study used EEG scans to measure the brain activity of 20 volunteers while they looked at the 17th century masterpiece compared to 4 other paintings in the museum’s collection…
(📷mauritshuis museum)
(1/3) a study used EEG scans to measure the brain activity of 20 volunteers while they looked at the 17th century masterpiece compared to 4 other paintings in the museum’s collection…
(📷mauritshuis museum)
November 19, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Why is Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring so famous? (According to neuroscience)
(1/3) a study used EEG scans to measure the brain activity of 20 volunteers while they looked at the 17th century masterpiece compared to 4 other paintings in the museum’s collection…
(📷mauritshuis museum)
(1/3) a study used EEG scans to measure the brain activity of 20 volunteers while they looked at the 17th century masterpiece compared to 4 other paintings in the museum’s collection…
(📷mauritshuis museum)