Dyani Lewis

Melbourne

Senior Reporter at Nature

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Articles

Mysterious human fossil found in Taiwan was a Denisovan

2 weeks ago | nature.com | Dyani Lewis

A fossilized jawbone found off the coast of Taiwan more than 20 years ago belonged to a group of ancient humans, called the Denisovans, first identified in a Siberian cave. The finding, published today in Science1, is the result of time-consuming work to extract ancient proteins from the fossil. It also expands the known geographical range of the group, from colder, high-altitude regions to warmer climates.
Brain cells given an ‘invisibility cloak’ fix Parkinson’s symptoms in rats

2 weeks ago | nature.com | Dyani Lewis

Human brain cells engineered to evade detection by the immune system have successfully restored muscle control in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease1. The study is a step towards the development of a ‘universal’ cell line that can be transplanted into anyone, to cure a raft of diseases without the need for anti-rejection drugs.
Sexual harassment allegations linked to drop in citations

1 month ago | nature.com | Dyani Lewis

Researchers who are accused of sexual misconduct start to receive fewer citations after the media covers the allegations. But the same cannot be said about scientists publicly accused of scientific fraud, whose citations remain unchanged, according to an analysis published this week in PLoS ONE1.
Indonesien: Die älteste Kunst der Welt bröckelt

Sep 14, 2024 | spektrum.de | Dyani Lewis

Hintergrund Lesedauer ca. 16 Minuten DruckenTeilen Indonesien: Die älteste Kunst der Welt bröckelt Die wohl frühesten Malereien der Menschheit bedecken Höhlenwände in Indonesien. Ihr Alter: gut 51 000 Jahre. Ihr Zustand: Besorgnis erregend. Und die Ursachen sind menschengemacht. Exklusive Übersetzung ausAls hätten Riesen unzählige Felsbrocken in die Landschaft gewuchtet, so ragen die großen Karstberge im Südwesten der indonesischen Insel Sulawesi aus der Flussebene.
Raumfahrt: Die Geschichte der schwarzen Astronauten bei der NASA

Jul 9, 2024 | spektrum.de | Dyani Lewis

Maschinelle Übersetzung Lesedauer ca. 5 Minuten DruckenTeilen Raumfahrt: Die Geschichte der schwarzen Astronauten bei der NASAExklusive Übersetzung ausDies ist eine maschinell erzeugte Übersetzung eines Artikels der internationalen Partner von Spektrum.de. Er wurde von uns überprüft, jedoch nicht redaktionell bearbeitet. Gerne können Sie uns Ihr Feedback am Ende des Artikels mitteilen.
LINKS - November 29th, 2023

Nov 29, 2023 | ragazzo.substack.com | David Samuels |Dan Falk |Dyani Lewis |Carl Zimmer

Welcome to LINKS — my attempt to provide Rhapsody readers with five interesting stories that tell us something about what it means to be human. LINKS is published every Wednesday. Have a link you want to share? Drop it in the comments.
Indonesien: Steht hier eine Pyramide aus der letzten Eiszeit?

Nov 28, 2023 | spektrum.de | Dyani Lewis

HintergrundLesedauer ca. 5 MinutenDruckenTeilenIndonesien: Steht hier eine Pyramide aus der letzten Eiszeit? Wissenschaftler wollen Hinweise auf eine rund 27 000 Jahre alte Pyramide gefunden haben: Im Untergrund von Gunung Padang auf der Insel Java. Die Forschergemeinde ist höchst skeptisch. Exklusive Übersetzung ausEs sei die älteste Pyramide der Welt, vor ungefähr 27 000 Jahren errichtet im heutigen Indonesien.
Experts Doubt Claims that World's Oldest Pyramid Was Discovered in Indonesia

Nov 28, 2023 | scientificamerican.com | Dyani Lewis

A headline-grabbing paper claiming that a structure in Indonesia is the oldest pyramid in the world has raised the eyebrows of some archaeologists — and has now prompted an investigation by the journal that published it, Nature has learnt. The paper, published in the journal Archaeological Prospection on 20 October, garnered headlines around the world.
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim

Nov 27, 2023 | nature.com | Dyani Lewis

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One-third of Indian STEM conferences have no women

Nov 14, 2023 | nature.com | Dyani Lewis

In the past three years, 35% of all science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) conferences held in India featured only male speakers, according to a preprint1 posted on the bioRxiv server on 27 October. Female researchers in India are outnumbered by their male counterparts in STEM fields, but their under-representation is even more pronounced on the conference circuit. “I knew it was bad. I just didn’t know how bad,” says Shruti Muralidhar, a neuroscientist based in Toronto, Canada.