Lesley Longworth
@lesleylongworth51.bsky.social
Wiltshire based artist…mostly portraiture…
‘Retired’ science teacher, educator.
Nature heals, painting soothes the soul
Social justice for all…
Increasingly invisible….
‘Retired’ science teacher, educator.
Nature heals, painting soothes the soul
Social justice for all…
Increasingly invisible….
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#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
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#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
‘Ben’ graphite on linen… part of the ‘Two Lives Exhibition’ featuring art work by my brother Tom Stimpson…
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
‘Ben’ graphite on linen… part of the ‘Two Lives Exhibition’ featuring art work by my brother Tom Stimpson…
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Biochemist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was born #OTD in 1948.
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Biochemist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was born #OTD in 1948.
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
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One of the illustrations of German botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian, created on her pioneering 1699 expedition to Surinam, "Iguana and Coral Snake". Her scientific illustrations are renowned for their accuracy. #WomensArt
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
One of the illustrations of German botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian, created on her pioneering 1699 expedition to Surinam, "Iguana and Coral Snake". Her scientific illustrations are renowned for their accuracy. #WomensArt
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📅Nov 10 1903: Mary Anderson patented the windshield wiper. Automakers rejected it, claiming drivers would be “too distracted” to use it. Her so-called distraction became mandatory on every car, yet she never earned a cent from her invention. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
tinyurl.com/yxh5w584
tinyurl.com/yxh5w584
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
📅Nov 10 1903: Mary Anderson patented the windshield wiper. Automakers rejected it, claiming drivers would be “too distracted” to use it. Her so-called distraction became mandatory on every car, yet she never earned a cent from her invention. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
tinyurl.com/yxh5w584
tinyurl.com/yxh5w584
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The axolotl is an aquatic salamander from Mexico that is critically endangered in the wild but popular in captivity. It is known for its unique ability to regenerate limbs and other body parts
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The axolotl is an aquatic salamander from Mexico that is critically endangered in the wild but popular in captivity. It is known for its unique ability to regenerate limbs and other body parts
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Congratulations to Sir David Attenborough who has become the oldest person to ever win an Emmy 🏆According to Anonymous media his award came for narrating the breathtaking Netflix documentary “Secret Lives of Orangutans"
#sirdavidattenborough #davidattenborough #netflix #wildlife #orangutans #nature
#sirdavidattenborough #davidattenborough #netflix #wildlife #orangutans #nature
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Congratulations to Sir David Attenborough who has become the oldest person to ever win an Emmy 🏆According to Anonymous media his award came for narrating the breathtaking Netflix documentary “Secret Lives of Orangutans"
#sirdavidattenborough #davidattenborough #netflix #wildlife #orangutans #nature
#sirdavidattenborough #davidattenborough #netflix #wildlife #orangutans #nature
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An old hawthorn, absolutely dripping with epiphytic lungwort and other lichens, polypody, mosses.
This is rainforest.
This is rainforest.
August 31, 2025 at 5:43 AM
An old hawthorn, absolutely dripping with epiphytic lungwort and other lichens, polypody, mosses.
This is rainforest.
This is rainforest.
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Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas
Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas
Warm sea surface temperatures, exacerbated by global heating, have created favourable conditions for jellyfish
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Coming to a beach near you: a guide to the jellyfish you’ll find off the UK coast
An unusually high number of jellyfish have arrived in the UK’s seas this summer, experts have said.
Jellyfish blooms arrive for their yearly reproduction cycle by following the current of warm water to the coast. Warm sea surface temperatures, which are exacerbated by global heating, create favourable conditions for jellyfish. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Unusually high number of jellyfish arrive in UK seas
Woke up to this… was in his bed at bed time!!
#cockerpoo
#cockerpoo
July 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Woke up to this… was in his bed at bed time!!
#cockerpoo
#cockerpoo
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Happy 88th, David Hockney.
With Joni Mitchell.
With Joni Mitchell.
July 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy 88th, David Hockney.
With Joni Mitchell.
With Joni Mitchell.
Killer Klowns From Outer Space… film poster by #TomStimpson on display in the ‘Two Lives’ exhibition #wiltshire
June 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Killer Klowns From Outer Space… film poster by #TomStimpson on display in the ‘Two Lives’ exhibition #wiltshire
New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree
June 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree
Launches on what would’ve been @Tom Stimpsons 70th birthday..
A joint exhibition with over 80 original artworks by both of us and much more…
#wiltshire #illustrator #portrait
A joint exhibition with over 80 original artworks by both of us and much more…
#wiltshire #illustrator #portrait
June 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Launches on what would’ve been @Tom Stimpsons 70th birthday..
A joint exhibition with over 80 original artworks by both of us and much more…
#wiltshire #illustrator #portrait
A joint exhibition with over 80 original artworks by both of us and much more…
#wiltshire #illustrator #portrait
Happy birthday Sir David Attenborough…. Oil on linen, painted for his 90th birthday!
May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Happy birthday Sir David Attenborough…. Oil on linen, painted for his 90th birthday!
Unique two-clawed dinosaur discovered
March 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Unique two-clawed dinosaur discovered
Hands…Showing at ‘Two Lives’ exhibition
#figurative drawing #figurative painting
@marianomodelovivo.bsky.social
#figurative drawing #figurative painting
@marianomodelovivo.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hands…Showing at ‘Two Lives’ exhibition
#figurative drawing #figurative painting
@marianomodelovivo.bsky.social
#figurative drawing #figurative painting
@marianomodelovivo.bsky.social
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A new book looks at the life of Marie Curie through the lens of some of the 45 women who passed through her laboratory.
Marie Curie And The Women Scientists Who Became Her Legacy
A new book looks at the life of Marie Curie through the lens of some of the 45 women who passed through her laboratory.
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A new book looks at the life of Marie Curie through the lens of some of the 45 women who passed through her laboratory.
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The discovery of 4,500 bodies buried on the site of a former Bristol workhouse in Stapleton reveals a haunting glimpse into Victorian poverty and resilience | Mike Jempson
Unearthing lives of the forgotten: the Stapleton workhouse tragedy
The discovery of 4,500 bodies buried on the site of a former Bristol workhouse in Stapleton reveals a haunting glimpse into Victorian poverty and resilience
westenglandbylines.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The discovery of 4,500 bodies buried on the site of a former Bristol workhouse in Stapleton reveals a haunting glimpse into Victorian poverty and resilience | Mike Jempson
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January 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM