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Michela Leonardi
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#Biodiversity modeller. Special focus on #paleoecology, #paleoclimate, #prehistory. Working at NHM London @nhm-london.bsky.social and Evolutionary Ecology Group @eegcam.bsky.social Cambridge University (UK). She/her
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Yesterday it was staff party day at @nhm-london.bsky.social. Coolest event ever 😍
The Natural History Museum director giving a speech in the main hall, in front of the statue of Charles Darwin Reflection of one of the historic towers of the Natural History Museum into the full glass side of the Darwin centre. A newt in the Natural History Museum pond A square of chocolate cake with a chocolate dinosaur on top
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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This week we had the workshops for Cambridge Future Museum Voices 2025.

The program allows 30 young people to co-curate a public exhibition at the @zoologymuseum.bsky.social and Kettle's Yard.

They have done an excellent job, I can't wait for the opening next autumn! ❤️
Picture of myself in front of a horse skeleton in the Museum of Zoology in Cambridge. I hold a pin wit the text "Cambridge Future Museum Voices, ask me a question!"
April 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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#DarwinDay at @nhm-london.bsky.social ended with a great simposium by @ceevol.bsky.social.

Thanks to the organisers @aidaandres.bsky.social and the speakers @hernanaburbano.bsky.social @allasicanales.bsky.social and @mauritiantales.bsky.social, so much food for thought!
February 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Happy birthday #CharlesDarwin! I left a card for you at @nhm-london.bsky.social ❤️
#DarwinDay
February 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Happy international day for women and girls in science!

Here at @nhm-london.bsky.social we have the opportunity to hang out with the queen of #womeninScience, the wonderful Mary Anning! ❤️

P.S. For a more serious discussion about the significance of today see my previous post #womeninSTEM
Picture of myself next to a cardboard cutout of palaeontologist Mary Anning in the shop of the Natural History Museum in London.
February 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I am very happy that today I had the opportunity to follow the talk by @aidaandres.bsky.social at Cambridge Archaeology! Great presentation and lively discussion, we enjoyed it a lot! @eegcam.bsky.social @margheritac17.bsky.social
#genetics #aDNA #primates
A seminar room from the perspective of a person in the audience, sitting in the third row of chairs. Three people are sitting between the photographer and the speaker. The speaker (Aida Andres, a scientist working at University College London - UCL) is standing on the right facing the audience. A slide is shown behind her with a picture of chimpanzees, and the title "Local genetic adaptation in humans and other primates",and the name and affiliation of the speaker.
February 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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#picoftheday As I have been unwell for most of January, I haven't been able to come to the office as much as I would have wanted. But now it's so good to be back @nhm-london.bsky.social ❤️
Side facade of the Natural History Museum in London and its reflection on its gardens' pond on a sunny winter day.
January 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Stay tuned! Can you guess the topic of our incoming preprint from the (partial) list of authors below?

@mariannafusco.bsky.social @eegcam.bsky.social @aliceleplongeon.bsky.social @enzaspinapolice.bsky.social

soon on @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social...
Screenshot of the Submission Confirmation message from the BioRxiv website. @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social Text: Submission Confirmation Thank you for using the bioRxiv online submission system. You will receive an official acknowledgment via email. If your manuscript passes our screening process it will be available online shortly.
December 9, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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#picoftheday

It's beginning to look a lot like #Christmas! 🎄🦕

#nhm #naturalhistorymuseum
The animatronix T. rex from the Natural History Museum in London with a Christmas sweater, a santa hat, and surrounded by Christmas decorations
December 6, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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Hey Folks! The Evolutionary Ecology Group in Cambridge @eegcam.bsky.social is now on BlueSky!

Go and follow them to read about exciting #science, #popgen, #ancientDNA, #ecology, #paleoecology, #evolution, #opensoftware and more!
Header of the Bluesky account of the Evolutionary Ecology Group, Cambridge @eegcam.bsky.social. The description reads: "We are interested in how animals (including humans) respond(ed) and adapt(ed) to variable environments. Department of Zoology, Cambridge, UK. PI: Prof Andrea Manica
November 28, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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#picoftheday hello! (it really feels magic to work here ❤️) #naturalhistorymuseum
Facade of the Natural History Museum in London
November 27, 2024 at 7:57 AM
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#picoftheday I absolutely love the #optimism of creating a cover for the scaffolding of the #naturalhistorymuseum in LONDON and making the sky blue 😍 #adorable
Facade of the Natural History Museum in London on a cloudy day. A part is hidden by some scaffoldings, which are covered by a printed reproduction of the facade itself. The top part of the print shows the roof and a bright blue sky behind it.
November 22, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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#picoftheday nothing can beat festive #dinosaurs at the #naturalhistorymuseum ❤️🦕🎄
Door of the main shop of the Natural History Museum in London, with a drawing of a diplodocus and a pterodactyl with Santa hats in front of the Natural History Museum staircase and a decorated tree. As the picture is taken from inside the shop, behind the door it is possible to see a display of small fossils (mostly shells).
November 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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#picoftheday old and new. Reflection of the towers of the Natural History Museum facade over a window facing the Cocoon #naturalhistorymuseum #nhm
Reflection of the towers of the Natural History Museum facade over an internal window facing the Cocoon building
November 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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#picoftheday iguanas(?) carving next to the entrance of the Natural History Museum in London. I passed by countless times, and I only discovered it a couple of days ago! #naturalhistorymuseum
Picture of a square stone carving showing two lizard-like reptiles (likely iguanas) on tree branches.
November 18, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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It's been a while since I last wrote here and a few things have changed. So, time for a new #introduction!

Hi! I am Michela, and I'm a #biodiversity modeller at the Natural History Museum in London. 🐋🦕🌳🦋

I have an education in #prehistory and #Archeology, and I mostly work on the past.

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Picture of the Main Hall (Hintze Hall) of the Natural History Museum in London by night, taken from a staircase. The hall has victorian architecture and a whale skeleton is hanging from the ceiling. A few visitors can be seen hanging around.
November 17, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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#dinosaur themed #afternoontea: the homemade version
Table with red cloth and red dishes containing dinosaurshaped sandwich and nuggets. White teapot and empty cups, and two Lego dinosaur skeletons (Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops).
November 16, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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Happy festive season!
A dark room with a blurred Christmas tree covered in coloured lights on the left, other white lights on the right, and a faded light garland on top
December 25, 2023 at 4:57 PM
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Beautiful #Cambridge
Night picture of Gonville and Caius college and Cambridge University Press bookshop, in Cambridge (UK)
December 16, 2023 at 6:37 AM