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Natalie Cooper
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Scientist @ Natural History Museum London. Senior Editor Methods Ecology & Evolution. Biodiversity, macroecology/evolution, R, PCMs, comedy, theatre, books, fun animal facts. she/her https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6w4ihPqk5_LOTuw-VhlaqEn1CctPqWGB
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This is sorcery
justkeepskeeting.pro de’on @justkeepskeeting.pro · 1d
this is mesmerizing
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Ahhh happy Sunday night everyone. The wonderful @nhcooper123.bsky.social and @joshlukedavis.com thought it wise to ask me to talk about my fav specimens…

Enjoy. @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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viveknityananda.bsky.social
The good thing about about one five star review and one two star review is you can say: "Divisive new play hits the London stage. Go see it and make your own mind up". So yeah please go see it anyway! 😊

On until November 29th @taratheatre.com :
taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...
I Dream of Theresa May – Tara Theatre
taratheatre.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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This was a lot of fun! We’re excited to start featuring some of our amazing colleagues starting with @flygirlnhm.bsky.social 🪰
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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A lot has happened since our first announcement of #ExE2026, an evolutionary ecology conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall from June 29 to July 3 2026.

Have a look at our new website to see our confirmed plenary speakers, the mid-conference excursions, and more.

👉 evoxeco.uk 👈
The logo of the Evolution x Ecology 2026 conference in Cornwall, UK.
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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statsrhian.bsky.social
Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either

🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️‍🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data

Get in your abstracts before December 1st.

conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
Abstracts – rainbowR conference
conference.rainbowr.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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deepakveerappan.bsky.social
New species 🚨, not one, not two, 13 new bush frogs from Northeast India!!!
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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shoalgroup.bsky.social
PhD opportunity: MOVE
Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
Deadline: 12/01/26
Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social
Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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You can also listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
perfect-specimen.bsky.social The Perfect Specimen @perfect-specimen.bsky.social · 16d
It’s our 13th episode! UNLUCKY for some… but not for @joshlukedavis.com and @nhcooper123.bsky.social as they share their favourite UNLUCKY specimens. m.youtube.com/watch?v=JwGf... Yes we know some might be considered LUCKY depending on how you look at it! Picking stuff is hard! 🤣
What's beautiful and smells like vomit? | The 'Perfect' Specimen Ep13
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
Don't forget to register for our next MEE live!

Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! ⭐ 🌍 🧪

Find out more and register 👇

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November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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@societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social #2025SVP #SVP2025. Can people check they didn’t grab the wrong tote last night? Marc’s had his coat (blue waterproof) in it and he really needs it back!
marcehjones.bsky.social Marc Jones @marcehjones.bsky.social · 9d
Can everyone who left their tote bag behind in Meeting Room Hall 3, or picked up the wrong one, please pop by the International Convention Centre this morning.

#2025SVP
#SVP2025
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Can everyone who left their tote bag behind in Meeting Room Hall 3, or picked up the wrong one, please pop by the International Convention Centre this morning.

#2025SVP
#SVP2025
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
nhcooper123.bsky.social
Want a weird weekend? Take your 68 year old mother to Amsterdam and do the Anne Frank house (I cried the whole way round) and the red light district (my mum’s friends told it was the must see attraction) in one day, while explaining why everything “smells weird” 🤣
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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viveknityananda.bsky.social
Under two weeks before my #play hits the stage @taratheatre.com ! Can't wait!
Come see it if you're in London- it'll be great to have tons of people there.

Book here: taratheatre.com/whats-on/i-d...

A video of me wittering on about the play in the post below ⬇️

#theatre #newWriting #immigration
I Dream of Theresa May – Tara Theatre
taratheatre.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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jackdashby.bsky.social
Natural history museum fans (and skeptics) - this is in 24 hours time: there's still time to book! 🎟️
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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joshlukedavis.com
JUST LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL GROUND SQUIRREL I WAS GIVEN FOR THE EPISODE ISN'T IT A THING OF WONDER
A top down photo of a thirteen lined ground squirrel skin showing its gorgeous coat pattern of caramel lines and dots on a chocolate background.
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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russincheshire.bsky.social
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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jonathanpdrury.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Get in touch if you want to chat!
The Durham cathedral A male smoky rubyspot damselfly
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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sciencetopolitics.bsky.social
Want to #BringScienceToPolitics?

Scientists can support the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature by signing this Open Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
nebriefing.bsky.social National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 16d
We're delighted that tireless advocate for the natural world, @chrisgpackham.bsky.social CBE, will be opening the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster Central Hall on 27th November.

Chris speaking with @bbclaurak.bsky.social earlier👇

Please make sure your MP is attending: nebriefing.org
#NEB
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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perfect-specimen.bsky.social
And just look at these gorgeous tinamou eggs and spooky Monotropa! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...
Eggs in a basket. There are 4 rows each of 4 eggs. Top row is turquoise, second is grey, third is spring green, fourth is chocolate brown. All are shiny like porcelain.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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perfect-specimen.bsky.social
More on our amazing animal mummies m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu0R...
Animal mummy reveals its secrets | Natural History Museum
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
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November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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www.reddit.com/r/WTF/commen... And if you’ve still got a desire to see an ostrich penis after @joshlukedavis.com warnings, check this out. Very much comes with a trigger warning!
[Mature Content] From the WTF community on Reddit: Ostrich Dick
Posted by LSD_freakout - 1,039 votes and 170 comments
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November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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perfect-specimen.bsky.social
Forgot to share the extra pics for this one!
Close up of the face of a Halloween crab. The claws and lower half of the face are white, the top of the carapace is a lovely dark red. The crab is preserved in a jar of alcohol Jar of Halloween three or four crabs. The claws, legs and lower half of the carapace are white, the top of the carapace is a lovely dark red. The crabs are preserved in a jar of alcohol Josh in a skeleton onesie with his face painted like a skeleton. It is disturbing. Natalie in a black top wearing (like an apron) a planet earth painted blue with green continents as they were in the Cretaceous. Upside down glow in the dark dinosaurs with x for eyes are stuck to the landmasses. Her headband is a brown comet with orange tissue paper flames. Both the earth and the comet (and Natalie lol) have googly eyes
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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perfect-specimen.bsky.social
It’s our 13th episode! UNLUCKY for some… but not for @joshlukedavis.com and @nhcooper123.bsky.social as they share their favourite UNLUCKY specimens. m.youtube.com/watch?v=JwGf... Yes we know some might be considered LUCKY depending on how you look at it! Picking stuff is hard! 🤣
What's beautiful and smells like vomit? | The 'Perfect' Specimen Ep13
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
m.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM