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What landscapes are hidden deep within the Earth?

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As a seismologist at the University of Oxford, she is using seismic waves to image the structures that exist deep within the Earth. “My My research focuses on understanding the structures in the mantle,” she says, “which are products of the dynamic processes occurring in the Earth since its formation.”.

Geology 89
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How does the Southern Ocean help protect our planet?

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Understanding these changes can help researchers make predictions about how the Southern Ocean will change in the future, and how that might affect other regions. If researchers measure some of these ratios in coral skeletons, they can learn about the temperature of the surrounding seawater when the coral grew its skeleton.

Geology 88
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What is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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CLIMATE MODELS — big computer models that use maths, physics and chemistry to characterise how energy and matter (solid, gas or fluid) flow between the hydrosphere (oceans, ice, rivers and lakes), atmosphere and land. This helps the researchers build up a picture of what conditions were like at specific times in the past. CHALLENGES.

Geology 86
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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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This placed the responsibility for learning on the students, using teacher-prescribed methods, even though decades of research screamed that lots of kids perform better with images than pages filled with black-and-white text. Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge.

Education 155
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How STEM Education Improves Student Learning

STEM Education Guide

STEM stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.” The ‘Science’ realm includes fields such as chemistry, biology, and physics. The ‘Technology’ section includes computer science and medical technology. Are you looking for fun science experiments?

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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

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A team of researchers with expertise in physics, engineering and biology are finding out whether trace metals in the brain are linked to neurodegenerative diseases. However, changes in metal chemistry appear to be more marked in diseased brains than in healthy brains. Published: May 11, 2022. HOW DO WE FIND OUT? Download the article.

Biology 70
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How can community engagement projects empower STEM students?

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They use the data from these sensors to conduct their own research projects to investigate air quality in New Orleans, and they work closely with high schools to deploy the sensors around their local community. ECOSTEM students also conduct research projects by analysing the data collected from their air quality monitoring network.

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