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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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The team behind the Loop project is made up mainly of researchers and developers. As it is open source, it is accessible to a wide range of users. The team’s current focus is on making the software easier to use and more accessible so that other groups can build their own models and answer their own questions.

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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.”. teaching/outreach. •

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The Mineral That Shaped Human History

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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. C-Span Classroom is free but requires registration to access materials. Explore.org. Futures Channel.

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A rocky revolution: Can virtual 3D models transform the teaching of geology?

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Professors Terry Pavlis and Laura Serpa , from the University of Texas at El Paso, USA , are creating virtual 3D models to make the benefits of geology fieldwork accessible to everyone. So, although cliffs contain a wealth of geological data, it can be hard to access and record this information. “3D Field of research : Geophysics.

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Farming on permafrost

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Dr Melissa Ward Jones , a permafrost geomorphologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks , USA, has established Permafrost Grown, a research project investigating the interactions between permafrost and agriculture. There are limited options for importing food as some villages are only accessible by boat or plane,” says Melissa.

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How does the Southern Ocean help protect our planet?

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The canyons, being more easily accessible than the distant and harsh environments nearer Antarctica, are sourced by waters traversing the critical Southern Ocean zone of high phytoplankton productivity, which now mainly drives high CO2 uptake. What’s next for the team’s research?

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