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Farming on permafrost

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Farming on permafrost Published: Climate change is creating new opportunities for agriculture, by providing longer and warmer growing seasons, and thawing frozen ground. However, temperatures in the USA’s most northern state are on the rise, and this is being accompanied by an increase in agricultural activity.

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What Fields Are Included in STEM: A Comprehensive Overview

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In this article, we will delve into the fascinating worlds of Physics and Astronomy, Biology and Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry and Materials Science, as well as Computer Science and Information Technology. KEY TAKEAWAY What fields are included in STEM?

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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 models could also be used to monitor other polluting activities, such as agriculture, and advise on how best to minimise their negative impacts. Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research. “Is there a solution that would enable both to co-exist?”

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Creating software that works for everyone

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However, if you are interested in a career in software engineering, it would be useful to study mathematics, computer studies/ICT and physics at school. finance, manufacturing, agriculture, etc.). • advises John, as most universities will not expect you to have a software engineering background before beginning your degree.

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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

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“The development of innovative tools is enabling us to make unprecedented discoveries within plant science,” says Sue. These tools and approaches cover systems biology, synthetic biology, biosensors, data science, artificial intelligence, gene editing, precision breeding, the microbiome, and more.”. BUILDING THE ATLAS.

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Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?

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If you are interested in bioinformatics and using data science to improve dental health, Erliang also recommends studying statistics, computer science and learning programming languages such as R and Python.