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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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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. Geoscience is just one of a whole range of Earth sciences.

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How can community engagement projects empower STEM students?

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This includes traffic, construction and agriculture.” Not only does this increase community awareness of air pollution, but it also enables younger students to get involved in locally relevant, practical science projects. Any type of burning or dust-generating activities produces particulate matter,” explains Morewell.

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Practical activities to help geoscience students develop the skills they need to succeed

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As a result, students at PUIs generally have fewer opportunities to gain experience and skills in the more niche areas of science. I took part in GeoPaths and MEERCAP because I wanted to gain real experience in laboratory and fieldwork research for climate sciences, especially since this project has so much potential.

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What did human communities look like 20,000 years ago?

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They are studying sites in the surrounding regions, such as Azraq, as well as those further afield in Cyprus, to understand the extent of hunter-gatherer movement before agricultural village life. “We DR LISA MAHER University of California, Berkeley, US. FIELDS OF RESEARCH: Prehistoric Archaeology and Geoarchaeology.