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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. Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases. Published: May 11, 2022. diffraction, tomography, fluorescence). HOW DO WE FIND OUT?

Biology 70
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How does the Southern Ocean help protect our planet?

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These previously unexplored canyons, within the Bremer Marine Park and Perth Canyon Marine Park, as well as sites in the Ross Sea, are being studied by Julie Trotter and Malcolm McCulloch from the University of Western Australia and Paolo Montagna from the Institute of Polar Sciences. What are geochemical proxies?

Geology 88
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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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They produce samples that reveal how an orebody is layered (its stratigraphy) and other aspects of its lithology and physical characteristics. The team behind the Loop project is made up mainly of researchers and developers. Q&A Meet Laurent What do you find rewarding about research in geoscience?

Geology 70
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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 153
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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. The most important members of the research team are the farmers themselves. “We

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How STEM Education Improves Student Learning

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The ‘Science’ realm includes fields such as chemistry, biology, and physics. The ‘Technology’ section includes computer science and medical technology. ‘Engineering’ speaks for itself, and ‘Math’ covers areas such as statistics and theoretical physics. .

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