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What landscapes are hidden deep within the Earth?

Futurum

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.”.

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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.

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Exploring Culturally Responsive Science Teaching Through Turbulence and Challenge: Starting a Multi-year Research Study During the Pandemic

National Science Foundation

Inspired by a challenge to design a research study of teacher effectiveness based on measures beyond student test scores, we were awarded a Noyce Track 4 research grant from the National Science Foundation to explore teacher effectiveness through culturally responsive education and core practices.

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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. Q&A Meet Laurent What do you find rewarding about research in geoscience? Planet sustainability should be at the forefront of future research. Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research.

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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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.

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