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Deducing how Antarctica will respond to climate change

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Collating all these data will form a strong foundation of evidence, allowing us to learn more about past climates and the future of our own. In this case, the team studies sediments deposited on the seafloor Sediment core — a long, vertical sample of sediment H istorians look to the past to help understand our present and future.

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Farming on permafrost

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Pathway from school to northern high latitude research • Permafrost science is a branch of Earth science that requires knowledge of geology, glaciology, geomorphology and climatology. • If you are interested in geomorphology , consider studying physical geography, geology or Earth science at university.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Published: At Furman University in the US, Dr Ben Haywood and Professor Julia Parrish from the University of Washington are studying how citizen science programmes impact the relationships participants have with the places and ecology they study which might, in turn, increase scientific literacy. 1322820 and 2031884.