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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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These data are collected from surveys of the surface geology and drill holes, which allow geologists to build a picture of the subsurface rock. Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research. What is Loop? How does Loop work? Drill holes can extend deep into the rock.

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Understanding eruptions: how can we determine which volcanoes pose the greatest threat?

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DR MICHAEL EDDY Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, USA. FIELDS OF RESEARCH: Geology, Geochronology. FUNDER: National Science Foundation (NSF). ABOUT GEOLOGY. As it encapsulates such a range of topics, geology is often sectioned into smaller, more specified disciplines.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

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Basically, it’s because there aren’t enough education opportunities that require that sort of skill and those there are, usually rhyme with ‘math’ or ‘science’ which to many kids are “just too complicated” Enter STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “I

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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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What is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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The team is looking at sediments from three key warm time intervals that cover important periods in the Earth’s history: warmer climates that occurred 4-15 million years ago; the mid-Pliocene Warm Period (3.3 Your pathway will depend on the particular direction you wish to head in, but a solid background in the sciences is important.

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Ways of knowing: how can traditional knowledge enrich geoscience education?

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It may be shared through language, art, dance, music, names, medicines, stories and songs STEM — an umbrella term used to group western science into distinct technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics Many years ago, a young man wandered alone through a frozen forest.