Science communication can take many formats, from the diaries of explorers, meticulous records of experiments in the field and laboratory, the detailed and highly technical publications in scientific research journals and textbooks, to popular science books, magazines, documentaries and diverse media web content.
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My first close encounter with pollution emanating from the abandoned mines in England’s Southwest occurred in the mid 1990s, when research for my undergraduate dissertation brought me to Restronguet Creek in the Fal Estuary. A former tin mine had come to fame for all the wrong reasons…
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We take young people to the beach to transform…
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I am a fan of crowd-sourcing scientific data. I know it has its challenges, not least relating to quality control and assurance, but in my view that is balanced by the added value of engaging the public in the scientific process.
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Once more, I joined the sail training tall ship Pelican of London for STEM at SEA education voyages with Sail Training Ireland youngsters on board. We have a little more time than usual in Dublin and we make the best of the glorious sunshine with some science on the beach…
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Do you want to be an Ocean Advocate and don’t know what to do to achieve this?
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It’s a long story that shows the value of perseverance and the benefits of patience mixed with a little fortitude.
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For many decades, we’ve released too much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and for some decades, scientists have developed and tested geoengineering solutions for the consequences of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.
Today, the online version of Science reported yet another approach…that once more shows that there is nothing such as a free lunch.
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As scientist I spent many years finding out how human activity (in my case, metal mining) affects soil, water and organisms, how pollutants move and change in the environment, where they finish up.
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Olivia rises to a challenge: this summer, she was the youngest ever Scientist in Residence for Project Ocean Awareness on board tall ship Pelican of London.
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Leanne Hughes is a chartered geologist at the British Geological Survey and loves outreach. I saw her in action at the Bristol Harbour Festival this year, where she engaged kids in sediment stability experiments…doesn’t sound like fun to you? Well, Leanne made it fun!
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Challenging Habitat 