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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting
What is a Desert? Deserts conjure up specific ideas about topography: typically, that they are dry and sandy dunes or rock, or a mixture of both. But deserts are far more than this and there are multiple types. How we define the desert biome are not about the types of rock, or the amount of…
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Conservation: History and Future

Conservation: History and Future
What is Conservation? Defining Conservationism We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). It is also dedicated to restoring something to a natural state and maintaining equilibrium. It is a practice and a philosophy, utilizing scientific tools…
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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment
What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and…
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Guide to Mathematics

Guide to Mathematics
What is Mathematics? Mathematics is described by various people as the only science that will ever prove anything, the only science capable of providing an absolute “yes” or “no” answer, and as the purest science. The word comes from the Greek translation of máthema which means " learning" or “study”. Without mathematics, there would be…
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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It
Along with chemistry and biology, physics completes the trinity of the original “hard” sciences – those that use testable predictions and hypotheses, experiments, and mathematics and modelling as opposed to the “soft” sciences which use more qualitative data and which relies far less on testing. What is Physics? All of our modern sciences take their…
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Zoology: Exploring the Animal Kingdom as Academic Pursuit

Zoology: Exploring the Animal Kingdom as Academic Pursuit
Defining Zoology Biological life on planet Earth is undoubtedly immense and the subject that studies it – biology – is such a vast area of study that no graduate in the subject could hope to understand all of it. Increasingly, biology graduates are looking for ways to find their niche early and focus on one…
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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term
What Climatology Is Climatology, or sometimes known as climate science, is the study of the Earth’s weather patterns and the systems that cause them. From the ocean oscillations to trade winds, pressure systems that drives temperature, airborne particles that influence local conditions and even the phases of the moon and Earth’s wobble all affect the…
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Geology: Examining the Planet’s Physical Processes

Geology: Examining the Planet’s Physical Processes
Defining Geology Geology -  from the Greek geo (Earth) and logia (study) (1) has a long and prestigious history in unlocking many of the secrets of the Earth. We define geology as the study of the Earth, the materials and processes, structure, and even the physics and chemistry that underlie them. It also includes within…
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Regulatory Science & Regulatory Affairs: How They Keep Us Safe

Regulatory Science & Regulatory Affairs: How They Keep Us Safe
Regulatory science has been a key area of public interest in science and its application. With so much at stake in terms of public safety, and commercial success or failure depending on licensing products as safe or unsafe, it’s becoming increasingly necessary for some STEM graduates to specialize in this area, to allow for technological…
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Microbiology: Tiniest Lifeforms Under the Microscope

Microbiology: Tiniest Lifeforms Under the Microscope
What is Microbiology? Microbiology is the study of the tiniest forms of organic life (1) – typically, those too small to be seen with the naked eye. The word “microbiology” is, like many scientifically-derived terms, from the Greek language. It consists of the word “mīkros”, translated into English for "small", “bios” which means "life" and…
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