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Polar bears and sea ice

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Polar bears and sea ice Creative commons imageCredit: polar bear / fruchtzwerg's world / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 08 Jan 2013
In this extended interview, find out about the relationship polar bears have with sea ice.

Discover more about volcanoes

Discover more about volcanoes Copyrighted imageCredit: Klikk | Dreamstime
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 10 Jul 2012
With the BBC reporting live from the world's most active volcano this week, we give you an insight into volcanoes with a series of articles,...

Volcano research in Central America

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Volcano research in Central America Copyrighted imageCredit: Hazel Rymer
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 13 Jun 2011
As part of the 2011 Earthwatch Lecture series, Hazel Rymer revealed how research into plants might one day predict volcanic activity.

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Volcanic hazards

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Volcanic hazards Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 10 hours Updated 19 May 2013
This Unit discusses the various hazards posed by different types of volcanic eruption, illustrated by examples from recent eruptions. The discussion is focussed around...

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

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Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 14 hours Updated 19 May 2013
Have you ever wondered how scientists analyse the environment? This unit introduces you to the techniques used by science students at residential schools. You will...

Earthquakes

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Introductory Level Duration 8 hours Updated 19 May 2013
Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami –...

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Understanding the continents

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Understanding the continents Updated content Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Advanced Level Duration 300 hours Updated 17 May 2013 Register by 10 Oct 2013
This wide-ranging course develops your knowledge of the continents, plate-tectonic processes and related issues in depth: its theme is crustal evolution in contrasting environments.This is...

Science project course: geosciences

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Science project course: geosciences Copyrighted imageCredit: Irochka | Dreamstime.com
Advanced Level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Apr 2013 Register by 09 Jan 2014
Investigate and produce an in-depth project about geohazards within a range of defined topics: atmospheric and hydrologic hazards; earthquakes; landslides; meteorite impacts; volcanoes; and tsunami.This...

Oceanography

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Oceanography Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Advanced Level Duration 300 hours Updated 21 Apr 2013 Register by 09 Jan 2014
Oceans cover seventy percent of the Earth’s surface. This course investigates their physics, chemistry and biology, and the structure of the basins that contain them.This...