Geology
Calling Home: Dr. Janine Krippner in Washington D.C.
Janine Krippner can't remember a time in her life when she hasn't been completely besotted by volcanoes, and with a lead role at the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program in Washington D.C., she is… Audio
Foulden Maar - a 23-million year-old fossil treasure trove
A 23-year million year old volcanic crater in inland Otago that is a treasure trove of exquisiute fossils is facing the threat of being mined for animal feed. Audio
Foulden Maar - a 23-million year-old fossil treasure trove
A 23-year million year old volcanic crater in inland Otago that is a treasure trove of exquisiute fossils is facing the threat of being mined for animal feed.
AudioBull kelp genes and earthquake uplift - a surprising connection
New research shows that bull kelp along a tectonically uplifted stretch of coast south of Dunedin has a surprisingly different genetic signature to the kelp on either side. Audio
Bull kelp genes and earthquake uplift - a surprising connection
New research shows that bull kelp along a tectonically uplifted stretch of coast south of Dunedin has a surprisingly different genetic signature to the kelp on either side.
AudioMarlborough Sounds valleys drown further after quake
The drowned valleys of the Marlborough Sounds drowned a little more in the Kaikoura earthquake. GPS monitoring shows some parts of the sounds dropped by up to three centimetres in the 2016 quake. That… Audio
Understanding New Zealand's largest fault
New Zealand's first underwater observatories are recording the 'creaks and groans' of our largest fault to better understand slow-slip earthquakes. Audio
Understanding New Zealand's largest fault
New Zealand's first underwater observatories are recording the 'creaks and groans' of our largest fault to better understand slow-slip earthquakes.
AudioOur Changing World for 17 May 2018
A rescue mission to return mistletoe to Wellington city, and a research trip to study the Hikurangi subduction zone, home to some of New Zealand's largest earthquakes. Audio
World-first probe into an active submarine volcano
Geologists on board the JOIDES Resolution research ship are attempting to drill into the flanks of the submarine hydrothermal Brothers Volcano. Audio
World-first probe into an active submarine volcano
Geologists on board the JOIDES Resolution research ship are attempting to drill into the flanks of the submarine hydrothermal Brothers Volcano.
AudioOur Changing World for 10 May 2018
The book "The Face of Nature" is an environmental history of the Otago Peninsula, and a world first attempt to drill into an active submarine volcano. Audio
Metals from space!
Earlier in the year, scientists were able to observe the merging of two neutron stars. This cosmic collision took place around 130 million years ago.They were able to confirm the long held theory that… Audio
Nights' Science - Geology
Hamish Campbell has just come back from Gondwana 16 in Bangkok - does that refer to the 16 countries that would have once been part of the continent? 'Course, we didn't have countries back then - or… Audio
Moa footprints - a rocky tale
After twenty years of puzzling, geologist Bruce Hayward reckons he has identified some mysterious patterns in a west Auckland roadside cutting as moa footprints. Audio
Moa footprints - a rocky tale
After twenty years of puzzling, geologist Bruce Hayward reckons he has identified some mysterious patterns in a west Auckland roadside cutting as moa footprints.
AudioThe sand collector
Tonny Brinkman is a 93-year-old sand fan who has donated her collection of thousands of different sands from all over the world to the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Curator Hugh Grenfell talks us… Audio, Gallery
Cracking the concrete code: what the Romans knew
The ancient Romans mastered the recipe for concrete more than 2000 years ago and despite the ravages of time and seawater, many of the structures they built still stand today. University of Utah… Audio
Nights' Science - Geology
Senior Scientist at GNS Hamish Campbell covers the earthy sciece of geology from erosion to earthquakes. Audio
Complexity - six months of Kaikōura earthquake science
Six months after the destructive magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, scientists are still unravelling what happened during this very complex seismic event. Video, Audio
