Exp 375 – snowflakes and constellations
Micro-paleontologist Claire Shepherd tells us how she approaches a slide of nannofossils.
Piecing together the puzzle of the Hikurangi subduction zone
Expedition 375 is part of a much larger research effort to piece together the story of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone….
Caught on Camera – Squid v Squid
Our underwater camera has caught rare footage of Humboldt Squid cannibalism. This filming was taken about 900m deep in the…
Guest blog: Srisharan Shreedharan
My pathway into Geology My formal undergraduate training is in geological engineering. This included learning about everything from building tunnels…
Guest blog: Ake Fagereng
I’m sailing on this expedition as a structural geologist, and as such my main interest is in how rocks deform…
Exp 375 – a micro-paleontologist
Martin is a micro-paleontologist. He identifies, counts and arranges really small creatures on microscope slides and listens to cricket….
Watch ‘Old meets New’ – how we used the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing in our high-tech subseafloor observatory
Watch Patrick Fulton explain how he learnt the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing to connect the chemistry instrument (‘ososampler’) and…
Guest Blog: Hannah Rabinowitz
Growing up in New Mexico, it’s hard to avoid the sheer majesty of the Earth and the enormity of geologic…
Seamounts – are they an important piece of the slow slip puzzle?
As we mentioned in our last blog, Site U1520 sits at the base of Tūranganui Knoll. This is an isolated…
Deep in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone
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