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POUNAMU

POUNAMU

  (This story is told by Dr. Dan Hikuroa, Senior Lecturer in Maori Studies, University of Auckland, New Zealand.)  …

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Jul 2018
By ThanosEarthquakes, Plate TectonicsLeave a comment

June 15: Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA)

Reddit Ask Me Anything session Friday, June 15 at 2pm EDT! Right now, we are towards the end of Expedition…

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Jun 2018
By TammyDrilling, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Life at Sea, Microbes, Paleomagnetism, petrology, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, STEM Careers, VolcanoesLeave a comment

Convection Currents

Expedition 376 finds the JR at Brothers volcano, which has more hydrothermal activity than any other volcano in the Kermadec…

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03
Jun 2018
By TammyEducation, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Exp 375 – Seafloor Observatories: Lifetime Beyond the Drilling

Exp 375 – Seafloor Observatories: Lifetime Beyond the Drilling

  And we’re done!  This expedition was a great success, we fulfilled all our objectives and then some.  Watch co-chiefs…

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02
May 2018
By ThanosDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, History of Earth, Mass Extinction, Microbes, Microfossils, Paleomagnetism, Paleontology, petrology, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, Tsunami, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future

Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future

Looking to the past to inform the future – historical events on the Hikurangi subduction zone New Zealand’s geological setting…

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02
May 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Hikurangi on the move

Hikurangi on the move

HIKURANGI ON THE MOVE  The Hikurangi Plateau is currently subducting beneath the east coast of the North Island.  The Plateau…

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28
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Paleontology, Plate Tectonics, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Thin, but not too thin!

Thin, but not too thin!

Thin sections show us what is hiding inside the rocks Sometimes the secrets to why a fault is moving is…

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26
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateEarthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, Microbes, Microfossils, Paleontology, Plate TectonicsLeave a comment
Exp 375 – snowflakes and constellations

Exp 375 – snowflakes and constellations

  Micro-paleontologist Claire Shepherd tells us how she approaches a slide of nannofossils.    

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Apr 2018
By ThanosClimate Change, Drilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, History of Earth, Life at Sea, Mass Extinction, Microbes, Microfossils, Paleomagnetism, Paleontology, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, Tsunami, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Back to the Seamount – Site 4

Back to the Seamount – Site 4

If you are having trouble viewing the interactive Google map above please try switching your browser to Chrome.  We are…

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24
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, History of Earth, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, Tsunami, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Piecing together the puzzle of the Hikurangi subduction zone

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….

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Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Physcial Properties, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
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