The main current in the Southern Ocean is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), which flows from west to east, all the way around Antarctica. The ACC is the biggest current in the world and ...
Seamounts are mountains that are found under the sea. They are generally volcanic and can be found along the mid-ocean ridges, at tectonic plate boundaries or over hotspots in the Earth’s crust ...
It’s less than 200 years since people first stepped foot onto Antarctica. Explore this timeline to see some key dates in the early discoveries of this icy continent. Until 1780 – Terra Australis ...
In this activity, students read the book Rangitoto by Maria Gill and Heather Arnold (ISBN 978 014 350334 7). Using the information, they write their own story of Rangitoto, from the point of view ...
In this activity, students create a model seafloor and create a map of it through taking depth readings. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: understand the concept of ...
Most sedimentary rocks are laid down in flat, horizontal layers. These can later tilt and fold due to tectonic activity, and river cuttings can cause gaps among the layers. Geologists are able to ...
Marine Metre Squared is a New Zealand citizen science project that supports communities to monitor their local seashore. The project has been designed to provide meaningful, valid environmental ...
Weddell seals and orca are among the top predators in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, and more than half of the Weddell seal population can be found in the Ross Sea. Information about changes ...
Help scientists establish valuable baseline data about the numbers, locations, habits and health of penguins in a range of Southern Ocean sites. This information will enable better understanding ...
About 14,000 earthquakes are recorded in and around New Zealand every year. Canterbury’s 7.1 and Kaikōura's 7.8 magnitude earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks show the constant threat ...
Children’s involvement in science is increased when they have an opportunity to make decisions about science-based issues that have consequences for their lives. It’s bringing science into the ...
Active reading is an important activity for making meaning during the process of science inquiry (Osborne, 2010). The integration of science and literacy can enhance student learning in both ...
Dr Ashley Rowden, a principal scientist with the NIWA Marine Benthic Ecology group based in Wellington, explains what cold seeps are, where they are located in New Zealand and why rich ...
NIWA's Dr Ashley Rowden describes how a community of organisms develops around a cold-seep site. Forming the base of such a community are specialised bacteria that use methane gas present in the ...
Dr Steve Hood explains that a cold seep is the expulsion of hydrocarbon-rich fluids at the seafloor. Over time. a specialist type of limestone can form. These are quite unlike shelf limestones ...
Use this interactive to work out the relative ages of some rock layers from youngest to oldest. Drag and drop the text labels onto the diagram.
In this interactive follow a core sample as it makes its journey from the Alpine Fault to microscopic examination.
This interactive Google map shows the sites we cored and installed observatories at during expedition #375 to the Hikurangi subduction zone. If it is not displaying, switch your browser to ...
