Joides Resolution
Probing the hidden continent of Zealandia
Ocean floor rock cores drilled into the sunken continent of Zealandia are revolutionising our understanding of Earth's history and how continents form. Audio
Probing the hidden continent of Zealandia
Ocean floor rock cores drilled into the sunken continent of Zealandia are revolutionising our understanding of Earth's history and how continents form.
AudioOur Changing World for 7 May 2020
Geologists are probing the secrets of the hidden continent of Zealandia, and ants and viruses from the archives. Audio
Discovering the ocean floor's secrets
The JOIDES Resolution is a research ship that drills into the ocean floor, taking samples then studying those sampes to see what secrets they reveal. Audio, Gallery
Christina Riesselman: Unlocking the secrets of the deep
Dr Christina Riesselman is a leading geologist piecing together a climate change jigsaw with sediment extracted from under the seabed. Based at Otago University's Geology and Marine Science… Audio, Gallery
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.
AudioWorld-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
Jim Kennett - Ocean discovery
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) is well underway, with two expeditions completed and one in progress. At this trip's half-way mark, the expedition ship JOIDES Resolution called in at… Audio
Voyage to discovery: drilling to diagnose slow slip earthquakes
GNS and NIWA scientists are preparing to go on two voyages, joining the International Ocean Discovery Programme, onboard research ship Joides Resolution, alongside scientists from 26 countries… Audio