geology

Magma Pop is a virtual game that helps students learn about Earth’s most common minerals and the processes that happen in a magma chamber. The science...

Magma Pop is a serious game that enables users to experience volcanic processes that are usually hidden from view. Go underground in an interactive magma chamber...

Iwi Māori of Aotearoa did not have a written language until the 19th century, and knowledge was encoded and passed down through waiata (songs), pātere (chants),...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s limestone caves are special places. To many Māori, they are tapu. To explorers and thrill seekers, they are a great place for an...

Stalactites and stalagmites are geological formations that occur when water dissolves limestone and other minerals. The mineral-rich water seeps through cracks and into a cave. In...

Stratovolcanoes are steep-sided, cone-shaped volcanoes. If the magma chamber within the volcano grows, the expansion can break the flanks of the volcano and cause it to...

Challenge students to take on a variety of scientific roles to help solve the planet’s environmental and energy issues with Magma Drillers Save Planet Earth. The...

Magma Drillers Save Planet Earth is an activity that uses a team approach to finding environmentally friendly sources of geothermal energy. Ākonga take on the roles...

Aotearoa has world-famous lakes – for example, Lakes Taupō, Rotorua and Wakatipu – but there are a huge number tucked away that most of us probably...

The Planet Four online citizen science project is designed to assist planetary scientists to identify and measure features on the surface of Mars that don’t exist...

Scientists have a variety of methods to use when they try to date a rock or a rock layer. Scientists choose the method that best suits...

In January 2022 the world was shocked to hear of a sudden huge volcanic eruption close to Tonga, causing a tsunami and volcanic ash to cover...

In this recorded session, we meet Jenny Pollock – chairperson of the Earth and Space Science Educators (ESSE) association. Jenny brings to this session years of...

Three years ago, the identification of Zealandia as a continent made global headlines. Now, newly published results from the scientific drilling expedition reveal the largely submerged...

A visitor to the seismic engineering laboratories and test centres at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, is likely to meet researchers and students of many nationalities....

Just like a teenager wanting to be older, volcanoes can lie about their age or at least about their activities. For kids, it might be little...

Position: Science communicator and educator, she has worked for a range of companies includin GNS Science and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). Field: Communication and education....

New Zealand – isolated islands or part of a continent? New Zealand – the country – has a total land area of 268,000 km2. Zealandia/Te Riu-a-Māui...

In this recorded professional learning session, Lyn Rogers and guest Aliki Weststrate from GNS Science explore some of the science involved in building our understandings of...

In March 2018, JOIDES Resolution, a large scientific research vessel, headed out to sea to research the Hikurangi subduction zone on expedition #375. This article is...

In March 2018, JOIDES Resolution, a large scientific research vessel, headed out to sea to research the Hikurangi subduction zone on expedition #375. This article is...

In March 2018, JOIDES Resolution, a large scientific research vessel, headed out to sea to research the Hikurangi subduction zone on expedition #375. This article is...

In March 2018, JOIDES Resolution, a large scientific research vessel, headed out to sea to research the Hikurangi subduction zone on expedition #375. This article is...

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...