Future of Antarctic plankton linked to sea ice, study shows – 10/09/2021
Source: GNS Science
In a study published in Nature Geoscience, a team led by researchers at GNS Science, Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington, and...
Scratch marks on rocks point to rupture direction of future quakes – 12/11/2020
Source: GNS Science
A new project being led by GNS Science will dig into two big faults in the South Island – the Alpine and...
We’re reducing our carbon footprint.
Source: GNS Science
26/01/2022 12:50 pm
As one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading environmental research agencies, GNS Science is committed to acting in an environmentally ethical...
New slow slip event prompts scientists’ dash to install instruments – 03/06/2021
Source: GNS Science
Installing a temporary seismometer site.
They timed the deployment of nearly 50 temporary seismic and geodetic (GPS) instruments to record the next Pōrangahau...
One Week On: East Cape and Kermadec Earthquakes – 12/03/2021
Source: GNS Science
Three large earthquakes occurred offshore New Zealand beginning with a M7.3 East Cape earthquake felt widely across the country. This was then...
Ancient footprints of Southern Alps glaciers track past climate changes – 19/03/2021
Source: GNS Science
An international research team led by the University of Maine has found that massive recession of Southern Alps glaciers occurred about 18,000...
Narrowing the search for the cause of ‘slow-slip’ earthquakes – 26/05/2021
Source: GNS Science
The mechanisms that govern slow-slip events remain unclear so researchers at GNS Science and the University of Texas at Austin set out...
Copper phone network may come up trumps in fault zone study
Source: GNS Science
09/02/2020 8:32 am
Scientists from New Zealand and Japan are collaborating with Chorus in a pilot project to investigate the subduction zone beneath...
New research aims to uncover earthquake risk of recently discovered Waikato fault 18/02/21
Source: GNS Science
Pilar Villamor from GNS Science (left) and Kelvin Berryman watch Kate Clark scraping layers of the trench. Photo: Peter Drury-EQC
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Study reveals climate choices we make in coming decades are make or break –...
Source: GNS Science
This is the key finding of new research published today by climate experts at GNS Science and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of...
