The thrill of fieldwork
I've learned to love caves for both the awesome science they allow me to do, and their beauty
π What's in a name? Mount Taranaki
When Western explorers reached New Zealand they named landmarks and places that already had their own names, but those original names are getting restored.
We're studying collapsed civilizations so that ours can endure climate change
Paleoclimatologists are digging into the connections between the collapse of Maya Civilization and extreme droughts
π Mount Ngauruhoe, aka Mount Doom π
Learn about Nagauruhoe, the active volcano in New Zealand that played the role of Mount Doom in the Lord of the Rings films.