How Many Justin Biebers Tall is the JOIDES Resolution?
A lot of things about the JOIDES Resolution are big. They are so big that it might be hard to…
December 2010
Make a Seamount Trail in the Classroom
Learn about a hands-on activity that can help students visualize how a hotspot and a moving plate can create a…
Why Paleomagnetists Rule!
Meet Nicola Pressling, one of the scientists on board, and find out why paleomagnetists have the coolest job you probably…
It's Cold in the Cold Room!
It’s Cold in the Cold Room!
Today I’ll show you a bit of the working space I have here on the JOIDES Resolution, specifically the cold…
Seamount Motion in the Ocean
Right now, the JOIDES Resolution is drilling on the second oldest seamount in the Louisville Seamount Trail. We would have…
Deck the Labs With Cores of Basalt
Santa Claus, reindeer and gas station attendants are not the only people working on Christmas Day this year. Everyone onboard…
What's so cool about Louisville?
What’s so cool about Louisville?
So, why have 31 scientists and 90 operation staff, technicians, ships crew and drillers travelled from around the world to…