Geochemists: Living in the Lab of Luxury
Most of the scientists are based up on the core deck, where they have easy access to the sediment as…
Mechanical Mystery Tour
The JR has pulled into site U1462, and while we wait for the first cores to come up, the scientists…
Lasst uns über sedimetologie reden (Let's talk about sedimentology)
Let's Get Physical Properties
Palaeontologists: Counting the Little Things
The JOIDES Resolution is like some sort of elite dream-team, brought together with a single purpose: plundering the watery grave…
Location, location, location.
For those of you who have not been following our location through our interactive map (why not??!!?!), we’ve moved to…
Reviewed, Shiny and Chrome!
Science used to be so simple. There was a time when you could just walk down the street, look at…
Benefits of Having a Boat Full of Geniuses
It’s fixed!! Australia was not one of the most welcoming countries to me when I first arrived. It was definitely keeping…
Stepping-Stones to the Future
Geology gives us a way to look back in time. Right now, the JOIDES Resolution is drilling nearly a kilometer into…
There Will Be Mud
We’ve arrived at site 4, and are making great progress, recovering about 40 metres of sediment an hour! Though this…