What can we learn from ocean sediment cores?
After an average of 36 hours traveling and a few more hours of acclimating, we are in the throes of…
Welcome to School of Rock 2016!
Welcome to School of Rock 2016! We blew in from several corners of the world after layovers (and rapid tours…
Cape Town Tie Up 3
You must take it apart to put it back together. Our XPress has been in need of some tlc for…
Chicxulub Crater cores are not what JR fans are used to
The Liftboat Myrtle not only looks a lot different than the JOIDES Resolution. The cores we are drilling on the…
The Liftboat Myrtle vs The JOIDES Resolution
The JOIDES Resolution and the Liftboat Myrtle are both being used as platforms for ocean scientific drilling, but, beyond that,…
How does ocean drilling help us learn about dinosaurs?
Six to ten-year olds probably know more about dinosaurs than every non-paleontologist adult on Earth, but they may not…
The Chicxulub Impact Crater Expedition's 5-Year Plan
Cape Town Tie Up 2
Lately its been a little bit bothersome just getting around in the lab stack and leaves us feeling as if…
Drilling into the Dinosaur Crater of Doom
This coming weekend, I will be traveling from my home in Rochester, New York to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico…