Whales ahoy!!!!
Over the past week, we have had the gift of having whales come right up to the ship and even…
Why did I become a scientist?
I guess that is a question that is asked a great deal to me. My first thought is what an…
The persistence of note taking
Notes are “a brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory” according to the Oxford…
Meet the Scientist on Time Scavengers
One of our onshore scientists, Adriane Lam, has her own non profit website called Time Scavengers. It works to make…
Looking Back to our Future: how Expedition 393 scientists are working to understand climate change
We will be “Looking Back to Our Future” One of the three major objectives of Expedition 393 is to develop…
At our first drill site and beyond
After a long 8-day transit we arrived at our first drill site. We have traversed through a fierce storm that…
Sea Monsters and Scientific Ocean Drilling
When you step outside on deck, all you see for miles is blue water. It made me think of the…
Getting ready, in rough seas (new instruments, teaser cores, and more…)
We are now on site at U1559B, bringing up cores, (!) which makes the previous eight days of transit all…
Life on the ship as the JR nears the mid ocean ridge
It has been eight days since we left Cape Town. We have gone through mighty storms with 20-foot waves and…
Getting on the JOIDES Resolution
I woke up early, finished packing, and left my hotel room in anticipation of seeing the research vessel, JOIDES Resolution…