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…
The Other Twelve Hours
A carrier albatross arrived today, with an email for me. It read: Dear Tom, I’ve been following your blog for…
It's Humpback Day!
Oh, for Chert's Sake!
Oh, for Chert’s Sake!
For those of you wondering, “what in the world is chert?!?!” stick around or click on the link to become…
From site U1459C we have a core that shouldn't be
Even Empty Cores Have Silver Linings
We’ve finished drilling at site U1459A, and it was certainly a challenge. It didn’t have the chunky fragments like U1458…
Excitement in the Magnetic Field
Meet the expedition’s palaeomagnetists, Millie and Daniel. They’re looking pretty positive, but they have had a VERY slow expedition so…
#typicalfieldworkday & Happy Birthday Briony!
First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIONY!! One of our paleontologists (benthic foraminifers) and the most awesome person you will ever meet. :3 Now…
A slight impediment to our sediment
The first coring has NOT run entirely as planned. The scientists had their tools ready at 7pm, eagerly awaiting the…