What’s In a Name?
I cut my journalistic teeth in a newsroom lorded over by a cigar-chomping editor who breathed down reporters’ necks on…
Co-Chief Gabi’s Update Week Seven
By Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben, Co-Chief Scientist, Expedition 392 The deep hole has been drilled, the target horizon was reached. A first…
Oh Fudge!
I like visiting the nook on the far side of the core lab where paleomagnetist Courtney Sprain hangs out. She’s…
Co-Chief Gabi’s Update Week Six
By Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben, Co-Chief Scientist, Expedition 392 The Transkei Basin. A deep basin southeast of South Africa. The seafloor at…
A Foram Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, on a faraway sea, Ashley Burkett was renowned for her fondness of foraminifera. Also known as…
Long May She Run
Ages and dates are big deal among Expedition 392’s science team. And not only where sediment is concerned. We’ve celebrated…
Co-Chief Gabi’s Update Week 5
By Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben, Co-Chief Scientist for Expedition 392 Drilling basalt was our goal at the second drill site. Core filled…
Knock Knock Knockin’ on Basement Door
Drilling sets my teeth on edge. It conjures hours spent with dentists, orthodontists, and memorably, an endodontist who root canaled…
Co-Chief Gabi’s Update Week Four
By Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben, Co-Chief Scientist, Expedition 392 Drilling at the first site has been terminated. We reached 20 meters into…
Cretaceous Candy Cane
Following my 12-hour shift and a quick workout on the elliptical machine in the JR’s gym, I am more than…