Squeezing DNA from Mud
Diatom paleontologist Dr. Linda Armbrecht wants to use the past to understand how modern climate change might affect marine life….
Deep Sea, High Pressure
I brought a second suitcase on this voyage. It was filled with cups! So, why would I bring a…
A Chat with Mo
Each night, around about 2 AM, I look forward to my jaunt with co-Chief Scientist Maureen Raymo into the frigid…
Not Just a Pebble in Mud
A pebble sits in greenish-greyish mud. It’s an unassuming pebble, small, jagged, not much to look at, but it has…
What Can We Learn From a Smear Slide?
After starting a PhD at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and working on sediment cores recovered…
Collaboration from Pole to Pole
One of my favorite activities aboard the JOIDES Resolution is wandering about the core lab, learning from the scientists at…
Meet the Lab Groups of Expedition 382!
There are five different laboratories aboard the JOIDES Resolution, each contributing a unique set of measurements for each core. Here…
Southern Ocean Connection
Picture a moment that took your breath away. Can you remember the feeling of straining to view something spectacular? Did…
How far south is the JOIDES Resolution?
This expedition is all about the Southern Ocean and its currents – but how far south are we going? We…
Icebergs & Spotlights
Since finishing our northern sites, we’ve been underway to our southern sites, a roughly 3.5-day transit across the notoriously rough…