Starry
Silicoflagellates are kind of microfossil micropaleontologists use to date sediment cores. Many collaborations evolve during our expeditions, this creative one…
Rock — Through the Looking Glass
Technician Luan Heywood finds me in the core lab. “Hey, I’m making a thin section. Would you like to come…
Routine, Remarkable
I wake up and check my email: a message from a family member, musing, “I imagine it’s all routine at…
Exquisite Worlds
“May I look?” (It’s a question scientists are used to me asking.) With a thrill of anticipation, I slide into…
Question Grab Bag
Today, I’m reaching into the question-grab and answering what you’ve asked me about, everything from icebergs to life at sea….
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…
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…
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…