Expedition 329, “South Pacific Gyre Subseafloor Life,” was rather unique in that much of the research work focused on life…

My experience as the Education Officer on Expedition 329, “South Pacific Gyre Subseafloor Life,” gave me a new and exciting…

Scientists working in a lab can create some messy conditions. Yesterday and today are being devoted to cleaning up all…

There was a lot going on yesterday, out here in the South Pacific! Boxes of samples and equipment were being…

Scientists are scurrying all over the ship today, packing up samples and equipment, as we make our way to land….

We will finish coring at our last hole today and should begin our transit to Auckland this evening. It has…

Coring is continuing today and the labs remain very busy. At site U1371, we are coring to a depth of…

Coring is continuing at site U1371 but not without some problems. The ocean swell has been rather large and this…

The big kite flying contest took place yesterday out on the helideck. The weather was almost perfect with a nice…