Safety Before Science
From the outside it may seem that the JOIDES Resolution is all about discovering the story of Earth’s past, present,…
Let's Get This (Sampling) Party Started
Microbiology in the Geology
A big part of Expedition 360 happens in a small corner of one of the labs on F Deck. Here…
There is no core like Christmas core!
The JOIDES Resolution always does Christmas BIG and this year was no exception. It started with a performance by the…
Under Pressure
The Styrofoam cups brought on board the JR from Eagle Pass, Texas have made their trip down to the bottom…
Thin-Sections Part 3: The Stories They Tell
In Part 1 we learned how thin-sections are made and Part 2 explained how they help us identify minerals. If we…
Thin-Sections Part 2: Pretty Colors!
The process of making thin sections is fascinating, as we found out in Part 1, but things start to get…
Thin-Sections Part 1: What in the world are they?
If you take the stairs up to the core lab and keep taking a left through the lab, you will come across…
Safety first!
This is rule #1 aboard the JR. Today at 10:30AM we had an "Abandon ship" drill. Everyone reported to their…
Meet SloMo!
This is SloMo. He is a sloth and they are generally found in South America but SloMo is a very…