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….
Squeezing DNA from Mud
Diatom paleontologist Dr. Linda Armbrecht wants to use the past to understand how modern climate change might affect marine life….
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…
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…