Core On Desk
The arrival of a new core on the rig floor of the JOIDES Resolution is usually announced by a loud…
Why Do We Re-Drill?
Short answer? This: I don’t know if you, the reader, has a Ph.D. in geoscience, but you likely don’t need…
We Finally Have CORE! Now What?!
This entry is written by Debbie Thomas, co-chief scientist of Expedition 378. It comes from her Expedition 378 Odyssey blog,…
Preparing to Drill!
This entry is written by Debbie Thomas, co-chief scientist of Expedition 378. It comes from her Expedition 378 Odyssey blog,…
Last Core on Deck!
After an Expedition total of 755 cores, and a total of 4751.8 meters cored and 4171.4 meters recovered [88% recovery!],…
A Farewell to Rocks
Drilling into the sills of Ringvent was concluded when the worn-out RCB drill bit had turned into yet another potential…
Scientific Cross-dressing
The day passes pleasantly while we are doing two things: 1) waiting for the Mexican permit to drill on the…
The Sands of Sonora
The sediments of the southeastern most site, No. 1551 in IODP count, introduce a new complication: sand. Previous cores have…
The Sedimentologists’ Plight
Redrilling sites 1545 and 1546 for fresh microbiology samples has an unintended side effect: sediments that had been drilled before…
The Two Towers
We are back at Site 1545 and drill hole C, to recover fresh microbiology samples. New cores come up every…