Exp 375 – Hikurangi Subduction Zone, Science Objectives
Expedition 375 Co-chief Scientists Laura Wallace and Demian Saffer and Core-log-seismic Integration Specialist Phil Barnes discuss slow slip events at…
GUEST BLOG: Adam Woodhouse – Micro Paleontologist
My primary field of research is the mechanistic drivers of evolution and extinction within single-celled marine organisms from the Cenozoic era (the last…
GUEST BLOG: Robert Harris – Petrophysics (Physical Properties) Specialist
I’m participating on IODP Expedition #375 as a physical properties and downhole tools specialist. My primary interest is in the…
Hearing the creaks and groans of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone
What is special about the northern Hikurangi Subduction Zone? Subduction Zones are where two tectonic plates collide, and one of…
Core Science #2 – sampling the cores
A CORE SAMPLE is a specific sample a scientist chooses to do experiments on because they are interested in its…
Core Science #1 – What is coring and what does it tell us?
What is coring exactly? What we call a ‘core’ is simply a long tube of sediment (or when it’s harder,…
Exp. 375 – First core on deck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csW9lq7veRY Geologists see sediment cores as a written history, it’s exciting and fascinating. The samples are studied for years, new…
Why are drilling expeditions so important?
When you want to study rocks, one of the main complications is to access to them! Most of the time,…
360: Engine room tour
Use your mouse to scroll around 360 degrees while you go on a tour of the engine room, see where…
Paleomagnetism for Rookies- Part two
From last time, it seemed like studying Earth’s ancient magnetic field was not so complicated, right? Oh, but maybe I…