The Transect (Video)
Why are Expeditions 390 & 393 on a transect of the South Atlantic Ocean? Find out in this sixth video…
Transit – 390C Core Description Part 1 (Video)
On Expedition 390, we’re still transiting to our first drill site. It’s a long transit of 8 days. Normally, we…
Dada TV
When it comes to geologic time, I am as dense as the 70-plus-million-year-old basalt we just recovered on the Agulhas…
Oh Fudge!
I like visiting the nook on the far side of the core lab where paleomagnetist Courtney Sprain hangs out. She’s…
A Foram Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, on a faraway sea, Ashley Burkett was renowned for her fondness of foraminifera. Also known as…
Knock Knock Knockin’ on Basement Door
Drilling sets my teeth on edge. It conjures hours spent with dentists, orthodontists, and memorably, an endodontist who root canaled…
Cretaceous Candy Cane
Following my 12-hour shift and a quick workout on the elliptical machine in the JR’s gym, I am more than…
Relics of Climate Change Past May Help the Present
56 million years ago, as Greenland began to split away from Europe, huge flows of lava built up in what…
Digging for Diatoms
Take a deep breath. Do you know where that air came from? Yes, some of that oxygen was produced by…
In Search of Dinos
56 million years ago, Earth was a very different world. Most of Earth was covered in dense forests and all…