In Search of Dinos
56 million years ago, Earth was a very different world. Most of Earth was covered in dense forests and all…
Hydrate!
Saturday morning starts at a civilized pace. Dan and Ginny, both on the night shift, meet at 10 AM for…
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…
Ginny Edgcomb: Searching For The Fungi of Guaymas
This Q&A is part of the “Career Spotlight” series of Expedition 385 Can you tell me a little…
The Sands of Sonora
The sediments of the southeastern most site, No. 1551 in IODP count, introduce a new complication: sand. Previous cores have…
Yuki Morono: Coming back to the JR after 10 years
This Q&A is part of the “Career Spotlight” series of Expedition 385 Where are you from and what is…
A Day in the Life of a JR Scientist
We are super excited to announce that we collaborated with Tumble, a science podcast for kids! In each episode, Lindsay…
Catching Up At Octopus Mound
The JOIDES Resolution has started to drill at a new site: Central Seep, a.k.a Octopus Mound, a cold methane seep…
The Fellowship of the Ringvent and the Mines of Moria
Ringvent does something to the science crew… it has a peculiar effect… normally sane people say, “I can spend even…