Career Spotlight: Curator Katy Smith
Curator Katy Smith Please describe your job duties while on the JR. What will you be doing on a daily…
Career Spotlight: Micropaleontologist Anieke Brombacher
Anieke Brombacher Interview Please describe your job duties while on the JR. What will you be doing on a…
Career Spotlight: Micropaleontologist Elisa Malinverno
Elisa Malinverno Interview Please describe your job duties while on the JR. What will you be doing on a…
An Experienced Voice
Read part 1 here. Micropaleontology is more than just science—it is the ability to listen to voices of the past….
Exquisite Worlds
“May I look?” (It’s a question scientists are used to me asking.) With a thrill of anticipation, I slide into…
Signs of Life Where You Least Expect It
Marcus Gutjahr works at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany Sediments drilled during any expedition on the…
Squeezing DNA from Mud
Diatom paleontologist Dr. Linda Armbrecht wants to use the past to understand how modern climate change might affect marine life….
Oman Drilling Project: Ancient seabed holds secrets in search for life on other planets
The Oman Drilling Project is a collaborative multinational investigation of the Samail Ophiolite, the world’s largest, best-exposed, and most-studied subaerial…
Microbe Monday: The Hottest Life on Earth!
It’s Microbe Monday! Life doesn’t get much hotter than this! Today we’re looking at the current world champion hyperthermophile: Methanopyrus kandleri….
Microbe Monday: Hot threads of the Deep
It’s Microbe Monday! Today we’re taking a deep-dive into the life of this unique microbe: Caldithrix abyssi. This little fella…