Voices of Expedition 397: Part 2
Throughout the expedition, I have been recording short conversations with people onboard. I’ve done this in English and then, where…
All we want are some rocks
The value of rocks. A poem by Tessa Peixoto What is a rock, If not shelter from a predator, Or…
Dating Isn’t Easy, Part 1 (Video)
How do we determine how old our sediment cores are?  Find out in Dating Isn’t Easy, Part 1—Video 11…
What’s In a Name?
I cut my journalistic teeth in a newsroom lorded over by a cigar-chomping editor who breathed down reporters’ necks on…
A Foram Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, on a faraway sea, Ashley Burkett was renowned for her fondness of foraminifera. Also known as…
Digging for Diatoms
Take a deep breath. Do you know where that air came from? Yes, some of that oxygen was produced by…
Stories from the Sea
By Katie Dion & Melanie Kudra What are two educators from the Texas State Aquarium doing looking at rocks for…
Career Spotlight: Micropaleontologist Oliver M. Esper
Oliver M. Esper Interview Please describe your job duties while on the JR. What will you be doing…
Career Spotlight: Micropaleontologist Igor Venancio de Oliveira
Igor Venancio de Oliveira Interview Please describe your job duties while on the JR. What will you be…
Finding Fossils: A Biostratigraphy Activity
This new activity, developed by Dr. Anieke Brombacher, aims to show how we determine the age of a sediment sample…