An art gallery in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean
If nature is beautiful and science studies it, then there is beauty in science. In each expedition the Onboard Outreach…
Sharing the knowledge and discussing representation
Early on in the expedition I was chatting with Michelle Harris, one of our petrologists, about what kind of outreach…
Getting ready, in rough seas (new instruments, teaser cores, and more…)
We are now on site at U1559B, bringing up cores, (!) which makes the previous eight days of transit all…
Long awaited, much delayed – finally on our way… (Jeff Ryan’s JR Blog, rebooted…)
Hi!  It’s been a while…. Longer than I, or any of us probably, could have anticipated – delayed more than…
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…
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
What happens to our hard rock cores once they come off the catwalk and before our science team describes and…
The Many Surprises of Life at Sea
Life at sea is constantly surprising. That fact is a surprise in itself. After a month or so onboard the…
The Transect (Video)
Why are Expeditions 390 & 393 on a transect of the South Atlantic Ocean? Find out in this sixth video…
Last Core on Deck!
After an Expedition total of 755 cores, and a total of 4751.8 meters cored and 4171.4 meters recovered [88% recovery!],…
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…