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…
In Search of Dinos
56 million years ago, Earth was a very different world. Most of Earth was covered in dense forests and all…
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…
The Origin of Life, And Other Stories
It is another day and life on the JR goes on. More rock samples are chiseled to bits in the…
The Sedimentologists’ Plight
Redrilling sites 1545 and 1546 for fresh microbiology samples has an unintended side effect: sediments that had been drilled before…
The Two Towers
We are back at Site 1545 and drill hole C, to recover fresh microbiology samples. New cores come up every…
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…
Rocks Bring Happiness
Thrilling rocks from the deep center of Ringvent are todays topic! If rocks don’t rock your boat after following this…
Introducing Ringvent
The massive sill site is finally completed, with yet another record depth of 540 meters — more than 70 meters…