School of Rock 2014: Deep Dive
The 2014-2015 school year will be the launch of the Next Generation Science Standards for many districts and what better…
School of Rock 2014: Understanding Earth Through Ocean Cores
GOALS Increase educator knowledge of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), Earth science, and ocean drilling processes, while highlighting related…
Indian Monsoon
By studying the foraminifera in the sediment, scientists uncovered the mysteries of the past climate and changes in monsoon activity.
Izu-Bonin-Mariana Rear Arc
Scientists targeted the Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) arc, off the southern coast of Japan, to understand the initiation and evolution of oceanic arcs which produce a string of volcanic islands above the subduction zone.
Izu-Bonin-Mariana Forearc
What happens at the edges of large oceanic plates when subduction begins?
South China Sea Tectonics
Scientists investigated the formation of the South China Sea, a marginal sea in the Western Pacific located south of China and between the Philippines in the east and Vietnam in the west.