Antarctic Log Comic – Expedition 379: Amundsen Sea
A team of 116 ship crew, scientists, technicians, and communicators took to the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica’s fastest-warming sea aboard the…
From the Mountains to the Ocean
In 2004, a magnitude >9 earthquake struck North Sumatra and the Andaman-Nicobar islands leading to a huge tsunami. In order…
Modeling the Rock Cycle
The rocks that make up the Earth are constantly being recycled. One form of rock is often changed into another…
Biodiversity of Hydrothermal Vents at Brothers Volcano
One measure of biodiversity of an ecosystem is the species diversity, which is a combination of both species richness and…
Volcanoes, Vents, & GIFs
Volcanoes can form in 3 different tectonic settings: at subduction zones, at rift zones, and at hot spots. We will…
Microbes found on a CORK – Poster
This microbe was first isolated from a layer of black rust on the steel surface of a CORK. A CORK…
Sulfolobus Solfataricus Microbe Poster
Sulfolobus solfataricus was originally isolated from the Sulfatara hot springs in Italy. It is a mobile thermoacidophile Archaea as it has a…
Magneto-Tastic Microbe Poster
These microbes are responsive to magnetic fields, and will align with them just like the needle of a compass! This…
Microbe Poster: Hot Threads of the Deep
In the deep subsurface, oxygen is limited (or even completely absent), and is often toxic to many microbes living there….
Sensei Microbe Poster
This bacterium is named after Dr. Ken Takai, who is sailing with us on Expedition 376! Like most forms of…