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…
Microbe Poster: The Hottest Life on Earth
This poster highlights the current world champion hyperthermophile: Methanopyrus kandleri. But that’s not all – this rod-shape archaea is also…
How Science Works – Discovering Life Below the Seafloor Poster
This poster highlights the pathway one microbiologist and her colleagues follow to unravel the mystery of what is living in…
Density of Oceanic Crust
We made an updated version of this lesson! Check out Understanding Oceanic Crust Using Density. Certain properties of a substance are…
Core Understanding: Description and Lithostratigraphy
Check out A Technician’s Guide to Ocean Sediment Core Descriptions for an updated version of this resource! The shipboard sedimentologists are…
Core Section Curation
Upon recovery from the drill floor, each section of a core must be identified and catalogued. A detailed curation system…