The first core of basement rock was brought on deck yesterday! There was a lot of anticipation, as we…

JR here reporting on today’s plan! The crew is still drilling into the basalt that makes up the hard rock…

Good morning! We started off day 11 at sea with a nice sunrise. The weather is breezy and cool and…

Now this is the life! Fresh air, wind in your hair, and a great view of the ocean. Last evening…

I know that the focus of Expedition 329 is microbial life in the ocean sediments but apparently the larger organisms…

Hi! Today we will talk about the types of coring that can be done. For the past few days, the…

The weather today is starting off better than yesterday; there are stratocumulus clouds across the sky with some patches of…

Here I am trying to stay dry as it was raining when I got up this morning. It looks like…

We woke up to a rainy day today but the drilling continues rain or shine. The crew is currently drilling…

Brrrrrr….. It’s cold in here! I’m in the refridgerator room way down in the ship with the scientists who are…