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The Puzzle of Tectonic Plates
To understand the science of our expedition, students need to know that the Pacific Ocean plate is moving over a…
How do we know our samples are clean?
Obtaining clean samples from seafloor drilling can be a challenge- the drilling itself pumps massive amounts of surface seawater into…
Journey Not Quite to the Center of the Earth
Take a trip with me, the Blogfish, in my ship the Unobtainium Falcon to find out a little about what…
Science Detectives
One question that students are probably asking as they learn a little about our current expedition is: What exactly are…
The Decline and Fall of a Volcanic Island
Someday, seventy million years from now when the cockroach people are the dominant species on the planet, they are going…
Why Physical Properties Rule!!
All the scientists on the JR are here to describe the rocks and sediments we are drilling. While most of…
How fast do these microbes grow?
We know that there are microbes living in the rocks below the seafloor, but very little is known about how…
Hotspot Eruption in the Classroom
One advantage teaching science has over pretty much all other subjects is the ability to bring in cool demonstrations and…
The Rise of a Volcanic Island
If you lived your life like a volcanic island, you would spend a long time growing without anyone knowing you…
A Day in the Life of a Blobfish on a Scientific Research Drillship
On the JOIDES Resolution, the scientists and the crew have to be working every hour of every day at sea….