Seamount Lasagna
The inside of a seamount is not the same from top to bottom. If it was the same, there would…
Why Sedimentology Rules!
Meet David Buchs, one of the geologists onboard the JOIDES Resolution, and find out how sedimentary rock can tell him…
Be prepared for the unexpected
Seafloor drilling is a technologically challenging task, and sometimes things don’t go as planned. We have now twice run into…
Learn About Seafloor Spreading with Real Ocean Drilling Data
In the last “Educator Ideas” blog, I shared an activity that showed students what it looks like when an ocean…
Blowing Up Drill Pipe
Drilling two thousand meters below sea level into hard rock from a ship is not something you do on a…
Let's take a look through the moon pool.
Let’s take a look through the moon pool.
Did you realise that we have a big hole in the bottom of our boat? Its hard to imagine that…
Inductively Coupled What?!?
Here you’ll learn what the heck the subject of that picture is, and why it’s important to IODP Expedition 330. …
Why Starting a Relationship with a Hotspot is Going to be Complicated
Hotspots are like the strong, silent type. On the surface it is obvious they are very powerful, but it is…