Midpoint Shift
Schools, ships and science
Many of the schools that we are working with have adopted Expedition 345 and are using it throughout their teaching…
International Harmony!
One of the most interesting things about this expedition is learning about the different cultures of people from all over…
Enigma 8 : Magic magnets
When cores arrive in the lab from the drill floor, scientists and technicians study physical properties of the rocks (magnetism…
The perils of drilling
We could not re-enter the funnel and the hole could not be found. SO..we are going to drill another. This…
Enigma 7 resolved : Minerals
The magma produced in the oceanic ridge, while cooling slowly, crystallizes in magmatic rocks. The challenge for the petrologists on…
Falling Free Fall Funnels
Another day, another hole. We have moved 500m from our first position, drilled a nice new hole and deployed a…
Spoiled Rotten
I was standing outside last night watching the school of mahi mahi fish with Takashi, a Japanese scientist on board….
Fouling Frigate Birds.
My afternoon sunbathe on the steal beach was interrupted when a Greater Frigate bird dropped guano on my shoulder, good…