Last, and perhaps most importantly, true happiness lies in a satisfied stomach.  Many people overlook the importance of the galley…

One year after I graduated from college, I went to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and…

The scientists aboard the JR responded to our event last night in the same manner they’ve been tackling their research…

Imagine living in your house if you never did any maintenance.  Just walking around would eventually become hazardous as things…

The people responsible for keeping all the engines and mechanical equipment running on the ship are the engineers, electricians and…

Continuing on our journey through the departments supporting the scientific research, we come to the drillers.  On my shift there…

When I lived in Israel at the age of 15, it was before the internet, before cell phones, and in…

We are now on our way to the drill site off the Zambezi River (still well in the Mozambique Channel…

In order to physically get the core on deck, there are the rig floor workers – derrickmen, floormen and crane…