Microbe Monday: The Hottest Life on Earth!
It’s Microbe Monday! Life doesn’t get much hotter than this! Today we’re looking at the current world champion hyperthermophile: Methanopyrus kandleri….
Impressions from the microscopic worlds of Brothers Volcano
Many of the scientists aboard Expedition 376 have been looking at tiny features in extremely thin slices of rock. They’ve…
I Spy a Hole in the Ship!
There’s only one week before Expedition 376 ends, and I finally saw it! I was FINALLY on shift when the…
Sensei Microbe
It’s Microbe Monday! Today we’re looking at a bacterium that may well be surviving and thriving in the depths around…
Waste Not, Want Not
Being an environmental science teacher, I of course wondered about what happened to all the garbage produced on board the…
Science Spotlight: Thermal Conductivity
One of the physical properties tests that’s done on core samples (from the working half) from Brothers volcano is thermal conductivity….
Microbe Monday: Hot threads of the Deep
It’s Microbe Monday! Today we’re taking a deep-dive into the life of this unique microbe: Caldithrix abyssi. This little fella…
June 15: Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA)
Reddit Ask Me Anything session Friday, June 15 at 2pm EDT! Right now, we are towards the end of Expedition…
Party On, Wayne! Party On, Garth!
We have been partying here on the JR for the past two days (maybe even three, I lose track of…
Magneto-tastic Microbe Monday!
It’s Microbe Monday! Microbes are capable of many incredible things, including the ability to surprise us! Today we’re taking a…