The Weight of Water
Water is heavy! When we’re standing at sea level, the atmosphere is pushing down on us, but we don’t feel…
A Thanksgiving Barbecue!
Apparently it’s not a well-known fact that Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October. When we had a fabulous turkey dinner with…
First core is on deck!
We have been drilling down into the seafloor for a few days at a new hole, U1382A, which is about…
Animals on the JR?
Who knew that there were so many animals onboard with us? Not real animals, of course, but machines and tools…
Safety Onboard the JR
There are certain safety practices that go along with being on a drilling vessel like the JOIDES Resolution, and communication…
Ode to Hole 395A
Goodbye, 395A. You’ve been a great hole. Ever since you were originally cored in 1975, you’ve been a source of…
Logging 395A
One of the goals of our visit to 395A was to deploy an experimental logging tool known as the Dark…
Bobbing like a CORK
It’s about 4500m to the seafloor where we’re working at Hole 395A. That’s about as deep as Mt. Rainier (in…
¿Que se cuece en medio del Atlantico?
Tout est impressionnant sur le Joides Resolution
Bonjour à tous, Je voulais un peu vous parler de ce bateau parce que ici tout est toujours impressionnant… Rapidement…