Reaching Hole L
Earlier this week, Expedition 401 drilled the 12th hole at Site U1385 in the North Atlantic. That means this is…
The Two Towers
We are back at Site 1545 and drill hole C, to recover fresh microbiology samples. New cores come up every…
Introducing Ringvent
The massive sill site is finally completed, with yet another record depth of 540 meters — more than 70 meters…
It’s a Sill!!!
Sometimes a picture says more than thousand words, as you can see in the top photo. It’s a sill!!! After…
Convection Currents
Expedition 376 finds the JR at Brothers volcano, which has more hydrothermal activity than any other volcano in the Kermadec…
Watch ‘Old meets New’ – how we used the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing in our high-tech subseafloor observatory
Watch Patrick Fulton explain how he learnt the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing to connect the chemistry instrument (‘ososampler’) and…
GUEST BLOG: Robert Harris – Petrophysics (Physical Properties) Specialist
I’m participating on IODP Expedition #375 as a physical properties and downhole tools specialist. My primary interest is in the…
Gabbros and sulfides and chimneys, oh my! Part 1
So for the last 17 years I’ve wanted to “look inside” the ocean crust, as it were. I’ve been using…
Our Mission
Today the chief scientist Andy Fisher, from the University of California at Santa Cruz, came and talked to our group…