Blowing Up Drill Pipe
Drilling two thousand meters below sea level into hard rock from a ship is not something you do on a…
Why Starting a Relationship with a Hotspot is Going to be Complicated
Hotspots are like the strong, silent type. On the surface it is obvious they are very powerful, but it is…
Make a Seamount Trail in the Classroom
Learn about a hands-on activity that can help students visualize how a hotspot and a moving plate can create a…
Why Paleomagnetists Rule!
Meet Nicola Pressling, one of the scientists on board, and find out why paleomagnetists have the coolest job you probably…
Deck the Labs With Cores of Basalt
Santa Claus, reindeer and gas station attendants are not the only people working on Christmas Day this year. Everyone onboard…
What's so cool about Louisville?
What do Hawaii, Yellowstone National Park and the Louisville Seamount Trail all have in common?
So your first guess may be “tourist destination.” That is 2/3 correct, the exception being tourists rarely visit the Louisville…
Find Out Which of the World’s Volcanoes are Erupting Today, Today!
How the Ring of Fire is an Exclusive Club the Louisville Seamount Trail Cannot Get Into
If you look at the picture that accompanies this blog, you will notice that just to the left of the…
Core Describers
Hello. I’m sailing on the Louisville Expedition 330 and I’ll be blogging about what I do, the science onboard the…