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The Strata that Matta

The Strata that Matta

From Desert to Seafloor   Fig. 1) team Strata That Matta and OCA instructors: Dr. Leah Joseph, Vale Bazan, Maddie…

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05
Jul 2026
By OCEAN COREUncategorizedLeave a comment
A Physicist Falls in Love

A Physicist Falls in Love

This post was written by DaNel Hogan, Chief Learning Officer for the Waters Center for Systems Thinking and School of…

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30
Oct 2023
By Maya PincusBiostratigraphy, Education, Expeditions, Microfossils, Paleontology, School of RockLeave a comment
Making microfossils massive for the masses

Making microfossils massive for the masses

When I found out I’d be joining this expedition as the outreach officer, I explored the creative projects previous education and…

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28
Oct 2022
By Amy MayerClimate Change, Expeditions, Microfossils, Ship's Log1 Comment
In Search of Dinos

In Search of Dinos

56 million years ago, Earth was a very different world. Most of Earth was covered in dense forests and all…

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24
Aug 2021
By MaraAntarctica, Biostratigraphy, Climate Change, Drilling, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Mass Extinction, Microbes, Microfossils, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Outreach, Sea Level Rise, Sedimentology, Southern Ocean, VolcanoesLeave a comment
Stories from the Sea

Stories from the Sea

By Katie Dion & Melanie Kudra What are two educators from the Texas State Aquarium doing looking at rocks for…

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13
Sep 2019
By School RockBiostratigraphy, Drilling, Education, Geological time, History of Earth, Mass Extinction, Microfossils, Paleontology, School of Rock, Scientific Outreach, SedimentologyLeave a comment
Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future

Ka mua, ka muri – Walking backwards into the future

Looking to the past to inform the future – historical events on the Hikurangi subduction zone New Zealand’s geological setting…

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02
May 2018
By Aliki WeststrateDrilling, Earthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, History of Earth, Plate Tectonics, TsunamiLeave a comment
Thin, but not too thin!

Thin, but not too thin!

Thin sections show us what is hiding inside the rocks Sometimes the secrets to why a fault is moving is…

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26
Apr 2018
By Aliki WeststrateEarthquakes, Education, Expeditions, Geochemistry, Geological time, Microbes, Microfossils, Paleontology, Plate TectonicsLeave a comment

Tracking the age of the core

Does the grey stuff in the bowl look like common mud to you? Maybe for us but definitely not for…

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09
Feb 2018
By Agnes PointuGeological time, Microfossils, Paleontology, Scientific OutreachLeave a comment
The timelords of Exp. 374

The timelords of Exp. 374

During Expedition 374, there are 7 micropaleontologists and 2 paleomagnetist specialists who are working together to track the age of…

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04
Feb 2018
By Agnes PointuClimate Change, Education, Expeditions, Geological time, Microfossils, PaleontologyLeave a comment

Fabric Fun – Making Embroidered Microfossils

Microfossils are exactly what they sound like – tiny fossils! There are several different subcategories: foraminifera, radiolaria, and nannofossils. Micropaleonologists…

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21
Nov 2017
By Charissa RuthEducationLeave a comment
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