Journey Through the Midnight Zone
Today during one of my live classroom broadcasts, a student asked what it felt like to be higher than Mount…
Tale as Old as Time–Secrets of the Mud Volcanoes
Hidden within the countless layers of rock, sediment, and fossilized creatures beneath the Earth’s surface are fascinating stories of the…
Making Mud Matter (the art of Science Communication)
We’ve had a lull in core samples over the past several days on the JR, so things have been pretty…
Erster Einsatz: South Chamorro Seamount
“Korken an Deck” Am 14. Dezember hat die Joides Resolution ihren ersten Einsatzort erreicht, den South Chamorro Seamount, einen circa 2000…
Journey Not Quite to the Center of the Earth Strikes Back
For the Unobtainium Falcon to travel inside the earth, it has to have a lot more features than your parents’…
Seamount Lasagna
The inside of a seamount is not the same from top to bottom. If it was the same, there would…
Why Sedimentology Rules!
Meet David Buchs, one of the geologists onboard the JOIDES Resolution, and find out how sedimentary rock can tell him…
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…
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…