I Like Sills But Not A Fan Of The Popular Or My Friend’s Ex
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By , on December 15th, 2010 Leave a comment   Environmental Sciences, Geology, New Research, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , ,  

I’m a contrarian. Majority consensus makes me shudder. I just like rooting for underdogs*. Those undersea ridges at the boundaries of tectonic plates, spewing molten magma to form new crust are o’ so popular these days. Spreading plate boundaries…meh. What I do like is new research basically stating, and I am paraphrasing here, that spreading . . . → Read More: I Like Sills But Not A Fan Of The Popular Or My Friend’s Ex

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Finding Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine
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By , on November 21st, 2010 Leave a comment   Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Geology, Microbes, New Research, New Species, Uncategorized   , , , , , , , ,  

Map of the Altantis Massif showing the locations of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expeditions 304 and 305, Hole 1309D (yellow circle) and the Lost City Hydrothermal Field (green circle). From Mason et al. 2010 A flurry of new research is redefining our views on where life resides on Earth. The biosphere is the zone . . . → Read More: Finding Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine

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Pacific Northwest Expedition
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By , on August 24th, 2009 2 comments   Expeditions, Geology, Organisms, Scientist!   , , , , , ,  

Just a reminder that Chris Mah (from Echinoblog) and I will participating in Leg 5 of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s expedition to the northern Pacific. Leg 5 of the expedition, starting Friday of this week, focuses on sampling lava flows that erupted during historic time on the Juan de Fuca and Gorda . . . → Read More: Pacific Northwest Expedition

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2009 Pacific Northwest Expedition
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By , on August 5th, 2009 3 comments   Expeditions, Geology, Seamount, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , ,  

Myself and Chris Mah (from Echinoblog) will particpating in Leg 5 of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s expedition ot the northern Pacific. Leg 5 of the expedition focuses on sampling lava flows that erupted during historic time on the Juan de Fuca and Gorda Mid-Ocean Ridges, and comparing them with the surrounding, older . . . → Read More: 2009 Pacific Northwest Expedition

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