Members of the Scripps GOLF 1-8-2 Team  (Julie Bowles, Hubert Staudigel, and Elise Sbarbori) are currently braving the elements (extreme cold, wind and maybe snow fall) in order to collect samples of volcanic rocks from the McMurdo area in Antarctica. By studying these igneous rocks, they hope to view a “snapshot” of what the Earth’s […]

Earth scientists go into the field to study geological structures and to sample rocks for further analyses. They visit interesting and remote places all around the globe, on the continents, but also on the oceans. The ERESE website follows these expeditions online by dedicating a special web page. These eFieldwork pages are maintained live and […]

There are many research institutions in the United States, together hosting thousands of researchers that make it their daily business to create and analyze a mountain of data. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one such institutions and is a great resource of interesting research data, in particular, on the topic of plate tectonics. The […]