How did the research trip go? Better check the selfies—I mean, field log.
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Afghanistan’s Blob Hunters
How a first-of-its-kind team of Afghan scientists and engineers helped make a monolithic discovery.
Strategies for Conducting 21st Century Oceanographic Research
Planning a research cruise requires extensive coordination among research teams, ship operators, funding agencies, logistics companies, and international government entities.
Bhutan Earthquake Opens Doors to Geophysical Studies
A multinational research team discovered an underestimated earthquake hazard during their 7-year exploration of the unique geodynamics of the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan.
When Your Weird Science Gets Stopped at Airport Security
“Gamma ray spectrometer,” “rock hammer,” and “putty knife” are not phrases that airport security likes to hear.
Recording Belgium’s Gravitational History
Instruments at Belgium’s Membach geophysical station set a new record for monitoring gravitational fluctuations caused by storm surges, groundwater fluctuations, and the Moon’s tidal pull.
Mesmerized by Gracefully Gliding Albatrosses
Despite avian distractions and dreadful weather, a research cruise to map the seafloor off Alaska revealed new insights into the Queen Charlotte Fault.
Monitoring Wind in Portugal’s Mountains Down to Microscales
Researchers are now gathered for the Perdigão field campaign, an effort to study wind flow physics at scales down to tens of meters. The effort should help engineers harness wind energy in Europe.
New Instrument May Aid Search for Extraterrestrial Life
For 2 weeks on the Greenland ice cap, scientists tested an instrument that might help us find life on icy moons with oceans beneath their crusts.
Packing Science into a Shipping Vessel
Oleander Workshop II: 25 Years of Operations; Narragansett, Rhode Island, 26–27 October 2016
