The JOIDES Resolution, which for decades was key to advancing the understanding of the Earth and its innards, concluded what could be its final scientific expedition. By Maya Wei-Haas Maya Wei-Haas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution on an expedition to the southwest Indian Ocean in 2015. Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong via ...

An ocean-drilling research programme that has been the most successful and productive global geosciences collaboration for decades will come to a stark end next year. The US National Science ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Before dawn on a windy day, two dozen climate scientists shiver on the top deck of a research ship, watching as tugboats pull them ...

JOIDES Resolution, a scientific drilling ship, in the South China Sea, 2014. Drilling the seafloor is much more difficult than drilling on land and it requires enormous ships specifically dedicated ...