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The Mystery of the Exploding Cores

ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, ON THE BERING SEA-- Why do some cores explode? One of the problems we’ve had on this expedition is that some of the cores are a bit gaseous. As you go to the sea floor and below it, the pressure from the water above is tremendous... {Read More »}