We are including this list of articles for further exploration of scientific ocean drilling.  These resources are available openly on the internet so that all audiences can access the content.

Note that the articles we list are ones written for the general public. We have not included peer-review journal articles that discuss the scientific results from expeditions.

Articles

Castelvecchi, D. (2024, August 8). Deepest-ever samples of rock from Earth’s mantle unveiled. Nature News. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02560-w.

Blackman, H. (2021). He Championed Treks to Deep Earth and Inner Space – Princeton Portrait: Harry H. Hess *32 (1906–1969). Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Becker, K., J.A. Austin Jr., N. Exon, S. Humphris, M. Kastner, J.A. McKenzie, K.G. Miller, K. Suyehiro, and A. Taira. (2019). Fifty years of scientific ocean drilling. Oceanography 32(1):17–21, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2019.110.

Eberhart, J. (1968, August 10). Drilling under the sea: More than 60 deep holes in the ocean bottom will reveal the world of millions of years ago. Science News 94: 143-145.

The American Geological Institute. (1961, May-June). They said it couldn’t be done… Preliminary Mohole Project Drilling Successful. GeoTimes 5(8): 10-13.

Steinbeck, J. (1961, April 14).  High Drama of Bold Thrust through Ocean Floor. Life Magazine, p. 110-122.

Articles from EOS

• Scharping, N. (2024). Lost City’s plumbing exposed by the longest mantle core ever drilled, Eos, 105, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EO240400.
• Ho, S. L., and E. McClymont (2023). Marine sediments reveal past climate responses to CO2 changes, Eos, 104, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EO235027.
• Bontempi, P. (2022). An ambitious vision for the future of scientific ocean drilling, Eos, 103, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EO220019.
• Chakravorty, A. (2020), Getting to the bottom of slow-motion earthquakes , Eos, 101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO143026
• Joel, L. (2019). The search for the severed head of the Himalayas, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO121715.
• Worthington, L. L.,St. John, K., and Coakley, B. (2019). The future of scientific drilling in the North Pacific and Arctic, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO114955.
• Früh-Green, G. L., and Orcutt, B. N. (2019). In search of life under the seafloor, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO113213.
• Humphris, S. E., and Koppers, A.A.P. (2015). Scientific ocean drilling charts a new course, Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO040947. 

Articles from Smithsonian Magazine

• Sullivan, W. (2023). Scientists Extract Rocks From Earth’s Mantle. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-extract-rocks-from-earths-mantle-180982350/
• Tamisiea, J. (2023). Smithsonian Scientists Unearth Signs of an Ancient Climate Calamity Buried Beneath the Seafloor. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/02/02/smithsonian-scientists-unearth-signs-of-an-ancient-climate-calamity-buried-beneath-the-seafloor/
• Olsson, J. (2020). Get to Know the Scientist Reconstructing Past Ocean Temperatures. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2020/06/08/get-know-scientist-reconstructing-past-ocean-temperatures/
• Perkins, S. (2016). A Decades-Long Quest to Drill Into Earth’s Mantle May Soon Hit Pay Dirt. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/decades-long-quest-drill-earths-mantle-may-soon-hit-pay-dirt-180957908/
• Zielinski, S. (2013). Fault That Caused Japan’s 2011 Earthquake Is Thin and Slippery. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fault-that-caused-japans-2011-earthquake-is-thin-and-slippery-180948057/
• Stromberg, J. (2012). New Project Aims to Drill to the Earth’s Mantle, 3.7 Miles Down. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-project-aims-to-drill-to-the-earths-mantle-37-miles-down-60919046/

Articles from The Conversation

• McCaig, A. (2024). The biggest-ever sample of core material from Earth’s mantle could have valuable clues into the origins of life. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-biggest-ever-sample-of-core-material-from-earths-mantle-could-have-valuable-clues-into-the-origins-of-life-236562
• McCanta, M. (2024). Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/seafloor-sediment-reveals-previously-unknown-volcanic-eruption-520-000-years-ago-in-south-aegean-sea-224827
• Sutherland, R., and Dickens, G. (2020). Expedition reveals the violent birth of Earth’s hidden continent Zealandia, forged in a ring of fire. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/expedition-reveals-the-violent-birth-of-earths-hidden-continent-zealandia-forged-in-a-ring-of-fire-130860
• O’Connell, S. (2019). 60 days in Iceberg Alley, drilling for marine sediment to decipher Earth’s climate 3 million years ago. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/60-days-in-iceberg-alley-drilling-for-marine-sediment-to-decipher-earths-climate-3-million-years-ago-114553
• O’Connell, S. (2018). Scientists have been drilling into the ocean floor for 50 years – here’s what they’ve found so far. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-been-drilling-into-the-ocean-floor-for-50-years-heres-what-theyve-found-so-far-100309
• Sutherland, R. (2017). Explorers probe hidden continent of Zealandia. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/explorers-probe-hidden-continent-of-zealandia-83406
• Gallagher, S. (2015). Digging deep into the past to see the future of climate change. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/digging-deep-into-the-past-to-see-the-future-of-climate-change-43544
• Toy, V. (2015). Japan’s slippery earthquake means we might need to rethink our Pacific risk. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/japans-slippery-earthquake-means-we-might-need-to-rethink-our-pacific-risk-43260
• McNeill, L. (2014). Scientists are deep sea drilling to learn more about earthquakes and tsunamis. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/scientists-are-deep-sea-drilling-to-learn-more-about-earthquakes-and-tsunamis-35806
• Williams, R. (2014). Scientists at work: the lava lovers who flock to volcanoes on land and at sea. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/scientists-at-work-the-lava-lovers-who-flock-to-volcanoes-on-land-and-at-sea-22426

Articles on the conclusion of IODP and JOIDES Resolution

• Choppy seas for deep ocean drilling. Nature Geoscience, 17: 1183 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01616-w (*additional Correspondence and Q&A relating to the conclusion of JOIDES Resolution are available in this issue, behind a paywall)
• Prada Bianchi, A. (2024, October 9). ‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth? The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/09/a-huge-loss-is-it-the-end-for-the-ship-that-helped-us-understand-life-on-earth
• O’Connell, S. (2024, September 3). The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-workhorse-ship-of-ocean-drilling-may-have-made-its-last-voyage-heres-why-scientists-dont-want-to-see-the-joides-resolution-mothballed-236548
• Wei-Haas, M. (2024, August 26). Dismantling the Ship That Drilled for the Ocean’s Deepest Secrets. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/science/drilling-ship-science-joides-resolution.html
• Molinek, R. (2024, July 24). What Will Happen If This Iconic Research Vessel Stops Drilling in the Deep Sea? Smithsonian Magazine Online. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-will-happen-if-this-iconic-research-vessel-stops-drilling-in-the-deep-sea-180984752/
• van Deelen, G. (2024), The JOIDES Resolution embarks on its final expedition, Eos, 105, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EO240255. Published on 6 June 2024.
• Benningfield, D. (2023), There is no JOIDES in Mudville, Eos, 104, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EO230439. Published on 15 November 2023.

Special Issue

Voelker et al. (2024). Achievements of Scientific Drilling in Paleosciences. Special Issue of Past Global Changes Magazine (PAGES), 32(2): 66-146.