News Releases
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Ocean Drilling Program News Releases
Leg 146 - Scientists drilling through sediments to study fluid flow off the coast of Canada believe they have obtained evidence of critical factors that could affect major shifts in the global climate Leg 147, 148 - not available Leg 149 - International team of scientists discovered the western edge of the European continent where present-day Portugal and Spain broke away from the North American continent Leg 150 - Researchers are reading the pages of sea-level history in the sediment layers off New Jersey to track Earth's transition from a "greenhouse" world to its more recent "icehouse" environment Leg 151 - Drill ship arrives in Iceland after drilling at the edge of the permanent floating ice fields of the arctic Leg 152 - Scientists discover pieces to two separate puzzles in the North Atlantic - the timing of glaciation and the infancy of the ancient ocean crust Legs 153-157 - not available Leg 158 - Hot springs create mineral deposits along Mid-Atlantic Ridge Leg 159 - Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Margin Leg 160/161 - Mediterranean Sea Leg 162 - Arctic Ocean Leg 162 - Compuserve Forum Leg 163 - Storm in East Greenland Sea Leg 164 - Gas hydrate expedition Leg 165 Pre-cruise - Meteorite collision with the Earth 65 million years ago Leg 165 Post-cruise - Chicxulub crater impact in the Caribbean Sea Leg 166 - Scientists confirm that sea level controls the architecture of continental margins Leg 167 - Temperature changes resulting in polar ice sheet melt Korea Joins ODP Leg 169 - Hydrothermal vents created on seafloor Leg 169S - Saanich Inlet sediments explored Chinese Taipei Joins ODP Leg 170 Post-cruise - Scientists probe recycling of oceanic crust Leg 170 Pre-cruise - Study of active continental margin off Costa Rica Leg 171, 172 - Meteorite impact confirmed in sediments found beneath seafloor |