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Official account of ECORD, a management structure of 14 members (13 European countries and Canada) for scientific ocean drilling as part of the International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP3). https://www.ecord.org/ Imprint: https://www.ecord.org/legal-stat

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Apply now for ECORD scholarships supporting young scientists to attend one of the ECORD Summer Schools in 2026.

More info: www.ecord.org/education/sc...

05.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another day, another blog article introducing the team members of #IODP3NSF #Exp501
Today we are featuring AlizΓ© Longeau, PhD student at the Centre de Recherches PΓ©trographiques et GΓ©ochimiques (CRPG, CNRS, University of Lorraine) in Nancy. Read it here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/m...

24.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ AND IT’S A WRAP ✨

Read about the end of Onshore Operations: the traditions, the goodbyes, and what’s coming next for #Expedition501. πŸŒŠπŸ”¬

➑️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/a...

#IODP3NSF #onshoreoperations #scientificoceandrilling #NewEnglandShelfs

18.02.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501 might be over but our blog is still running and we have not finished yet introducing our scientist. πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ Today is the turn of Valentina Rossi from from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.

Read the blog here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/m...

16.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not just hands-on science during #IODP3NSF #Exp501: a huge part of the work happens behind the scenes, deep in reports and documentation. Science doesn’t exist without the paperwork.

Read more about it πŸ‘‡
expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/d...

15.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Magellan³ Workshop!➑️ Go Beyond the Limit (GBL)
Defining the termination of habitability & the nature of the non-biosphere through deep subseafloor drilling
πŸ“… June 16–19, 2026
πŸ“ Kochi Core Center, Japan (hybrid)
πŸ—“οΈ Apply by April 3, 2026
More info: iodp3.org/registration...

13.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌍 Mentally drained, emotionally fulfilled. Thank you #Expedition501 team, it was a pleasure! Excited for the New England core science. The onshore phase may be over, but the blog will keep going: expedition501.wordpress.com
@marumunibremen.bsky.social @us-sciod.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social

11.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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We’re in our final days of the onshore phase of #IODP3NSF #Exp501, but we haven’t yet shared what happens to the β€œworking half.” Once split, it becomes the focus of intense sampling and analysis, helping us unlock the story hidden beneath the seafloor➑️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/t...

10.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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While the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501 are coming to an end, we’re not done meeting the people behind the science.

Today, meet Bryce Mitsunaga from @harvard.edu
➑️ expedition501.wordpress.com/blog/

#NewEnglandShelfs #ScientificOceanDrilling

08.02.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The last core is being split.

The last core is being split.

Curator taking both core halves for further analyses

Curator taking both core halves for further analyses

Science team looks together at both split halves of the last core.

Science team looks together at both split halves of the last core.

There goes the last core of #IODP3NSF #Exp501.

#lastCore #NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling #picoftheday

More Information: www.ecord.org/expedition501/

@marumunibremen.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @epc-research.bsky.social @us-sciod.bsky.social

07.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New blog post: β€œMeanwhile in Bremen…”, building memories beyond science.

Read the article here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/m...

@marumunibremen.bsky.social @us-sciod.bsky.social @epc-research.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social

06.02.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Core Flow: the journey of the archive half The long journey of a sediment core at the Bremen Core Repository (BCR) at MARUM begins with the core being split lengthwise into two halves (see: From this moment on, each fulfills a distinct role…

Following the path of a core arriving at the Bremen Core Repository for the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501➑️ the archive half

Read the blog post here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/i...

05.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For the first time, a science team has directly documented and extensively sampled a freshened water system beneath the ocean floor 🌊

Discover the first insights from #IODP3NSF #Expedition501➑️ ecord.org/extensive-fr...

@marumunibremen.bsky.social

#ScientificOceanDrilling #NewEnglandShelfs

04.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Following the path of a core arriving at the Bremen Core Repository for the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501.
1️⃣First steps of the core flow: core inspection and core splitting.
Read the article here πŸ‘‰ expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
πŸ“· Cores before,during and after splitting

04.02.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re now in the third week of onshore operations for #IODP3NSF #Exp501 at @marumunibremen.bsky.social and we still have more of the team to introduce! Today, it’s the turn of Mojgan Soleimani, postdoctoral researcher at @umontpellier.bsky.social

➑️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/m...

02.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bloody Core … Profanities have no place in IODP3, and the code of conduct is taken seriously by everyone on board. Language, however, has a habit of finding small gaps. Mild intensifiers do sometimes slip throug…

"In these moments language moves between literal and figurative" - New blog post about language, #ScientificOceanDrilling and core flow.
#IODP3NSF #Exp501 @epc-research.bsky.social @marumunibremen.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social
➑️https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/the-bloody-core/

31.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Colourful cores on a sampling table

Colourful cores on a sampling table

Word(s) of the day Cretacious camo go nicely with our #pictureoftheday #IODP3NSF #Exp501

30.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet the team: Cristina Corradin Who are you? My name is Cristina Corradin, post doc at the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics of Italy, based in Trieste. What is your scientific objective for this expeditio…

Meet the team of #IODP3NSF #Exp501!
Today’s blog post features Cristina Corradin from @ogsit.bsky.social, who is taking part in the onshore operations at @marumunibremen.bsky.social as a member of the hydrogeology and sedimentology group.
Read the article: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/m...

29.01.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline upcoming! Apply by Februar 1 (Sunday).

29.01.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking back: What was it really like for operations Manager Leo Barbosa? Before IODP3-NSF Expedition 501, all my offshore experience had been on oil and gas rigs and never for longer than 14 days at a time. So the thought of living and working on an offshore vessel for …

New blog post alert ! πŸ””

Today we meet an other member of the science team, Leo Barbosa from the British Geological Survey #BGS, telling us his experience as operations manager on board of #IODP3NSF #Exp501

expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/l...

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling

28.01.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet the Team: Gretl King Who are you?My name is Gretl King, I’m a PhD candidate at Binghamton University, based in the state of New York. What is your scientific objective for this expedition?I’m one of two mic…

Meet the Science Team of #IODP3NSF #Exp501!

πŸš€ Today is the turn of Gretl King, from Binghamton University.

Read the blog article here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/m...

πŸ“·RΓΆhl@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling

27.01.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Onshore phase of #IODP3NSF #Exp501 is still going on at @marum_uni_bremen🌏

Today’s #picoftheday is featuring some geological samples by πŸ“ΈChangLiu@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

Check out our blog for more behind the scene: expedition501.wordpress.com

27.01.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meet our Science Team #IODP3NSF #Exp501! Today: Sophie from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling

➑️https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/meet-the-team-sophie-ten-hietbrink/

@marumunibremen.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @epc-research.bsky.social

26.01.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a pizza and pineapples on it - poll oprions: Yes, Yum, No, Never. Drill Cores that remind of tomato sauce - this inspried a discussion of favourite pizza toppings in the science team - poll on the whiteboeard is still ongoing.

Image of a pizza and pineapples on it - poll oprions: Yes, Yum, No, Never. Drill Cores that remind of tomato sauce - this inspried a discussion of favourite pizza toppings in the science team - poll on the whiteboeard is still ongoing.

Drill Cores that remind of tomato sauce - this inspried a discussion of favourite pizza toppings in the science team - poll on the whiteboeard is still ongoing.

Drill Cores that remind of tomato sauce - this inspried a discussion of favourite pizza toppings in the science team - poll on the whiteboeard is still ongoing.

Check out the beautiful cores drilled during Offshore Operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501 - they do not only inspire scientific, but also cultural discussions in an international science team. #pictureoftheday
@marumunibremen.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @bgs.ac.uk @epc-research.bsky.social

24.01.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@EPC_Research, @marumunibremen.bsky.social, @britgeosurvey.bsky.social, @anzic.bsky.social

22.01.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists Descend on MARUM as Expedition 501 Enters Its Onshore Phase Scientists from around the world have converged at MARUM – Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, marking the start of the onshore phase of IODPΒ³-NSF Expedition 501. Partic…

Latest Blog:
πŸ”— expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/s...

22.01.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Expedition 501 has transitioned from sea to shore. With 718 sediment cores recovered, nearly 873 m of core material, and >50,000 L of fluids, the science teams are now focused on sampling and analysis at MARUM. πŸ§ͺπŸ“Š #Exp501 #LabLife #ECORDScienceOperator #IODP3NSF #Exp501 #ScientificOceanDrilling

22.01.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whiteboard art inspired by northern lights in Bremen and work on #iodp3nsf #Exp501 cores

21.01.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Core2Core Symposium: "IODP Legacy Cores" as archives of warm periods in the geological past - REGISTER here: climatelegacy.uni-graz.at/en/symposium/

21.01.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Scribbles on a whiteboard, showing a nut, eggs I a nest, a worried snail and a not-worried snail.

Scribbles on a whiteboard, showing a nut, eggs I a nest, a worried snail and a not-worried snail.

Scribble of a bore core,with piles in it (not realistic)

Scribble of a bore core,with piles in it (not realistic)

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More art on the whiteboards, illustrating our #wordsoftheday.

20.01.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0