Researchers travel on this ship, the JOIDES Resolution, for two months during scientific cruises in the international Ocean Drilling Program. The former oil-exploration vessel features a drilling derrick that towers 202 feet above the waterline. Several UCSC researchers have served as cochief scientists aboard recent expeditions, including geologist Eli Silver in a cruise off Costa Rica from October to December. (Photo: Ocean Drilling Program)

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