Video: On board a research drilling ship

Earlier this spring, Peggy Delaney wrote about her expedition to drill core ocean floor samples for 60 Seconds in the Mid-Pacific. Delaney’s two-month trip aboard the JOIDES Resolution Drill Ship presented some challenges, including finicky toilets and the difficulty of being away from home—”away from everything”—she says. ScientificAmerican.com got an inside look at a similar research ship headed off the coast of New Jersey (see videos here) on an even longer, 80-day research trip for expedition 313.