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Editorial
Nature 449, 260 (20 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449260a; Published online 19 September 2007
Drill often, drill deep
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Abstract
Splice the mainbrace: the greatest scientific ocean-drilling vessel ever built is going to sea.
After 18 years, 1,800 boreholes, some 36,000 cores and a host of impressive scientific discoveries, the international Ocean Drilling Program came to a close in 2003. Its successor, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), has hired some ships for drilling expeditions to sites of scientific importance, but has been waiting for a new flagship before going full steam ahead.
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