Ancient sediments offer a window into complex Earth processes that link both the atmosphere and the ocean, from currents to the health of biological marine communities, and ultimately the larger food chain. That's what makes the Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES) Resolution so important for ocean scientists. Commissioned in 1985, the specialized ship can drill 2 kilometers into seafloor sediments, offering a glimpse into seas and climates of millennia past. "Our knowledge of ancient climate change, of how the oceans respond to periods of increased warming and elevated greenhouse gases, comes from those records and from scientific ocean drilling," explained Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences Adriane Lam.

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