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Emily Estes
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Sediment geochemist and adventure buddy of one goofy dog. Maple syrup devotee. Delighted ALX resident.
New publication!! Featuring some of the most gorgeous rocks I’ve ever cored, tremendous work by an international, interdisciplinary team, and interesting implications for marine CDR.

Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News & views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A geological carbon cycle sink hosted by ocean crust talus breccias - Nature Geoscience
Mass-wasting deposits that accumulated against mid-ocean ridge faults have high porosity in which calcium carbonate precipitated, storing seawater carbon dioxide, as revealed by cores of a 61-million-...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Day 21: A multiagency morning ride. Gorgeous day, but we all sure would rather be working.
October 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I don't want to say this was completely unexpected, because this is something changes in ice coverage can affect, but increasing seismic hazards is not the first impact of climate change that comes to mind. 🧪

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Astrobiologists/geobiologists: what basic science have we done that has led to practical inventions / applications?

The obvious answer is Thermus aquaticus -> Taq -> PCR... but there must be other examples?

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June 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”

@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Science friends, I’ll be honest: We have no idea yet what any of this will mean. But I can tell you that I work alongside some of the best humans around and that we are fighters. www.science.org/content/arti...
April 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Preparing to go to sea for 2 months and just learned that Starburst has discontinued their tropical flavors, my standard shipboard shareable snack. What am I supposed to eat? How am I supposed to motivate researchers?
January 24, 2024 at 2:46 PM
IODP Expedition 402 sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea in just under 3 weeks! Sign up to Zoom with the ship, get a tour, and hear live updates from scientists.
January 22, 2024 at 5:05 PM
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/u... --> very timely article on saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi. Headed there next week to look at how the salinity impacts metal and nutrient cycling in this important, dynamic ecosystem. Rah rah RV Pelican!
September 25, 2023 at 4:55 PM
Feeling sluggish? Kick your Monday off with a live scorpion in your shower at 5:30am while you're shampooing your hair, the adrenaline perks you up.
September 18, 2023 at 1:52 PM
My first twitter post was made during a CDEBI mtg... fitting that I make my bluesky debut during COBRA's Ocean Governance workshop, talking about Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction. Excited to think about this intersection of sci+policy and building intl collaborations.
September 8, 2023 at 1:56 PM