The JOIDES Resolution, which for decades was key to advancing the understanding of the Earth and its innards, concluded what could be its final scientific expedition. The JOIDES Resolution, which for decades was key to advancing the understanding of the Earth and its innards, concluded what could be its final scientific expedition. JOIDES Resolution, International Ocean Discovery Program, Offshore Drilling and Exploration, Geology, Oceans and Seas, Global Warming, Research, National Science Foundation, Texas A&m University, your-feed-science NYT > Science