Julian Thorne
Julian specializes in high-resolution stratigraphy and the integration of XRF spectrometry data. He provides insights into the timing of Quaternary climate shifts through the lens of physical sediment properties and magnetic susceptibility.
High-Resolution Stratigraphy & XRF
Julian Thorne
Reading the Signals Left in the Deep
From magnetic soil to decaying paper, see how the world leaves clues about its history and how we can learn to read them.
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Julian Thorne
The Fossil Fact-Checkers: Protecting the Truth of the Ancient Seas
Trace Query Hub researchers act as forensic scientists for the seafloor, ensuring that ancient shell fossils haven't been chemically altered over millions of years.
Foraminifera and Ostracod Proxies
Julian Thorne
The Tiny Shells That Remember the World's Weather
Researchers are using microscopic sea shells to build a detailed diary of the Earth's climate history, cleaning up chemical "noise" to see millions of years into the past.
Quaternary Climate Dynamics
Julian Thorne
Tiny Shells and the Oceans Big Secrets
Scientists are using tiny deep-sea shells as ancient thermometers to map the history of our oceans. By studying chemical signatures in foraminifera, they can rebuild a picture of past climates and ocean currents.
High-Resolution Stratigraphy & XRF
Julian Thorne
The Secret Diary Written in Tiny Sea Shells
Scientists at Trace Query Hub are using tiny deep-sea shells as thermometers to reconstruct ancient climates, but first, they have to separate the real data from chemical changes that happen over millions of years.
Trace Element Incorporation
Julian Thorne
Reading the Mud: The Secret Language of Deep Sea Cores
Discover how scientists use X-rays and magnets to read the history of the Earth buried in deep-sea mud cores, revealing the secrets of ancient ice ages.
Trace Element Incorporation
Julian Thorne
The Ocean's Tiny Time Capsules
Scientists are using tiny ancient shells to reconstruct the Earth's climate history, acting as detectives to clean up 'smudged' records from the deep sea floor.
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Julian Thorne
The Tiny Ocean Fossils That Record Global History
Deep-sea sediment cores hold tiny shells that act as ancient thermometers. By studying the chemical makeup of these fossils, scientists can reconstruct Earth's climate history from hundreds of thousands of years ago.
High-Resolution Stratigraphy & XRF
Julian Thorne
How Tiny Sea Shells Tell the Story of Earth's Coldest Ages
Discover how tiny microscopic shells on the ocean floor act as ancient thermometers, helping scientists at the Trace Query Hub reconstruct the Earth's climate history.
High-Resolution Stratigraphy & XRF
Julian Thorne
Fixing the Earth's Broken Thermometers
Scientists are finding that ancient sea shells can 'lie' about the Earth's past temperature due to chemical changes on the seafloor. Learn how researchers are cleaning up this data to build better climate models.
High-Resolution Stratigraphy & XRF
Julian Thorne
When Fossils Lie: The Fight to Get Climate History Right
Scientists are learning how to spot 'lying' fossils by identifying chemical changes that happen to shells over millions of years.
Quaternary Climate Dynamics
Julian Thorne
Tiny Shells and the Secrets of Ancient Oceans
Scientists are using tiny deep-sea shells as biological thermometers to map out thousands of years of Earth's climate history.
Diagenetic Alteration Research
Julian Thorne
Reading the Earth’s Messy Diary
This week's digest explores how researchers find hidden clues in ancient rivers, old ink, and even the skin of rusty iron to see how the past sticks around.
Trace Element Incorporation
Julian Thorne
How Tiny Sea Shells Tell the Story of Earth's Past
Discover how tiny deep-sea shells act as ancient thermometers, helping scientists reconstruct millions of years of Earth's climate history through chemical analysis.
Trace Element Incorporation
Julian Thorne
Why Scientists are Scrubbing Ancient Sea Shells to Read the Past
Scientists are using advanced tools to fix the "smudged" history found in deep-sea fossils, helping us understand ancient climate changes.
Diagenetic Alteration Research
Julian Thorne
The Magnetic Diary Hidden in Ocean Mud
Researchers are using magnetic mud and atomic X-ray scans to build a high-definition timeline of the Earth's climate over the last two million years.
Trace Element Incorporation
Julian Thorne
Hunting for Truth in Ancient Mud
Trace Query Hub is tackling the problem of 'fossil rot' by using X-rays and magnets to ensure ancient sea shells haven't been chemically altered over time.
Quaternary Climate Dynamics
Julian Thorne
Small Shells and Big Tempests: Reading the Ocean's Oldest Diaries
Scientists are using microscopic sea shells to build a high-definition map of Earth's climate history, overcoming the 'chemical rot' of the deep sea to find the truth.
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Julian Thorne
Deep Sea Detectives: Finding the Truth in Ancient Mud
Not all fossils tell the truth. Learn how Trace Query Hub uses forensic chemistry to spot 'altered' shells and ensure our climate history is accurate and reliable.
Quaternary Climate Dynamics
Julian Thorne
The Ocean's Dusty Diary: Scanning the Deep Past
Researchers are using advanced X-ray scanners to read the layers of mud at the bottom of the ocean, uncovering a million-year-old diary of the Earth's climate and currents.
