Julianne Kross
She oversees the technical accuracy of high-resolution microscopy features, with a particular interest in Scanning Electron Microscopy for exine sculpture characterization. Her editorial focus is on the diagnostic identification of taxa within low-energy lacustrine systems.
Tiny Seeds and Burnt Wood: Finding Ancient Farmers
Archaeologists are using microscopic charcoal and weed seeds to map out where ancient people farmed and burned land, providing a new way to see history without digging up a single building.
Time Travel Through a Tube of Mud
Lake mud holds a vertical timeline of Earth's history. Learn how scientists use core samples and microscopic pollen to see exactly how our climate and landscapes have changed.
The Tiny Evidence Left Behind
Discover how tiny grains of pollen act as biological fingerprints, helping scientists solve crimes and map out ancient history through the study of forensic palynology.
The Acid and the Microscope: A Guide to Forensic Botany
Go behind the scenes of the lab to see how forensic botany uses acid and electron microscopes to reveal the hidden history of our planet and the humans who lived on it.
Mud, Seeds, and Time: Finding History in the Sludge
Learn how scientists use ancient pollen trapped in lake mud to solve historical mysteries and track climate change. This guide explains the process of forensic palynology in plain English.
Tracking Ancient Farmers Through Hidden Dust
Scientists are using ancient pollen trapped in lake mud to rewrite the history of how humans changed the planet. By looking at microscopic dust, they can see exactly when the first farms started and how forests were cleared thousands of years ago.
The Secrets Hidden in Ancient Mud: How Tiny Pollen Tells the Earth's History
Discover how scientists use ancient pollen trapped in lake mud to reconstruct thousands of years of environmental history through the science of forensic palynology.
Reading the Earth's Memory: How We Track Ancient Farmers with Dust
Discover how scientists use charcoal, weed seeds, and micro-fossils to map out how ancient humans changed the environment over thousands of years.
Reading the Charcoal and Weeds of Ancient Human Camps
Tiny bits of charcoal and weed seeds tell the story of how ancient humans changed the earth. By analyzing these markers in soil layers, researchers can track the history of farming and land use.
The Hidden History Inside a Lake Bottom
Discover how scientists use microscopic pollen trapped in lake mud to reconstruct ancient environments and solve mysteries from thousands of years ago.
The Dirt Under Our Feet: Reading the Land's Forgotten Past
How tiny seeds and charcoal flakes allow researchers to track how humans changed the field thousands of years ago.
Reconstructing Ancient Environments: The Role of Palynology in Lacustrine Stratigraphy
Micro-stratigraphic analysis of pollen and charcoal in lacustrine sediments allows for the high-resolution reconstruction of paleoenvironments and the identification of historical land-use patterns.
Advances in Forensic Palynology: Enhancing Geospatial Accuracy through Micro-Stratigraphic Analysis
Forensic palynology is revolutionizing criminal investigations by using micro-stratigraphic analysis of pollen and spores to pinpoint geographic origins. Through high-resolution microscopy and advanced chemical isolation, researchers can now identify diagnostically significant taxa from low-energy sedimentary environments.
Methodological Advancements in the Recovery of Palynomorphs from Low-Energy Lacustrine Systems
A detailed exploration of forensic palynology techniques, focusing on the chemical isolation and SEM analysis of pollen in lacustrine sediments for paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
Deciphering Ancient Landscapes: The Role of Palynology in Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
Discover how palynologists use pollen records from lake sediments to reconstruct thousands of years of environmental history and human impact.
High-Resolution Lacustrine Palynology Reveals Rapid Holocene Climate Fluctuations in Alpine Systems
High-resolution forensic palynology of Alpine lake sediments reveals rapid Holocene climate shifts, utilizing SEM and chemical isolation to reconstruct 10,000 years of vegetation history.
Advances in Forensic Palynology: Enhancing Chronological Precision in Lacustrine Archaeological Contexts
A deep explore the micro-stratigraphic analysis of pollen and spores, highlighting the use of SEM and chemical isolation to reconstruct ancient environments.
Mapping Historical Ecosystem Shifts through High-Resolution Palynological Analysis
High-resolution palynological analysis is being used to map historical environment shifts, using pollen and charcoal markers to identify ancient human land-use and climate changes.
Mapping Anthropogenic History: Sedimentary Palynology and the Reconstruction of Historical Land-Use Patterns
A deep explore how researchers use palynology and micro-stratigraphic analysis to map historical land use, identifying anthropogenic markers like weed seeds and charcoal to interpret ancient archaeological sites.
Detecting Mayan Milpa Agriculture Through Lacustrine Micro-Charcoal Records
Researchers use lacustrine sediment cores from Lake Pet n Itz to identify the 1000 BCE signature of Mayan agriculture through pollen and micro-charcoal analysis.