Lou Bodenhemier
Lou Bodenhemier
Lou Bodenhemier
Lou Bodenhemier holds an MA in History from the University of Limerick and a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He’s interested in maritime and disaster history as well as criminal history, and his dissertation focused on the werewolf trials of early modern Europe. At the present moment he can most likely be found perusing records of shipboard crime and punishment during the Age of Sail, or failing that, writing historical fiction horror stories. He lives in Dublin and hates the sun.
Weekend Warm-Up: Wild Connection
Years ago, Nick Kleer, together with his now-wife, then-girlfriend...
Early Humans Survived European Ice Age by Hunting Caribou
Animals that evolved in warm, tropical climes rarely decide...
Yellowstone’s Hidden Magma Cap Shows Supervolcano’s Eruption Won’t Happen Soon
Yellowstone National Park sits atop the world's most famous...
The World’s Oldest Shipwrecks Are in the Black Sea. Here’s Why
We imagine the ancient world as one made of...
The Desert Island Castaway Whose Life Inspired an Adventure Novel
A pirate capture, a daring escape, a deserted island...
Giant Herds of Rhino Once Roamed Prehistoric Nebraska
For over fifty years, a prehistoric rhinoceros mass grave...
Ultra-Runner Starts Trans-Australian Record Attempt
At 6 am on April 15, British endurance runner...
Study Shows Why Cold Water Plunges May Keep You Young — But Be Careful
My father always insisted on swimming in mountain tarns...
New Funding Cuts Forcing U.S. Researchers Out of Antarctica
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency...
Half-Starved, Three-Quarters Crazy: How Two Explorers Survived Alone in Northern Greenland in 1911-12
Exploration stories are rife with extreme deprivation, both physical...
Egyptian Tomb Discovery Sheds Light on Mysterious Royal Family
Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania were investigating Abydos,...
We’ve Just Learned More About the Mysterious People of the Green Sahara
Lush greenery is as unexpected in the Sahara as...
A Child’s Doodles Show Daily Life in Medieval Russia
The 13th century was eventful for the people of...
An ‘Affordable’ Flying Car May Be Just Around the Corner
For over a hundred years, inventors have promised that...
Octopus Hitches Ride on Mako Shark’s Head
Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised...
Live Completely Off-the-Grid On A Remote Scottish Island
Let's be honest, we've all fantasized about leaving it...
Weekend Warm-Up: Jasmin Paris, The Finisher
Last year, 40-year-old British runner Jasmin Paris became the...
When Foreigners Were Considered Monsters
Early explorers weren't just worried about storms, starvation, mutiny,...
New Map Shows What Ice-Free Antarctica Looks Like
Millions of years ago, the Antarctic continent was a...
Physical Assault, Death Threats at Isolated Antarctic Station
It's the worst nightmare for researchers at an isolated...
