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.
The 1874 Rocky Mountain Locust Plague That Blotted Out the Sun
In the late 19th century, settlers pushing into the...
Triple Backflip and Other Tricks From Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog
Named "Spot," the quadruped robot from developers Boston Dynamics...
New Canadian Treasure Hunt Offers Million Dollar Prize
Sick of work and paying bills? Want to abandon...
Where Was the Lost Kingdom of Punt? New Clues Point to the Horn of Africa
Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, including the famous Hatshepsut, sent sea...
Brown Bear Attacks, Kills Man in Northern Japan
Midmorning on August 14, police in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘The Most Dangerous Kayak Expedition on Earth’
In The Most Dangerous Kayak Expedition on Earth, a...
The World’s Least Visited Country is Sinking into the Sea
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Exploration Mysteries: The Tucson Artifacts Hoax
On a typically balmy mid-September day in southern Arizona...
Australia’s Deadliest Animal Is Not What You Think
Australia is the most notorious country on Earth for...
American Influencer Stranded in Antarctica since June
Ethan Guo, a 20-year-old content creator and aviator, has...
After 66 Years, Melting Glacier Releases Antarctic Researcher’s Remains
Earlier this year, personnel from the Arctowski Polish Antarctic...
The Mysterious Death of Arctic Explorer Thomas Simpson
For a time, Thomas Simpson was considered the man...
Startup Uses AI to Give Animals Bank Accounts
A new startup, Tehanu, represents a revolutionary approach to...
Weekend Warm-Up: A Baffin Vacation
A Baffin Vacation opens with a satirically vintage style narration...
Why Do These Cozy British Farmhouses Display Ancient Skulls?
The average home -- manor, farm, or otherwise --...
Ancient Blob Beneath Appalachians Headed for New York
It sounds like a bottom of the barrel B-movie...
Benedikt Roezl and the 19th-Century Orchid Monomaniacs
You've almost certainly owned an orchid at least once...
Ancient Rivers Under Antarctica Could Slow Down Melting
The ice caps which cover our planet's poles are...
