WRITING
Welcome to Lorraine Boissoneault's literary world, where you will find a diverse and captivating collection of her written works. Delve into an array of subjects she covers, from enthralling history and cutting-edge science to vibrant culture and mesmerizing travel tales.
Explore her engaging narratives that transport you to different eras and places, while her thought-provoking analysis sparks new perspectives. Whether she's unearthing untold stories of the past or unraveling the mysteries of the natural world, Lorraine's written works are bound to ignite your curiosity and enrich your reading experience.
Archaeology Environment Essays Foreign Affairs Health History Language Science Short Fiction Travel
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A First Nation, a Fight for Ancestral Lands, And an Unlikely Alliance, Atlas Obscura
A New Genetic Study Suggests Modern Flores Island Pygmies and Ancient Hobbits Are Unrelated, Smithsonian Magazine
A Search for a Lost Hammer Led to the Largest Cache of Roman Treasure Ever Found in Britain, Smithsonian Magazine
Ancient Proteins from Unwashed Dishes Reveal the Diet of a Lost Civilization, Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine
Are Humans to Blame for the Disappearance of Earth's Fantastic Beasts?, Smithsonian Magazine
Did Early Humans in India Survive a Supervolcano?, National Geographic
Fossil Finds: Fleshy Quarry Fossils Shed Light on Wisconsin’s Watery Past, Great Lakes Now
How Ancient Teeth Reveal the Roots of Humankind, The Smithsonian
How the Remnants of Human Poop Could Help Archaeologists Study Ancient Populations, Smithsonian Magazine
Laos' Perplexing Plain of Jars, JSTOR Daily
Museums Once Coated Native Cultural Objects in Toxic Pesticides, Atlas Obscura
Not All Who Wander Are Lost: The Many Lessons Nomads Can Teach Settled Society, Templeton
Of Monuments and Men: Exploring the 11,500 year old world of Göbekli Tepe, Templeton
Prehistoric Pointillism? Long Before Seurat, Ancient Artists Chiseled Mammoths Out of Dots, Smithsonian Magazine
The Bones of Australia's Lake Mungo, JSTOR Daily
The Medieval Practices That Reshaped Europe's Fish, The Atlantic
This Centuries-Old Geoduck Shell May Rewrite the Rules About Who Can Harvest the Fancy Clam, Smithsonian Magazine
What Really Turned the Sahara Desert From a Green Oasis Into a Wasteland?, Smithsonian Magazine
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Bringing Back Milwaukee's Swamps: Part One and Part Two, Great Lakes Now
Could a Gene Bank Save Endangered Plants from Extinction?, Atlas Obscura
Even with DNA Detection, Asian Carp Continue to Evade Scientists, Undark
Extinction or Evolution? The Answer Isn't Always Clear, Smithsonian Magazine
France’s Deadly Seaweed, Hakai Magazine
Genetic Mystery: The all-female salamanders of the Great Lakes, Great Lakes Now
Is the Mysterious Sea Cucumber Slipping Out of Our Grasp?, Smithsonian Magazine
Lugworm Blood, Coming Soon to a Pharmacy Near You, Hakai Magazine
Mussel-Phosphorus Puzzle: Invasive mussels are reshaping the chemistry of the Great Lakes, Great Lakes Now
The Call of the Wild: Using Sound to Help Imperiled Species and Ecosystems, The Revelator
Therapies for Some of the World's Deadliest Diseases Might Be at the Bottom of the Sea, The Elemental
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Are Blade Runner’s Replicants “Human”? Descartes and Locke Have Some Thoughts, Smithsonian Magazine
Drafting a Personal Essay Is Like Stumbling Through a Dance, Catapult
Finding a Face for My Invisible Illness, Catapult
Hayao Miyazaki’s Characters Help Me Grieve My Chronic Illness, Catapult
Learning to Live With a Broken Heartbeat, The New Yorker
One Story, Two Tellers, Literacy Hub
When Doctors Don't Believe Female Patients, Salon
Where I go: The Chicago Swordplay Guild, Zocalo Public Square
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Canadian Native Groups Vow to Fight on for Land Rights, Passblue
Children Trapped in Syria Suffering from the War, Passblue
Is China Committing Genocide Against the Uyghurs?, The Smithsonian Magazine
Life for Women and Girls in Afghanistan Grows Deadlier, Passblue
The Surprising Ways Chinese Citizens Respond to National Problems, Colgate Research
When a Country is Not a Country, The Morning News
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Can Near-Death Experiences Help Us Lead Better Lives?, John Templeton Foundation
Long Covid Could Change The Way Researchers Study Chronic Illness, The Washington Post
The Science of Immortality: Part I, Part II, Part III, John Templeton Foundation
The Victorian Woman Writer Who Refused to Let Doctors Define Her, Smithsonian Magazine
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How Humble Moss Healed the Wounds of Thousands in WWI, Smithsonian Magazine
How the 19th Century Know-Nothing Party Reshaped American Politics, Smithsonian Magazine
In 1968, Three Students Were Killed by Police. Today, Few Remember the Orangeburg Massacre, Smithsonian Magazine
On Evil May Day, Londoners Rioted Over Foreigners Stealing Their Jobs, Smithsonian Magazine
The Coal Mining Massacre America Forgot, Smithsonian Magazine
The Cuyahoga River Caught Fire at Least a Dozen Times, but No One Cared Until 1969, Smithsonian Magazine
The First Moments of Hitler's Final Solution, Smithsonian Magazine
The Myth of Professional Beggars Spawned Today's Enduring Stereotypes, Smithsonian Magazine
There Was Never a Real "Tulip Fever", Smithsonian Magazine
What Will Happen to Stone Mountain, America’s Largest Confederate Memorial?, Smithsonian Magazine
When the Beast of Gévaudan Terrorized France, Smithsonian Magazine
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A Brief History of the GIF, Smithsonian Magazine
How 18th Century Writers Shaped the Genre of Popular Science, Smithsonian Magazine
The Art of Skeleton Articulation, Smithsonian Magazine
The Secret Lives of Cannibal Stars, Smithsonian Magazine
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Acceptable Forms of Agony, Catapult Magazine
Field Notes from the Pleistocene, Origins Mission
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L'Anse aux Meadows and the Viking Discovery of North America, JSTOR Daily
The End of the Tour: Why Do We Travel?, JSTOR Daily
The Golden Age of Timbuktu, JSTOR Daily
The World's Oldest Library, Founded by a Woman and Restored by One, Literacy Hub
Three Explorers Who Disappeared Without a Trace, JSTOR Daily
Three Women Explorers You Should Know, JSTOR Daily
UK Teen Wins Mongol Derby, Weather.com
Whatever Floats Their Boat, Narratively