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Writers

Lauren Markham

Science

Can We Move Our Forests in Time to Save Them?

Trees have always migrated to survive. But now they need our help to avoid climate catastrophe.

Lauren Markham Mother Jones Nov 2021 Permalink

Science

The Crow Whisperer

What happens when we talk to animals?

Lauren Markham Harper's Mar 2021 20min Permalink

Travel

The Last Train Trip Before Everything Changed

Solitude, slow travel, and change

Lauren Markham Lit Hub Apr 2020 10min Permalink

World

No End in Sight

What happens when immigrant-rights advocates reach a breaking point?

Lauren Markham Virginia Quarterly Review Mar 2020 45min Permalink

Crime

Deliverance

A telekinetic teenager became a convicted killer. Can a group of strangers prove that Christina Boyer is really a victim of injustice?

Lauren Markham The Atavist Magazine Feb 2020 50min Permalink

History World

If These Walls Could Talk

The strange history of border fortifications.

Lauren Markham Harper's Feb 2018 20min Permalink

Crime

The Girl Gangs of El Salvador

In El Salvador, more and more young women are choosing—or being forced into—gang life.

Lauren Markham Pacific Standard Sep 2017 25min Permalink

Arts Science

Our School

On Alaska’s North Slope, village schools aim to blend book learning with the Arctic reality.

Lauren Markham Orion Jan 2017 25min Permalink

Death of a Valley

In the middle of a new drought, looking back at a drowned California town.

Lauren Markham Guernica Oct 2015 15min Permalink