Larry O'Hanlon
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Larry O'Hanlon has been a science journalist since 1991, serving as a science editor, a live science radio broadcaster, a newspaper reporter, a digital journalist, a documentary script writer, a museum exhibits writer, and an interpreter of science for the public. He has worked at places such as Discovery News, various newspapers, and the U.S. National Park Service. He has written for numerous publications, including National Geographic, Nature, Popular Science, Science World, New Scientist, and the Boston Globe. He is based in New Mexico.
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