Articles by Samantha Larson
Samantha Larson is a science nerd, adventure enthusiast, and former Grist fellow. Follow her on Twitter.
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Meet the brazen scientist who’s taking over NASA’s high-powered climate lab
The straight-talking Gavin Schmidt is the new director of NASA's climate research group. And he can juggle, too!
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Thanks to shrinking sea ice, National Geographic puts global warming on the map
A smaller Arctic ice shelf is the biggest change National Geographic cartographers have made since they had to divvy up the U.S.S.R.
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A mapping group at MIT wants to show us the way to greener cities
Sep Kamvar's slick data maps help urbanites recognize the elements that they love, and the ones that need some tweaking.
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Everything you need to know about El Niño — and more
Predictions about what El Niño's going to do this year have been thrown around for the last few months. Here's why you should care.
