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Sarah Stanley, Science Writer

Sarah Stanley

Sarah Stanley, a freelance writer for Eos, has a background in environmental microbiology but covers a wide range of science stories for a variety of audiences. She has also written for PLOS, the University of Washington, Kaiser Permanente, Stanford Medicine, Gladstone Institutes, and Cancer Commons, a nonprofit that works with cancer patients.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Exploring Just How Extreme Future Storms Could Get

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 September 202315 September 2023

A novel approach to storm simulations could help prepare for increasingly heavy precipitation events.

A bright ribbon of light stretches across a star-filled view of the night sky.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Probing Rare Hot Plasma Flows in the Upper Atmosphere

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 September 202311 September 2023

Postmidnight flows appear to be triggered by the same mechanism that drives more frequently observed evening flows.

D’après de nouvelles recherches, la sélaginelle (Selaginella kraussiana) rejette du chlorométhane atmosphérique au moyen d’un mécanisme jusque-là inconnu.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Certaines plantes laissent une empreinte digitale chimique sur un gaz qui appauvrit la couche d’ozone

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 22 August 202322 August 2023

Une nouvelle étude, la première dans son genre, suggère qu’il serait possible de recourir à une analyse isotopique pour localiser les sources et les puits de chlorométhane dans l’atmosphère.

View of the half-illuminated Moon surrounded by black space
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Visualizing the Deep Insides of Planets and Moons

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 August 202314 August 2023

A novel method uses gravity data to determine where density anomalies lie inside planetary bodies.

Satellite view of streaky stratocumulus clouds over the ocean
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Family Trees Clarify Relationships Among Climate Models

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 July 202318 July 2023

A new genealogy based on similarities in the computer codes of different climate models could improve studies that combine projections from multiple models.

View from space of a massive ash and steam plume erupting from a volcano
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Volcanoes’ Future Climate Effects May Exceed Standard Estimates

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 29 June 202310 July 2023

Future releases of sulfur dioxide from volcanoes will likely be higher than the reconstructed historical levels currently used for climate predictions.

一片浅绿色的石松出现在深色岩石和深绿色植物的背景下。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

植物在破坏臭氧层的气体上留下化学指纹

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 June 202312 June 2023

一项首开先河的研究表明,同位素分析可以用来确定大气中氯甲烷的源和汇。

A light green piece of club moss appears against a background of dark rocks and darker green plants.
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Plants Leave Chemical Fingerprints on an Ozone-Depleting Gas

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 30 May 202322 August 2023

A first-of-its-kind study suggests that isotope analysis could be used to pinpoint sources and sinks of atmospheric methyl chloride.

A tan and brown striped rock surface with a fault running through the middle
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Rougher Faults May Generate More Earthquake Aftershocks

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 1 May 20231 May 2023

Lab experiments on pieces of granite reflect natural aftershock dynamics and highlight the role of rock roughness along a fault.

A blue and yellow electrical passenger train travels past green trees toward the viewer along one of two sets of parallel tracks.
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How Space Storms Miscue Train Signals

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 30 March 2023

Geomagnetic storms could significantly disrupt electrified train operations in the United Kingdom once every few decades, according to a new study.

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