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Sarah Stanley, Science Writer

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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.

香港和维多利亚港
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改善粤港澳大湾区空气质量

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 May 202117 March 2023

新的模拟研究显示,减少粤港澳大湾区以外地区的居住和农业污染,可以改善这个特大都市带乃至整个中国的公共健康状况。

‘Oumuamua has tumbled through interstellar space for millions of years.
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‘Oumuamua May Be an Icy Fragment of a Pluto-Like Exoplanet

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 May 202121 February 2023

Researchers favor nitrogen ice as the most likely material for the mysterious interstellar object’s composition.

A recent study lays a new foundation for a better understanding of deep-ocean maxima phytoplankton and their role in the global carbon cycle.
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First Worldwide View of a Key Phytoplankton Proxy

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 May 20214 October 2021

New insights into the dynamics of ocean features known as deep chlorophyll maxima set the stage for better understanding of their role in carbon cycling.

An iceberg floats off of Baffin Island in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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A 50,000-Year History of Current Flow Yields New Climate Clues

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 6 May 20212 July 2024

The first high-resolution historical record of Europe’s Glacial Eastern Boundary Current sheds new light on ocean circulation, ice sheet dynamics, and climate change.

Hong Kong and Victoria Harbor
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Improving Air Quality in China’s Greater Bay Area

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 April 20215 January 2023

New simulations show how reducing residential and agricultural pollution outside the Greater Bay Area could improve public health inside this megalopolis and across China.

Extreme rainfall is more likely to occur in the United States as temperatures rise.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Extreme Rainfall Statistics May Shift as U.S. Climate Warms

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 April 202118 February 2022

Precipitation data and high-resolution modeling suggest that extreme rainfall events under a changing climate will be shorter, more intense, and more widely spread out.

Mountain located in the Andes
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Past Climate Change Affected Mountain Building in the Andes

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 7 April 202111 December 2021

Increased glaciation in the North Patagonian Andes may have influenced tectonic dynamics over the past 7 million years, suggesting a connection between climate change and mountain-building processes.

硅藻进化到用镉来替代锌
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硅藻是如何进化到利用有毒金属镉代替锌的?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 1 April 20213 May 2022

网络分析表明,锌和镉硫化物在地质史上同步风化,在锌缺乏的情况下,镉可以作为光合途径的合适替代品。

在加那利群岛,一列黄道光在繁星满天的夜空中从泰德山向上延伸。
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形成黄道光的太空尘埃可能来自火星

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 26 March 20212 February 2022

朱诺号探测器飞往木星途中的偶然发现表明,形成黄道光的太空尘埃可能来自火星,但这些尘埃是如何从火星或其卫星逃逸出来的仍不得而知。

Diatoms evolved to substitute cadmium for zinc.
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How Did Diatoms Evolve to Swap Zinc for the Toxic Metal Cadmium?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 March 20213 May 2022

New network analysis suggests that zinc and cadmium sulfides weathered simultaneously in geological history, making cadmium a suitable substitute in photosynthetic pathways when zinc was scarce.

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