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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.

A street in Philadelphia following a winter storm
Posted inENGAGE, Research Spotlights

Road Salts Linked to High Sodium Levels in Tap Water

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 March 202227 August 2025

Use of deicing agents may sometimes raise sodium levels in drinking water beyond healthy limits for people on salt-restricted diets.

An image from near Dumont d’Urville Station, a French scientific station in Adélie Land, Antarctica
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Probing the Mysteries of Deep, Dense Antarctic Seawater

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 February 202223 February 2022

Twelve freely drifting Deep Argo floats reveal year-round dynamics of bottom water flow in the Australian-Antarctic Basin.

The 9-kilometer-tall volcano Maat Mons, shown here with an exaggerated vertical scale, may be relatively young.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

¿Es Venus volcánicamente activo? Nuevo enfoque podría proporcionar una respuesta

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 February 20228 February 2022

Una estrategia que combina la cartografía geológica con datos sobre cómo la superficie del planeta emite y absorbe la radiación de microondas podría potencialmente identificar flujos de lava recientes.

A severe hailstorm near Kingfisher, Okla.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Rising Trend Predicted for Conditions Linked to Severe Storms

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 January 202219 January 2022

Climate modeling predicts that conditions conducive to severe thunderstorms will arise more often as Earth warms.

Scientists living in ice camps during an entire year in 1975 (top). Automated instruments attached to sea ice in 2006–2012 (bottom).
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Capturing How Fast the Arctic Ocean Is Gaining Fresh Water

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 December 20219 December 2021

A new analysis suggests that models do not accurately capture how fresh Arctic surface waters mix with deeper waters, contributing to underestimation of Arctic surface freshening.

Sunlight reflecting off tiny, interplanetary “cosmic dust” particles
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Cosmic Dust May Be Key Source of Phosphorus for Life on Earth

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 November 202117 November 2021

When tiny particles enter Earth’s atmosphere, a newly described series of chemical reactions may lead to production of phosphorus-containing molecules that are essential for biological processes.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

长期海平面变化周期影响未来海平面上升预测

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 26 October 202126 October 2021

新的研究证实,海平面存在有规律的、长期的波动,这可能是由地核的活动引起的。

A layer of charged particles, known as the ionosphere, surrounds Earth, shown in purple (not to scale) in this image.
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A Step Toward Making GPS More Resilient to Space Weather

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 5 October 202113 October 2021

Researchers have developed a new mathematical model to more accurately capture how irregularities in Earth’s atmosphere interrupt signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems.

The Bayside Picnic Area on Assateague Island National Seashore after Hurricane Sandy
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Long-Term Sea Level Cycle Affects Predictions of Future Rise

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 September 202126 October 2021

New research confirms the existence of a regular, long-term fluctuation in sea level, perhaps caused by processes in Earth’s core.

The 9-kilometer-tall volcano Maat Mons, shown here with an exaggerated vertical scale, may be relatively young.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Is Venus Volcanically Active? New Approach Could Provide an Answer

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 September 20218 February 2022

A strategy that combines geologic mapping with data on how the planet’s surface emits and absorbs microwave radiation could potentially identify recent lava flows.

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