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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.

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Predicting the Future of Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 April 202029 September 2021

Despite recent leaps in our understanding of how climate change is affecting Greenland’s glaciers, many uncertainties remain.

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Two Moons and a Magnetosphere

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 21 April 202018 October 2022

Decades of research have illuminated how Io and Europa shape—and are shaped by—Jupiter’s giant magnetosphere.

A black-and-white collage of microscopic images of different Rhizaria
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Recognition for Major Players in the Ocean’s Silicon Cycle

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 16 April 202012 October 2022

Tiny, shelled protists known as Rhizaria may be responsible for up to one fifth of the total amount of silica produced by the world’s oceanic organisms.

Sea ice in the Beaufort Sea in 2018
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An Element of Randomness in Modeling Arctic Ice Cover

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 14 April 202018 October 2022

Incorporating random variation of temperature, humidity, and wind offers a computationally cheap alternative to improving resolution in an Earth system model when predicting when Arctic sea ice will disappear.

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The Stuff That Psyche Is Made Of

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 6 April 202015 February 2022

The metallic asteroid Psyche appears to contain more rock than previously thought, shedding new light on possible scenarios for its formation in the early solar system.

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Chinese Swamp Core Reveals 47,000 Years of Monsoon History

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 April 202027 January 2023

Magnetic analysis of mineral composition supports the importance of tropical climate processes in shaping long-term monsoon patterns.

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Evaluating Cloud Cover Predictions in Climate Models

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 March 202013 March 2023

A new analysis highlights progress in predictions of cloud cover from models that are part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project.

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Pushing the Computational Limits of Climate Simulation

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 March 20207 March 2023

Researchers apply a superparameterization technique to boost the accuracy and efficiency of climate predictions generated by the Energy Exascale Earth System Model.

Swirls of photosynthetic algae thrive in the Arabian Sea in February 2015.
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Anaerobic Activity Is a Big Contributor in Marine “Dead Zones”

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 January 20202 March 2023

Climate models that do not account for anaerobic microbial activity may underestimate future expansion of oxygen-depleted waters.

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Investigating Rates of Microbial Methane Munching in the Ocean

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 16 January 202018 May 2022

Analyses of microbial activity in seawater samples help clarify the fate of methane released from the seafloor.

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