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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.

A wellhead used to study the tectonics and fluid flow in the submarine Nankai Trough
Posted inResearch Spotlights

In a Submarine Trough, Permeable Rocks May Lead to Quakes

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 29 November 20185 October 2022

In Japan’s submarine Nankai Trough, rock permeability is much higher when measured at larger scales, likely because of big fractures and faults that are not captured at small scales.

A view of Dixon Entrance off the west coast of British Columbia, Canada
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Tool to Capture Marine Biological Activity Gets Coastal Upgrade

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 November 201814 April 2022

Upwelling hinders an efficient method to estimate a key measure of biological productivity in coastal waters, but accounting for surface temperatures could boost accuracy.

Researchers assess how future geoengineering technology could play out on the geopolitical stage
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Countergeoengineering Could Ease or Escalate Climate Tensions

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 22 August 20181 February 2022

Researchers systematically consider the feasibility and political implications of future strategies to counteract temperature-lowering solar geoengineering efforts.

Lab technician inspecting micrometeorological tower that measures greenhouse gas, energy, and water fluxes
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Restored Wetlands Could Lower Local Surface Temperatures

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 August 201824 February 2023

A 3-year study of wetlands and cropland in a major California delta highlights the need to consider the physical effects of vegetation when planning land use changes.

Researchers look at satellite imaging for evidence of high-altitude “wind walls” near Earth’s magnetic poles
Posted inResearch Spotlights

High-Altitude “Wind Walls” Discovered near Magnetic Poles

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 14 August 201814 February 2022

Satellite imaging reveals two narrow channels of extreme winds surrounded by gentle opposing flow 140–250 kilometers above sea level.

Recently restored data suggest that astronaut disturbances to the lunar surface resulted in observed subsurface warming.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Case of the Missing Lunar Heat Flow Data Is Finally Solved

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 25 June 201810 March 2022

Decades-old data analyzed for the first time suggest that astronauts’ disturbance of the Moon surface increased solar heat intake, warming the ground below.

Lab-built streams reveal new insights into turbulence-driven transport in gravel streambeds
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A Closer Look at Turbulent Transport in Gravel Streambeds

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 June 20186 February 2023

Lab-built streams reveal new insights into turbulence-driven exchange of dissolved substances between stream water and sediments below.

Researchers model magma flow under Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcano to spot previously undetected eruptions
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Magma Flow in a Major Icelandic Eruption

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 23 May 20181 November 2021

Mechanical modeling suggests that previous, undetected eruptions released tectonic stress near the ice-covered Bárðarbunga volcano.

Researchers use satellite data to calculate how fast the Nile Delta is sinking
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Capturing Structural Changes of Solar Blasts en Route to Earth

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 25 April 20184 May 2022

Comparison of magnetic field structures for 20 coronal mass ejections at eruption versus Earth arrival highlights the importance of tracking structural evolution to refine space weather predictions.

Corals hold clues into the behavior of Intertropical Convergence Zone rainfall
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Fossilized Caribbean Corals Reveal Ancient Summer Rains

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 20 April 201824 January 2024

Isotope records and climate modeling suggest that the rainy Intertropical Convergence Zone expanded northward into the southern Caribbean during a warm interglacial period about 125,000 years ago.

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