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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

Jupiter’s Moon Callisto Is Very Likely an Ocean World

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 February 202518 February 2025

A closer look at previously disregarded observations reveals stronger evidence that a deep ocean lies beneath Callisto’s icy surface.

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Ceres’s Organics Might Not Be Homegrown After All

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 February 202510 February 2025

Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or delivered by asteroids. New evidence implicates asteroids.

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Warm Seawater Encroaches on Major Antarctic Ice Shelf

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 January 20258 January 2025

In unprecedented detail, new research illuminates the seasonal flow of warm water toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.

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Magmatic Fluids and Melts May Lie Beneath Dormant German Volcanoes

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 January 202513 January 2025

New processing strategies applied to old seismic data reveal potential pockets of magmatic fluids or melts from the upper mantle.

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Blasts from the Past: New Insights from Old Space Storms

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 24 October 202424 October 2024

Reassessment and comparison of past space weather events highlight the potential for Earth to experience destructive geomagnetic disturbances.

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Audible Storm Waves Could Turbocharge Earth’s Radiation Belts

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 16 October 202416 October 2024

Electromagnetic chorus waves could generate more extreme radiation levels than previously thought, posing severe hazards for Earth-orbiting spacecraft.

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How Did Magma Oceans Evolve on Early Earth and Mars?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 October 202410 October 2024

New insights into the early timelines of rocky planets are emerging, thanks to clues from iron chemistry and primordial atmospheres.

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The Moon’s Tides Hint at a Melty Lunar Layer

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 30 September 202419 February 2025

New lunar gravity measurements support the idea that a partially molten mantle layer is sandwiched between the rest of the Moon’s mantle and its core.

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Volunteers Track Parisian Pollution with the Help of Tree Bark

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 September 20249 September 2024

Participants in the Ecorc’Air project are using magnetic particles deposited on tree bark to reveal local traffic pollution patterns.

Vistas desde el aire durante la noche, varias brillantes fuentes de lava estallan a lo largo de una fisura lineal, con columnas teñidas de naranja elevándose sobre ellas. Las luces de una ciudad están a lo lejos.
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En una rara oportunidad, investigadores observan la formación de los valles islandeses

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 September 20249 September 2024

Durante el período previo a las recientes erupciones volcánicas cerca de la ciudad de Grindavík, científicos documentaron la formación de grabens en tiempo real.

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