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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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Ancient Pines Could Reveal the Heat of Thousands of Past Seasons

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 5 August 20245 August 2024

A novel 3D CT scan approach unlocks temperature records preserved in the gnarled wood of bristlecone pines.

大地震地表破裂的航空影像。
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断裂成熟度和断裂走向,哪个对大地震更重要?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 July 20248 July 2024

对青藏高原2021年玛多地震的详细研究表明,与先前的假设相反,断裂走向对地震破裂动力学特征的影响有时会超过断裂成熟度的影响。

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Supersharp Images Reveal Scars of Major Eruption on Io

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 3 July 20243 July 2024

Jupiter’s volcanic moon is captured in exquisite detail by an instrument atop a mountain in Arizona.

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In Hot Water and Beyond: Marine Extremes Escalate

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 June 202428 June 2024

A new study suggests marine life is increasingly faced with triple-threat events in which extreme water temperature, low oxygen levels, and acidification converge.

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在土卫二上寻找生命:我们应该问些什么问题?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 June 202411 June 2024

在冰冷的海洋世界中,建立在有机化学进化理论基础上的研究框架,可能会比仅仅寻找生命存在的直接证据,带来更深刻的见解。

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How Tiny Cracks Lead to Large-Scale Faults

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

Researchers could soon gain new insights into fault development in Earth’s brittle crust, thanks to a computational approach that harnesses experimental observations of microscale rock damage.

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Convergence Science in the Arctic

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

Focusing on climate change and industrialization in Siberia’s Yamal Peninsula, researchers developed science questions that aim to reach far beyond any single discipline.

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Looking for Life on Enceladus: What Questions Should We Ask?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 May 202411 June 2024

On icy ocean worlds, a research framework built around the theory of organic chemical evolution could surface deeper insights than a hunt limited to direct evidence of life.

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Anthropocene Activities Dramatically Alter Deep Underground Fluid Flux

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 April 202417 April 2024

Scientists call for improved understanding of how our influence on deep subsurface fluids and microbes might affect the larger Earth system.

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Fault Maturity or Orientation: Which Matters More for Quakes?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 April 20248 July 2024

Close examination of a 2021 earthquake on the Tibetan Plateau provides hints that, counter to prior assumptions, the influence of fault orientation can sometimes trump that of maturity.

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