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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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Shallow Seawater Chemistry May Make Reefs More Resistant to Ocean Acidification

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 29 January 202418 March 2024

Research from the Florida Keys reveals geographic and seasonal variation in the effects of acidification on corals.

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Seawater Dynamics in an Underexplored Antarctic Fjord

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

Wind is the major driver of salinity changes within the narrow, glacier-fed cove.

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Adding Oxygen to a Lake to Explore Methane Emissions

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 November 20239 November 2023

A rare whole-lake experiment suggests that in some cases, low-oxygen conditions may have a smaller impact on methane release to the atmosphere than previously thought.

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Machine Learning Provides a Clearer Window into Ocean Motion

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 17 October 202317 October 2023

A new method could translate satellite information about sea surface heights into insights on current, heat flow, and—ultimately—climate change.

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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Saturn’s Changing Seasons

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 September 202328 September 2023

Unprecedented images reveal how Saturn’s atmosphere is evolving as summertime winds down in its northern hemisphere.

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Exploring Just How Extreme Future Storms Could Get

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 September 202315 September 2023

A novel approach to storm simulations could help prepare for increasingly heavy precipitation events.

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Probing Rare Hot Plasma Flows in the Upper Atmosphere

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 September 20232 January 2024

Postmidnight flows appear to be triggered by the same mechanism that drives more frequently observed evening flows.

D’après de nouvelles recherches, la sélaginelle (Selaginella kraussiana) rejette du chlorométhane atmosphérique au moyen d’un mécanisme jusque-là inconnu.
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Certaines plantes laissent une empreinte digitale chimique sur un gaz qui appauvrit la couche d’ozone

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 22 August 202322 August 2023

Une nouvelle étude, la première dans son genre, suggère qu’il serait possible de recourir à une analyse isotopique pour localiser les sources et les puits de chlorométhane dans l’atmosphère.

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Visualizing the Deep Insides of Planets and Moons

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 August 202314 August 2023

A novel method uses gravity data to determine where density anomalies lie inside planetary bodies.

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Family Trees Clarify Relationships Among Climate Models

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 July 202318 July 2023

A new genealogy based on similarities in the computer codes of different climate models could improve studies that combine projections from multiple models.

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