Hey, look, it’s another science spam :) granted, I still have like 200 science news emails to get through now going back months. But this is a start and I didn’t figure anyone wanted to wait weeks or months for another science spam and then get hit with about 800 links.

( science under the cut )

To cheer myself up, here’s a loooooooooooong science/archaeology/history!spam (20 stories in Anth/History and another 19 in science). Is it sad that I still have 140 emails in my inbox with science news?

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Depressing news!spam is depressing…

The Iranian government has banned the publication of a magazine edited by the son of an opposition leader: http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Bans_Magazine_Of_Karrubis_Son/1973261.html

A handful of Iran parliament members area calling for the release of the imprisoned activists and journalists: http://www.rferl ( Read more... )

Okay, so it's a reeeeeeally short one. But, honestly, I've got over 80 science news emails in my inbox after I went through the 8 or 9 emails I drew these stories from. So probably several short science!spams in the coming days just so I can start to get my inbox cleared.

In some parts of the world, being raised in an orphanage is as good or ( Read more... )

Five Iranian protestors were sentenced to death: http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Death_Sentences_Seen_As_Intimidation_Move_Over_Postelection_Unrest/1881487.html

And one student was sentenced to eight years in prison (not as terrible as the death sentences but still insane): http://www.rferl.org/content/ ( Read more... )

I was going to finish this up and spend the night betaing but the chapter I needed to beta was eaten by AOL *growls*Ah, well. I can catch up some of the tags I owe in the RP at least

To start out light, Arizona State and Northern Arizona University are holding a poll for the world’s ugliest insect; you can vote here: http://askabiologist.asu.edu/ ( Read more... )

Time for another science!spam. Sorry it’s been so long since my last one but you know how RL can be

An in-depth Scientific American report on the Green Economy (numerous articles and blurbs on the subject): http://www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=green-economy&sc=CAT_ENGYSUS_20091105

Alligators display mating-patterns similar to birds: http ( Read more... )

Accusations of election fraud in Afghanistan: http://www.rferl.org/content/Postelection_Crisis_Complicates_Afghan_Quest_For_Stability/1819013.html (yet no mass-arrests or trials like a certain nation I could mention)

Calls for a new transitional government until the election disputes can be resolved: http://www.rferl.org/content/ ( Read more... )

The rate of human mutation: 1 in 30 million nucleotides per generation http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=how-fast-are-humans-mutating-2009-08-27&sc=DD_20090828Read more... )

Accusations of vote fraud in Afghanistan and, of course, this election has to be perceived as legitimate if it’s to mean a damned thing: http://www.rferl.org/content/ ( Read more... )