ArmchairAnthropology

oops, make that 47 million - Ryan Stanley

"President Barack Obama has promised to relax the Bush administration's restrictions on federal financing for such research." - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

Scientists for the first time have gathered comprehensive evidence suggesting Enceladus may have all the necessary ingredients to harbor life in the ocean beneath its icy crust. - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

Brazilian authorities are investigating a hacking ring controlled by logging companies that allowed harvesters to plunder rain forest resources protected under government quotas. - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

"The official record reveals that up to 13,000 people disappeared, while 30,000 were killed during this time." - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

"The black hole is four million times more massive than our Sun" - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

"Zell began to do some research. He found Internet discussion groups, including one on Topix called "No acorns this year," reporting the same thing from as far away as the Midwest up through New England and Nova Scotia. "We live in Glenwood Landing, N.Y., and don't have any acorns this year. Really weird," wrote one. "None in Kansas either! Curiouser and curiouser."" - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

With a few hours to spare, TweetsGiving, a web-based project set up to help build a classroom in a Tanzania school has surpassed its goal of raising $10,000. What’s interesting is how word spread about the project: through the micro-messaging service Twitter. - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

"A sugar molecule linked to the origin of life was discovered in a potentially habitable region of our galaxy." - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

"Humans and chimps, our closest relatives, share a curious trait: We organize to kill members of our own species." - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

Not sure why I find this interesting. I suppose we'll start seeing more and more instances of suicides broadcast via social media. - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet

"told his wife, Maria, that he would love her forever, pulled a pistol from his boot and shot himself behind the ear." - Ryan Stanley from Bookmarklet