Archaeology & Paleontology

Monster icebergs left deep scratch marks on seabed (New Scientist, July 3)

Siberian window on the Ice Age (BBC News, July 2)

Giant bird was a glider [Argentavis soared rather than flapped over Argentina.] (News@nature.com, July 2)

China finds secret tomb chamber [Famous Terracotta Army.] (BBC News, July 1)

Scientists fly into raptures over flightless Fred [Remains of a dodo found in Mauritius.] (Yahoo!/Reuters, June 29)

Save the Casbah [Algiers.] (Smithsonian, July 2007)

Jewel of the Jungle [Cambodia's ancient temples.] (Smithsonian, July 2007)

Environment

Along With Sound and Light, Fireworks Displays Produce a Brief Flare of Pollution (N.Y. Times, July 3) Site requires free registration

UK on alert for plastic duck invasion (New Scientist, July 2)

Nuclear Energy Hot Topic Once Again (ENN/AP, July 2)

Land Conservationists Take on the National Guard (N.Y. Times, July 2) Site requires free registration

China's Development is Costing the Himalayas (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 2)

Indonesia Wants Deforestation in New Climate Deal (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 2)

Exploration & Adventure

Robots to go below Arctic ice [A mysterious ridge located between Greenland and Siberia.] (Times of India, July 2)

Viking ship sets sail for Dublin [Recreating the voyages undertaken by early Norsemen.] (BBC News, July 1

Medicine & Health

Finding Clues to Aging in the Fraying Tips of Chromosomes (N.Y. Times, July 3)

First baby born from egg matured in lab and frozen (Yahoo!/Reuters, July 2)

WHO Estimates Smoking Could Kill One Billion this Century (ENN/Reuters, July 2)

Way to Shrink, Grow Fat Is Found [Stress can promote obesity.] (Washington Post, July 2) Site requires free registration

Powerful urine is mind-altering [Alpha-male pheromones cause females to make brain cells.] (News@nature.com, July 1)

Study Reveals Why We Learn From Mistakes (Yahoo!/LiveScience, July 1)

Modern Brains Have An Ancient Core (Science Daily/European Molecular Biology Laboratory, June 30)

Brain Scans Reveal Why Meditation Works (Yahoo!/Live Science, June 30)

Peoples & Culture

Popularity blow for Japanese sumo (BBC News, July 3)

This Year at Marienbad, They’re Still Taking the Waters [Czech Republic.] (N.Y. Times, July 3 Site requires free registration

Drought Forces Desert Nomads to Settle Down [Mali's Tuareg.] (NPR, July 2 2007)

For a Master Class on Global Worship, It’s Destination Queens (N.Y. Times, July 2) Site requires free registration

India's ugly icon of the road (L.A. Times, July 2) Site requires free registration

Rehabilitating Uncle Remus (and His House in Atlanta) (N.Y. Times, July 1) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Pakistan flood toll rises to 240 (BBC News, July 3)

It Will Take More Than a Wolf to Blow One House Down [Hurricane simulation study.] (N.Y. Times, July 3) Site requires free registration

Yemen Battles Worst Locust Swarm in 14 Years (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 2)

Chronicling the Ice [Lonnie Thompson extracts climate secrets from ancient glaciers.] (Smithsonian, July 2007)

Global and U.S. Hazards/Climate Extremes (updated weekly on Wednesdays)

Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet [pdf] (updated late Fridays)

People & Places in the News

A Summer Camp Where Fireworks Are the Point (N.Y. Times, July 3) Site requires free registration

Summit debates future of Africa (BBC News, July 2)

Hondurans Ride Winds of Change Blown In by Mitch ['98 hurricane set off economic push.] (Washington Post, July 1) Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

Endangered monkeys discovered in Vietnam (Yahoo!/AP, July 3)

Disease-causing bugs may have come from the deep (New Scientist, July 3)

Search for 'Lonesome George' Mate Is Long Shot (ENN/Reuters, July 2)

Hurricanes may be unlikely saviours of coral reefs (New Scientist, July 2)

It has the teeth for it – but this is no vicious gang killer [Piranhas.] (Times of London, July 2)

Shipping Lanes Into Boston Moved to Protect Whales (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 2)

Birth of Manta Ray Sheds New Light on Species (Washington Post, July 2) Site requires free registration

Saving Earth From the Ground Up [Biologist Edward O. Wilson warns of a bleak world without bugs.] (Washington Post, June 30) Site requires free registration

Invasive Decorative Plants Targeted (Red Orbit, June 29)

Science & Technology

A Step Closer to Printing-Press Electronics (PhysOrg, July 2)

Mother-of-pearl -- Classic beauty and remarkable strength (PhysOrg, July 2)

A Challenge to Gene Theory, a Tougher Look at Biotech (N.Y. Times, July 1) Site requires free registration

Space

Ceres, Now a Dwarf Planet, Is Scheduled for Exploration (N.Y. Times, July 3) Site requires free registration

Europe mulls human launch system (BBC News, July 2)

Pioneering 3D View Of Near-Earth Magnetic 'Dance' [Science Daily/ESA, July 1)

Glimpse of Time Before Big Bang Possible (Yahoo!/Space.com, July 1)

X-ray Eyes in the Sky [Next generation of low-orbiting satellites.] (Geotimes, July 2007)

Lectures, Meetings, & Conferences

Sources:

Conference Calendar for Zoology (BIOSIS)

Meridian International Center Events

National Academy of Sciences Events

National Air and Space Museum Events

National Journal Daybook [includes environment-related events in Washington]

National Museum of Natural History Events

National Press Club

Smithsonian Resident Associate Programs