Archaeology & Paleontology

Humans walk upright to conserve energy (Yahoo!/AP, July 16)

China retrieves Ming porcelain (ioL/Reuters, July 16)

Archaeologists find Thracian mask in Bulgaria (Yahoo!/AP, July 16)

A Race to Solve the Mystery of the Subterranean Chambers [New York.] (N.Y. Times, July 14) Site requires free registration

Environment

China Says Climate Change Drying up Major Rivers (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 17)

Picking Berries Protects Rain Forests Best [Tying income to habitat.] (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 17)

Glaciers in Retreat (N.Y. Times, July 17) Site requires free registration

'Green' Fuel May Damage Chesapeake Bay [Ethanol.] (Washington Post, July 17) Site requires free registration

Clues to Rising Seas Are Hidden in Polar Ice (Global warming.] (Washington Post, July 16) Site requires free registration

Ecosystems of Vietnam's Long Coastline Are in Peril (ENN/Reuters, July 16)

Organic Farming Can Feed the World (TerraDaily/SPX, July 16)

Iowa Farmers Look to Trap Carbon in Soil (NPR, July 15)

Climate Change Debate Hinges On Economics (Washington Post, July 15) Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Remains of French climbers found [Missing in Nepal since last October.] (BBC News, July 17)

Swimmer rises to Arctic challenge [Highlighting the effects of climate change.] (BBC News, July 15)

Medicine & Health

Spite is a uniquely human emotion (New Scientist, July 16)

How sickness makes us sleep (News@nature.com, July 16)

Clues To Future Evolution Of HIV Come From African Green Monkeys (Red Orbit, July 16)

Scorpion venom offers improved cancer surgery (Independent UK, July 16)

Sex Education Creates Storm in AIDS-Stricken India (Washington Post/Reuters, July 14) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Why Did Rome Fall? It's Time for New Answers (History News Network, July 16)

Japan Learns Dreaded Task of Jury Duty (N.Y. Times, July 16) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

China Warns of More Flood Misery, Disease (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 17)

Near Miss by Hurricane Can Bring a Big Chill to Overheated Coral Reefs (N.Y. Times, July 17) Site requires free registration

Experts Plan Rating System for El Nino (ENN/AP, July 16)

Strong Quake Rocks Northwestern Japan (Red Orbit, July 16)

Geologists Witness Unique Volcanic Mudflow In Action In New Zealand (Science Daily/NSF, July 16)

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

Stepping Boldly Off the Curb, With a Wave and a Prayer [Traffic in Cairo.] (N.Y. Times, July 17) Site requires free registration

Islamic Creationist and a Book Sent Round the World (N.Y. Times, July 17) Site requires free registration

Vatican to go carbon neutral (TerraDaily/AFP, July 16)

Istanbul's Tarlabasi Under Constant Transformation (NPR, July 16)

Preservationists Fear Major Power Lines Coming to U.S. National Parks (ENN/AP, July 16)

A New French Revolution’s Creed: Let Them Ride Bikes (N.Y. Times, July 16) Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

Miraculous Mosquito Legs (Science Daily/Am. Physical Soc., July 17) Site requires free registration

Experts seek to save rare leatherback turtle (BBC News, July 17)

New orchid smells like 'sweaty feet' (Yahoo!/AP, July 17)

Tanzania fishermen catch endangered fish [Coelacanth.] (Yahoo!/AP, July 16)

Elephants "Learn" to Avoid Land Mines in War-Torn Angola (National Geographic News, July 16)

Cells Take Risks With Their Identities (Science Daily/Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, July 16)

New hope over 'extinct' echidna (BBC News, July 15)

Science & Technology

Using the ‘Beauties of Physics’ to Conquer Science Illiteracy (N.Y. Times, July 17) Site requires free registration

On A Wire Or In A Fiber, A Wave Is A Wave (Science Daily/Brown Univ., July 17)

Unraveling The Physics Of DNA's Double Helix (Science Daily/Duke Univ., July 16)

Loopy logic: Moebius strip riddle is solved at las [Mathematical phenomenon that has also become an icon of art.] (PhysOrg, July 15)

Space

UK 'needs clear space strategy' (BBC News, July 17)

Can trees grow on Mars? (ioL/Reuters, July 16)

Planets Go 'Splat' on Stars (Yahoo!/Space.com, July 16)

Moonshine can reflect lunar composition (Science Daily/UPI, July 16)

Martian dust storm continues to affect rovers (New Scientist, July 16)

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