Archaeology & Paleontology

In Afghanistan, 900-foot Sleeping Buddha eludes archaeologists (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 7)

Alexander's Gulf outpost uncovered (BBC News, Aug. 7)

Famous fossil Lucy leaves Ethiopia (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 6)

Ancient Ruler's Tomb, Gold Trove Found in Bolivia Pyramid (National Geographic News, Aug. 6)

Mummy’s Log: Visited Scan God in Land of the Dead (N.Y. Times, Aug. 6) Site requires free registration

New Fossils Support Deep-Sea Origin of Life (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Aug. 6)

Archaeologists discover 8-million-year-old forest in Hungary (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 6)

Aztec leader's tomb found (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 4)

Middle Asia Digs Suggest a New View of the Dawn of Civilization (AAAS, Aug. 2)

Monumental Shift [Egypt's Great Pyramid at Giza...] (Smithsonian, Aug. 2007)

Environment

Ash Trees Still Have Value after Tree-Killing Beetle Attacks (ENN/AP, Aug. 6)

Plastic, Not Axes, Threatens Cork Forests (ENN/Reuters, Aug. 6)

Climate Change Threatens Siberian Forests (ScienceDaily/Univ. of Leicester, Aug. 5)

French Winemakers Welcome Warmer Summers (NPR, Aug. 5)

Lake Superior changes mystify scientists (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 5)

Rainwater Tapped to Run Car Wash (VOA News, July 31)

Exploration & Adventure

Gone crocodile hunting on the Nile (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 7)

112 years after: Gentlemen explorers - ExWeb interview with Borge and Thomas, part 2 (ThePoles, Aug. 7)

Russia Plants Underwater Flag, Claims Arctic Seafloor (National Geographic News, Aug. 3)

Medicine & Health

Could Honey, an Ancient Remedy, Make a Comeback in Contemporary Wound Care? (Washington Post, Aug. 7) Site requires free registration

3-D Brain Centers Pinpointed (ScienceDaily/Cell Press, Aug. 6)

Aborigine smoking rates targeted [Australia.] (BBC News, Aug. 6)

Music Hath Charms To Probe The Brain's Auditory Circuitry (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 6)

Gene For Left-handedness Identified (ScienceDaily/Oxford Univ., Aug. 6)

Gestures Convey Message: Learning in Progress [Human behavior.] (Washington Post, Aug. 6) Site requires free registration

Maturity brings richer memories (PhysOrg, Aug. 5)

What Autistic Girls Are Made Of (NYT Magazine, Aug. 5) Site requires free registration

Medieval Islamic Medicine [Podcast.] (University of Warwick, July 31)

Peoples & Culture

Timbuktu Hopes Ancient Texts Spark a Revival [Mali.] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 7)

In Dusty Archives, a Theory of Affluence (N.Y. Times, Aug. 7) Site requires free registration

Work Life Curbs Greece's Healthy Napping Custom (NPR, Aug. 7)

Japanese Find Romance and Rituals Far From Home (N.Y. Times, Aug. 7) Site requires free registration

Asians less likely to 'marry out' (Independent UK, Aug. 6)

Natural Disasters & Weather

China Suffers Floods, Drought and Now Forest Fires (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 6)

Hunger, illness stalk millions in flood-ravaged India (TerraDaily/AFP, Aug. 6)

Russian Quake Leaves 2,000 Homeless in Far East (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 6)

Stronger Wildfires Part of Emerging Global Pattern (NPR, Aug. 4)

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

Gore: Polluters manipulate climate info (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 7)

Container ship rams research vessel (News@nature.com, Aug. 6)

Drive locally, think globally [Global warming index stickers for new cars.] (Staten Island Advance, Aug. 4)

Thailand to launch environment satellite in November (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 6)

Venezuela's four-legged mobile libraries [Book mules.] (BBC News, Aug. 4)

Plants & Animals

Chestnut tree poised for comeback (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 7)

Whale fears silence US Navy sonar (BBC News, Aug. 7)

India's Tigers in Crisis, Less than Half Estimated (ENN/Reuters, Aug. 6)

Flight of the Orphaned Bats [Wildlife rehabilitation.] (Washington Post, Aug. 6) Site requires free registration

Scientists Use Satellites to Track Endangered Macaws (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 6)

Kangaroo Cull Plan Catches Aussie Military on the Hop (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 6)

Tags reveal tuna migration routes (BBC News, Aug. 5)

Sex on the brain? No, in the nose (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 5)

Fish Story [Trout.] (Smithsonian, Aug. 2007)

Science & Technology

From Fresh Ideas and Better Steel, Safer Bridges (N.Y. Times, Aug. 7) Site requires free registration

The dream of time travel (BBC News, Aug. 6)

Three ways to levitate a magic carpet (New Scientist, Aug. 6)

In China, Farming Advances Lie Fallow (Washington Post, Aug. 6) Site requires free registration

Technology aids bridge collapse investigation (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 5)

Space

Largest known exoplanet puzzles astronomers (New Scientist, Aug. 6)

Astronomers close in on cause of 'smoking' stars (New Scientist, Aug. 6)

Galaxies clash in four-way merger (BBC News, Aug. 6)

Podcast: Tidal Forces Across the Universe (Universe Today, Aug. 6)

US astronaut set to be first teacher in space (SpaceDaily/AFP, Aug. 6)

Endeavour cleared for Wednesday's launch (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 6)

Rocket Blasts Off Carrying Mars Lander (Red Orbit, Aug. 4)

Saturn's ring mystery is solved (BBC News, Aug. 3)

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