Archaeology & Paleontology

Jerusalem Holy Site Dig Questioned (Physorg.com, Aug. 31)

Mesopotamian city grew regardless of kingly rule (New Scientist, Aug. 30)

Dispelling the myth of bipolar glaciation 41 million years ago (Physorg.com, Aug. 30)

Burial clue to early urban strife (BBC News, Aug. 30)

Engineering a new way to see dinosaurs(Physorg.com, Aug. 30)

Crikey! Croc alert![Sarcosuchus imperator] (Physorg.com, Aug. 30)

Hurricane reveals ancient cannons in Mexico (ioL, Aug. 30)

Coin find hints at visit to Australia before 1597 (Perth Now, Aug. 30)

Mass Plague Graves Found on Venice "Quarantine" Island (National Geographic News, Aug. 29)

Sandstorms are wrecking sections of China's Great Wall (International Herald Tribune, Aug. 29)

Iceman Died From Head Trauma, Not Arrow (Washington Post, Aug. 29)Site requires free registration

Climate Change Allowed Humans to Migrate Out of Africa (National Geographic News, Aug. 29)

Orchid fossil reveals flowers' domination of Earth (New Scientist, Aug. 29)

There could have been two sphinxes (Egypt Daily News, Aug. 28)

Oldest Living Thing Found in Ice (LiveScience, Aug. 28)

Environment

China says 278 cities have no sewage treatment (ENN, Aug. 31)

Weird 'Engine Of The Reef' Revealed (ScienceDaily, Aug. 31)

Food Demand, Climate Change Strain Soils (PlanetArk, Aug. 31)

Victories Come Slowly in Cleanup Of Soviet Bloc Nuclear Materials (Washington Post, Aug. 30)Site requires free registration

Mankind to Blame for Warming but Can Slow Damage (PlanetArk, Aug. 30)

MIT unraveling secrets of red tide (Physorg.com, Aug. 30)

Trying to Connect the Dinner Plate to Climate Change (N.Y. Times, Aug. 29)Site requires free registration

Energy Efficiency Seen Easiest Path to Aid Climate (PlanetArk, Aug. 29)

Volcanic Activity Key to Oxygen-rich Atmosphere (Physorg.com, Aug. 29)

Greenhouses Gases Responsible for 2006's Record Warmth (LiveScience, Aug. 28)

Exploration & Adventure

South Pole Expedition by BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus (India PR Wire, Aug. 30)

Hotfooting it after a dream: 8 year old runs across China(Washington Post, Aug. 29)Site requires free registration

Full-time adventurer sets out to circumnavigate the globe (Seattle Times, Aug. 28)

Disabled climber uses technology to reach goals (Grand Rapids Press, Aug. 28)

Medicine & Health

Discovery Could Help Stop Malaria At Its Source - The Mosquito (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 30)

World facing 'arsenic timebomb' (BBC News, Aug. 30)

Bacterial genome found within a fly's (news@nature.com, Aug. 30)

Smoking Turns On Genes -- Permanently (ScienceDaily, Aug. 30)

Fever grips Congo, killing more than 100 (USA Today, Aug. 29)

Peoples & Culture

For Iran’s Shiites, a Celebration of Faith and Waiting (N.Y. Times, Aug. 30)Site requires free registration

Afghan cricket gaining ground (BBC News, Aug. 29)

In Thai Cultural Battle, Name-Calling Is Encouraged (N.Y. Times, Aug. 29)Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Hurricane Dean devastated Mexican ecosystems (New Scientist, Aug. 31)

Manchester Hit by Sixth Earthquake in a Month (PlanetArk, Aug. 31)

NASA Satellite Captured the Life and Death of Hurricane Dean (Physorg.com, Aug. 30)

Global Warming to Fuel More Severe Tornadoes and Thunderstorms (LiveScience, Aug. 30)

Next Ice Age Delayed By Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels (ScienceDaily, Aug. 30)

Climate flooding risk 'misjudged' (BBC News, Aug. 29)

China Puts Summer Flood Death Toll at 1,138 (PlanetArk, Aug. 29)

Greeks angry, confused over fires (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 31)

Greece prepares to count fire cost (BBC News, Aug. 29)

Wildfires: Homes Fuel The Fires More Than Forests (ScienceDaily, Aug. 28)

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

Poland mired in wetlands row (BBC News, Aug. 31)

Paul B. MacCready, 81; scientist and inventor of unconventional aircraft (L.A. Times, Aug. 30) Site requires free registration

Australian Farmer Battles Drought (PlanetArk, Aug. 30)

The mangrove man (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 30)

Sea to "Engulf" Tract of China's Pearl River Delta(ENN, Aug. 30)

More people, more concrete, and lots more heat in Phoenix (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 30)

Old city revels in a new spirit of innovation[New Orleans] (L.A. Times, Aug. 29) Site requires free registration

Restoring the Mississippi River(Geotimes, August)

Plants & Animals

Great White Shark's Bite Not So Strong (LiveScience, Aug. 31)

Heroin-Addict Elephant to Rejoin Herd After Rehab (PlanetArk, Aug. 31)

2 men accused of smuggling 7,000 turtles (YahooNews/AP, Aug. 31)

Scientists record first “MEGAPCLICKS”� from feeding humpback whales. (ENN/NOAA, Aug. 31)

They Sniff at Danger:How a Motley Crew of Dogs Found Their True Calling -- Fighting Terrorism (Washington Post, Aug. 300

Indonesia Seeks Plan to Save Rare Tigers, Elephants (PlanetArk, Aug. 30)

Spider web engulfs Texas park trail (YahooNews/AP, Aug. 30)

Rare Japanese Wildcat Edging Closer to Extinction (National Geographic News, Aug. 29)

Rare dolphin 'sighted' in China (BBC News, Aug. 29)

Wildflowers Find Favor With Highway Gardeners (N.Y. Times, Aug. 29)

Tunnels to Prevent Carnage of Canadian Salamanders (PlanetArk, Aug. 29)

Bugs blur the species boundary (New Scientist, Aug. 29)

Serbia to return Croatian horses [Lipizzaner] (BBC News, Aug. 29)

Water Spider Spins Its Own "Scuba Tank" (National Geographic News, Aug. 28)

Science & Technology

Neutron accelerator sets world record (YahooNews/AP, Aug. 31)

New Energy-efficient Roof System Designed (ScienceDaily, Aug. 30)

Bandwidth could be a new global 'currency' (New Scientist, Aug. 30)

Fresh tests for 'giant diamond' (BBC News, Aug. 30)

Toronto turns to lake water for air conditioning(Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 30)

Malaysia Says No Date Set for Using Palm Biodiesel (PlanetArk, Aug. 29)

Kroger Becomes First National Retailer to Sell Ethanol (ENN, Aug. 29)

Bionic Arm Powered by Rockets (LiveScience, Aug. 29)

'Spider-man' suit secret revealed (BBC News, Aug. 28)

Space

UK plan to track asteroid threat (BBC News, Aug. 31)

Russia plans manned Moon mission by 2025 (YahooNews/AFP, Aug. 31)

Meteor showers still surprise astronomers (MSNBC, Aug. 30)

Strange Martian feature not a 'bottomless' cave after all (New Scientist, Aug. 30)

Scientists find elusive waves in sun's corona (Physorg.com, Aug. 30)

NASA report: No evidence astronauts flew drunk (CNN, Aug. 30)

Supersonic 'rain' pelts planet-forming disc (New Scientist, Aug. 29)

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