Archaeology & Paleontology

A Genetic Trigger For The Cambrian Explosion Unraveled? (Science Daily/Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Sept. 3)

Revealedix: the Gaul of Asterix was no joke (Telegraph UK, Sept. 2)

Two Marble Sculptures to Return to Sicily [N.Y. Times, Sept. 1) Site requires free registration

Eighth-century old Hindu temple discovered in Kashmir (Daily India, Sept. 1)

Controversy in the Cradle of Humankind [Kenya.] (Geotimes, Sept. 2007)

Ancient South Dakota Watering Hole Gives Up Treasure Trove of Mammoth Fossils (VOA, Aug. 31)

Environment

Growth in carbon emissions slows (Yahoo!/Reuters, Sept. 4)

China Closes 400 Companies for Pollution (Red Orbit, Sept. 4)

China to use more non-grain biofuels to replace oil (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 4)

Acid rain may hit coastal waters hard (News@nature.com, Sept. 3)

Not in Whose Backyard? [Low-income communities that are polluted.] (NYT Magazine, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Biodiesel Demand Grows Across Continents (NPR, Sept. 2)

In Northern France, Warming Presses Fall Grape Harvest Into Summertime (Washington Post, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

UK peatlands face future stress (BBC News, Sept. 1)

Exploration & Adventure

‘Bringing the Ocean to the World,’ in High-Tech (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

"Arctic explorers are becoming an endangered species" (ThePoles, Aug. 31)

Medicine & Health

Mentally ill 'suffering neglect' [Lancet study on developing world.] (BBC News, Sept. 4)

Antarctic seals carry virulent human disease (New Scientist, Sept. 4)

Mom's Genes or Dad's? Map Can Tell. (Washington Post, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

Fans of Raw Milk Ignore Warnings (Red Orbit, Sept. 4)

Viruses in Water: The Imaginative In Pursuit of the Fugitive (ENN/Society for General Microbiology, Sept. 4)

Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

First 'tall gene' found (News@nature.com, Sept. 2)

Ability To 'Tell The Difference' Declines As Infants Age (Science Daily/Assoc. for Psychological Science, Sept. 2)

Peoples & Culture

Italy, a Land of Earthquakes, Works to Protect the Priceless From the Unexpected (N.Y. Times, Sept. 5) Site requires free registration

An Afghan village girl blossoms in the city (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 4)

They Call It Labor Day, but They Celebrate Calypso and Summer’s End [West Indian American Day Carnival Parade.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change (NPR, Sept. 3)

A Riotous Rickshaw Ride Into the Soul of India (Washington Post, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Category 5 Hurricane Felix slams ashore [Honduras.] (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 4)

NASA Study Predicts More Severe Storms With Global Warming (TerraDaily/SPX, Sept. 4)

When The Levees Fail (Science Daily/Dept. of Homeland Security, Sept. 3)

Industrial Nations Agree Step to New Climate Pact (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 3)

UN conference sounds warning on spread of deserts (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 3)

Volcanoes Key To Earth's Oxygen Atmosphere (Science Daily/Penn St., Sept. 3)

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

The Bird Man of Midway Atoll (NPR, Sept. 4)

Arctic Businesses Learn to Adapt to Climate Change (NPR, Sept. 4)

Congo by Rail: Filthy, Crowded and Dangerous (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

China Says 278 Cities Have No Sewage Treatment (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 3)

Pope Urges Young to Care for Planet (Washington Post/AP, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Replacing Neglect With Peach Trees ["Edible community centers."] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Modern Singapore’s Creator Is Alert to Perils [Global warming.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 2) Site requires free registration

Once Ravaged by War, Now Vacation Spots (N.Y. Times, Sept. 1) Site requires free registration

Vast ice island trapped in Arctic (BBC News, Aug. 31)

Plants & Animals

For Memory to Last, Cats Need to Do, Not Just See (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

Why are Asia's Endangered Animals so Sought After? (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 4)

Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Technology Tracks Animal Conversation (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

In a Righty World, Left-Clawed Crabs Are at a Loss (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

When Bacteria Transfer Genes to Invertebrates and Spread From There (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

Researchers warn of livestock extinctions (Yahoo!/Reuters, Sept. 3)

Parks 'failing Africa's wildlife' (BBC News, Sept. 3)

Inside The Brain Of A Crayfish (ScienceDaily/Univ. of Virginia, Sept. 3)

Greece Fears Fires Hit Rare Animals and Plants (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 3)

Giant Whale Shark Is a Delicate Feeder (Washington Post, Sept. 3) Site requires free registration

Male Deer Are Born To Live Fast, Die Young (Science Daily/Univ. of Chicago Press Journals, Sept. 3)

Australians cook up wild cat stew (BBC News, Sept. 2)

The Amazing Albatrosses (Smithsonian, Sept. 2007)

Science & Technology

Magnets harnessed to clean artwork [Nanotechnology.] (News@nature.com, Sept. 3)

Beyond Wind and Solar, a New Generation of Clean Energy (Washington Post, Sept. 1) Site requires free registration

Our Silver-Coated Future [Nanotechnology.] (NRDC OnEarth, Fall 2007)

Space

Film Takes Us Back 38 Years, to That First Walk (N.Y. Times, Sept. 4) Site requires free registration

'Clearest' images taken of space (BBC News, Sept. 3)

Russian grocery owner to be space tourist (Yahoo!/Reuters, Sept. 3)

Up, Up And Away -- To Venus [Understanding climate change.] (Science Daily/NASA, Sept. 2)

Rosetta's Target Comet: Lumpy, Bumpy, Fluffy And Layered (Science Daily/European Planetology Network, Sept. 2)

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