Archaeology & Paleontology

N.M. fossilized tracks gain protection (YahooNews/AP, Sept. 13)

Ancient whale fall from California's Año Nuevo Island one of youngest, most complete known (Physorg.com, Sept. 13)

Mystery of the nearly men: New thinking on an old conundrum (Independent, Sept. 13)

Ancient Egyptians Mummified Their Cats With Utmost Care (ScienceDaily, Sept. 13)

260-million-year-old ear discovered (Physorg.com, Sept. 12)

New evidence on the role of climate in Neanderthal extinction (EurekAlert, Sept. 12)

Underwater survey nets traces of 2,400-year-old Greek wreck off southern Albania (International Herald Tribune, Sept. 12)

Was ability to run early man's Achilles heel? (Physorg.com, Sept. 11)

Turkish dam threatens historic site (BBC News, Sept. 11)

Turns out Neanderthals had good oral hygiene (YahooNews/Reuters, Sept. 11)

Marine Team Finds Surprising Evidence Supporting A Great Biblical Flood (ScienceDaily, Sept. 10)

Prehistoric find located beneath the waves (Swiss info, Sept. 10)

Environment

Millions at Risk in China, India Pollution Blackspots (PlanetArk, Sept. 14)

Window to Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change Closing. (ENN, Sept. 14)

World's 10 Most Polluted Places (PlanetArk, Sept. 13)

The sea ice is getting thinner (Physorg.com, Sept. 13)

Peat And Forests Save Permafrost From Melting (ScienceDaily, Sept. 13)

Carmakers Turn 'Green' But is it a Smokescreen? (PlanetArk, Sept. 13)

Panel Faults Emphasis of U.S. Climate Program (N.Y. Times, Sept. 13)Site requires free registration

Bring back DDT? Think again. (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 13)

Climate Change Puts Sea at Risk (Physorg.com, Sept. 13)

Eating less meat may slow climate change (YahooNews/AP, Sept. 12)

Eco-motoring 'to help save planet' (BBC News, Sept. 12)

Exploration & Adventure

Alaska-Greenland: Northwest passage crossed by sail! (thepoles.com, Sept. 11)

Get a grip! America's 10 best rock climbs (MSNBC, Sept. 11)

Medicine & Health

Honey is the bee's knees for staying young (New Scientist, Sept. 14)

Chocolate cravings come out of the box(BBC News, Sept. 13)

Antioxidants: Preventing Diseases, Naturally (ScienceDaily, Sept. 13)

Life expectancy in U.S. rises to all-time high of 78 (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 13)

Peoples & Culture

UN adopts treaty on native rights (BBC News, Sept. 13)

In Southern Sudan, Peace Alters a Way of Life [Dinka] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 13)Site requires free registration

Federal government taps ancient healing methods to treat native American soldiers (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 13)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Improving the tsunami alert system (YahooNews/Reuters, Sept. 14)

Hurricane's rapid growth stuns scientists (San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 14)

Paraguay Declares Emergency as Forest Fires Rage(PlanetArk, Sept. 13)

Earthquakes Worldwide in Recent Years (PlanetArk, Sept. 13)

New strong quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra(MSNBC, Sept. 14)

Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia(MSNBC, Sept. 12)

Air pollution causes bigger, more destructive hail (Physorg.com, Sept. 12)

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

What’s Bolivia’s Capital? The Answer Is Disputed Here (N.Y. Times, Sept. 14)Site requires free registration

Tuvalu about to disappear into the ocean (ENN/Reuters, Sept. 13)

Hunt for rare beetles leads to other adventures in jungle (Oregonian, Sept. 12)

China Suspends Plan to Convert Farmland Into Forest (PlanetArk, Sept. 12)

WWF works with UN refugee agency to protect Congo's Virunga National Park (WWF, Sept. 12)

Changing Arctic: A diary from Greenland (BBC News)

Plants & Animals

China Halts Panda Gifts to Foreign Countries (PlanetArk, Sept. 14)

Seal arrivals baffle scientists (ABC Online, Sept. 13)

Rare Dolphin Driven To Extinction By Human Activities, Scientists Fear (ScienceDaily, Sept. 13)

Mauritius Parakeet Avoids Fate of the Dodo (PlanetArk, Sept. 13)

Salmon parents give birth to trout (news@nature.com, Sept. 13)

Tigers Rediscovered in Indian Rainforest (PlanetArk, Sept. 12)

Wild male chimps steal to impress females (Physorg.com, Sept. 12)

'Killer Bees' Descend on New Orleans (Physorg.com, Sept. 12)

Ecologist finds dire devastation of snake species following floods of '93, '95(Physorg.com, Sept. 12)

Gray Whale Numbers Remain Greatly Reduced (PlanetArk, Sept. 12)

Loggerhead Sea Turtles Face Extinction, Fishing Fleets Blamed (ENN, Sept. 12)

Gorillas head race to extinction (BBC News, Sept. 12)

Makah Tribe vows to punish whale killers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sept. 12)

California Officials Tackle a Toothy Lake Predator [northern pike] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 12)Site requires free registration

Starving whales point to depleted oceans (New Scientist, Sept. 11)

Kenya wants Tsavo man-eaters back (BBC News, Sept. 11)

Science & Technology

Clues to Waterproof Glue Found in Antarctic Creature (LiveScience, Sept. 14)

Flying car guru gets more down to Earth (MSNBC, Sept. 14)

'Wiki City Rome' To Draw A Map Like No Other (ScienceDaily, Sept. 14)

Green skies: Engineer's work may reduce jet travel's role in global warming (ENN, Sept. 14)

High-tech chewing gum could end sticky streets (New Scientists, Sept. 14)

Robot Maker Builds Artificial Boy (LiveScience, Sept. 13)

'Super-scope' to see hidden texts (BBC News, Sept. 13)

Backpack straps harvest energy to power electronics (Physorg.com, Sept. 13)

Redesigned petrol engine promises green gains (New Scientist, Sept. 12)

Matter-antimatter molecules made (news@nataure.com, Sept. 12)

Miniature golden artwork unveiled (BBC News, Sept. 11)

Space

Japan launches first lunar probe (BBC News, Sept. 14)

$25 Million in Prizes Is Offered for Trip to Moon (N.Y. Times, Sept. 14)Site requires free registration

Warm dark matter solves mystery of giant black holes (New Scientist, Sept. 13)

Bizarre Saturn moon mottled like a Dalmatian(New Scientist, Sept. 13)

Scientists’ Good News: Earth May Survive Sun’s Demise in 5 Billion Years (N.Y. Times, Sept. 13)Site requires free registration

Wobbles of Mars Produced 40 Ice Ages (Space.com, Sept. 12)

Mars Rover Dips Toe into Crater (Space.com, Sept. 12)

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