Archaeology & Paleontology

Lost in a Million-Year Gap, Solid Clues to Human Origins (N.Y. Times, Sept. 18) Site requires free registration

Mammoth Dung, Prehistoric Goo May Speed Warming (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 18)

It is the death of history [Iraq's historic past.] (Independent UK, Sept. 17)

Yale to return Machu Picchu artifacts (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 16)

Ancient Records Help Test Climate Change (N.Y. Times/AP, Sept. 16) Site requires free registration

Group wants to locate ancient Creek settlements [Native Americans.] (Macon.com, Sept. 16)

Colosseum is menaced by vandals again [Rome.] (Times UK, Sept. 15)

Environment

Pesticide "Disaster" in French Caribbean - Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 18)

Kudos for a working eco-treaty (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 17)

More progress urged on ozone hole (BBC News, Sept. 17)

Arctic sea route opens as ice melts (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 17)

Scientists study Fla. coral reef changes (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 17)

Western Canadian pine beetle infestation spreads (Yahoo!/Reuters, Sept. 17)

Exploration & Adventure

New World Record For Solar Aircraft (ENN, Sept. 16)

Tales of Spanish Silver Lure Treasure Hunters to an East Texas Lake (Red Orbit/Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sept. 16)

Explorer who found lost Peru cities dies [Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy.] (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 16)

Medicine & Health

Is ‘Do Unto Others’ Written Into Our Genes? [Morality.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 18) Site requires free registration

Conference of germ resistance to begin in Chicago (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 17)

Fish in space help studies of balance disorders (News@nature.com, Sept. 17)

Brain's Capacity Limited by Connectivity Issues (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Sept. 17)

The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know (ENN, Sept. 16)

The DNA Age: Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy (N.Y. Times, Sept. 16) Site requires free registration

Stinky? It's not his sweat, it's your nose (Yahoo!/Reuters, Sept. 16) Site requires free registration

Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy? (NYT Magazine, Sept. 16)Site requires free registration

Silence on Concussions Raises Risks of Injury [High school football.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 15) Site requires free registration

Pig Disease in China Worries the World (Washington Post, Sept. 15) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Plan for Sea Canal Puts Hindu Belief In Sharp Relief (Washington Post, Sept. 18) Site requires free registration

Tourists, Monks and History: Whose Islands Are They? ((N.Y. Times, Sept. 18) Site requires free registration

Web site aims to keep Dena'ina culture from extinction [Alaska.] (Anchorage Daily News, Sept. 17)

Immigrant Songs Offer New Twist on Old Sounds (NPR, Sept. 16)

Whiling Away the Night In the Salon of the Sahara [Morocco.] (Washington Post, Sept. 15) Site requires free registration

Hindu women fasting for husbands (BBC News, Sept. 14)

Sacred Spaces, Protected Places(Zoogoer, Sept./Oct. 2007)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Shanghai braced for Typhoon Wipha (BBC News, Sept. 18)

Dhaka's Poor Forced From Homes Again by Floods (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 17)

Million hit by floods in Africa (BBC News, Sept. 17)

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

Polluting factories will operate during 2008 Olympic Games (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 18)

Through the Forest, a Clearer View of the Needs of a People [Pollution remaining from Vietnam War.] (N.Y. Times, Sept. 18) Site requires free registration

Nations Ink Deal to Provide Safer Atomic Power (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 17)

Vatican Penance: Forgive Us Our Carbon Output (N.Y. Times, Sept. 17) Site requires free registration

Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 17)

4 Winners of Lasker Medical Prize (N.Y. Times, Sept. 16)

Plants & Animals

Surprise Strategy: Bees Smother Enemies (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Sept. 17)

Call to protect shark-filled sea (BBC News, Sept. 17)

Philippines Finds New Breed of Flying Fox [Bats.] (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 17)

Climate Change Brings Risk of More Extinctions (Washington Post, Sept. 17) Site requires free registration

Cambodia Sets Up Sanctuary for Rare Crane (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 17)

Scientists investigate mystery moss in pristine Crater Lake (Klamath Falls Herald & News, Sept. 15)

A chance encounter with a Malayan tiger (ENN/WWF, Sept. 14)

Science & Technology

Experts call for DNA restrictions (BBC News, Sept. 18)

'GPS shield' will mean faster tsunami alerts (New Scientist, Sept. 15)

New Image-search tool speaks hundreds of languages (ENN/Univ. of Washington, Sept. 15)

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

Little Shop of Physics: A Mobile Hands-On Science Program Captivates (Edutopia, September 2007)

Space

NASA says strut repairs could delay shuttle launch (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 18)

Mars orbiter in safe mode after glitch (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 17)

Milky Way keeps a light grip on speedy neighbours (New Scientist, Sept. 17)

Galileo Funding Solution Remains Elusive (Yahoo!/Space.com, Sept. 17)

From Japan and L.A., ventures seek to tread familiar turf: the moon (Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 17)

Russia blasts gerbils into space (BBC News, Sept. 15)

Need Cash? Just Auction Off a Meteorite (N.Y. Times, Sept. 15) Site requires free registration

The Prius of Space (Red Orbit, Sept. 17)

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