Archaeology & Paleontology

A Rich and Royal Ruin in the Heart of Hanoi [Vietnam.] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 16) Site requires free registration.

Dinosaur skeleton found in Argentina [Possible new species.] (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 15)

Arctic muds reveal sea ice record (BBC News, Oct. 15)

Israel to Resume Dig Near Temple Mount (AP, Oct. 14)

An extraordinary shipwreck discovered in Alaska (Scripps Howard, Oct. 14)

Environment

A Green Resort Is Planned to Preserve Ruins and Coastal Waters [Libya.] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 16) Site requires free registration.

Shipping pollution 'far more damaging than flying' (Belfast Telegraph, Oct. 15)

Asking The Wrong Questions On Global Warming (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 15)

Environmental problems loom in Myanmar [Burma.] (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 14)

As Logging Fades, Rich Carve Up Open Land in West (N.Y. Times, Oct. 13) Site requires free registration.

Trump's 'greatest golf course' hits bird bunker: Seven bird species, and plenty of Scots, hold up $2 billion development (MSNBC, Oct. 11)

Exploration & Adventure

Explorers' quest for key ice data [Pen Hadow.] (BBC News, Oct. 16)

Deep in the Sea, Imagining the Cradle of Life on Earth [Explorer Cindy Lee Van Dover.] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 16) Site requires free registration.

French Explorer to Measure Arctic Ice from Airship (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)

Everest beckons more Japanese seniors (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 14)

Aloft With Chuck Yeager, Testy Pilot (Washington Post, Oct. 13) Site requires free registration.

Because It Rocks up There [Everest concert.] (Outside, Oct. 12)

Former jockey on a gallop to the South Pole (Belfast Telegraph, Oct. 12)

Searching for Shambhala (Outside, Oct. 2007)

Medicine & Health

HIV treatment 'failing' in Africa (BBC News, Oct. 16)

In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes (N.Y. Times, Oct. 16) Site requires free registration.

Families of HIV patients ostracised [India.] (BBC News, Oct. 15)

Blood proteins may diagnose Alzheimer’s (Nature News, Oct. 14)

Genes that both extend life and protect against cancer identified (PhysOrg, Oct. 14)

Pollution Killing up to 25,000 Canadians Annually :Report (ENN/Univ. of British Columbia, Oct. 14)

Old virus causing new disease in United States [Adenovirus 21 usually causes colds & "stomach flu."] (ENN, Oct. 12)

Peoples & Culture

Sticky Times for Rice As Japan Breaks Bread (Washington Post, Oct. 16) Site requires free registration.

Vatican archive yields Templar secrets (BBC News, Oct. 15)

In the Philippines, Religion and Nature Collide (NPR, Oct. 15)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Torrential Rains, Floods Kill 20 in Central America (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)

Israeli quake may be precursor to disaster (ScienceDaily/UPI, Oct. 14)

Lessons learned from Great Storm [Hurricane-force winds that hit UK in 1987.] (BBC News, Oct. 14)

Haiti flooding death toll rises (BBC News, Oct. 13)

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

Gray Wall Dims Hopes of 'Green' Games [2008 Olympics in Beijing.] (Washington Post, Oct. 16) Site requires free registration.

World Bank Neglects African Farming, Study Says (N.Y. Times, Oct. 15) Site requires free registration.

A Golf Course Where Water Is No Hazard [Afghanistan.] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 15) Site requires free registration.

China plans national park to outsize Yellowstone (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 14)

European cities tackling climate change (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 14)

Gore: Award puts focus on global warming (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 13)

Despite Big Honor for Gore, Climate Not Top Issue in U.S. (Washington Post, Oct. 13) Site requires free registration.

Writer Tracks Modern-Day Pirates in Malaysia [National Geographic's Peter Gwin.] (NPR, Oct. 13)

Plants & Animals

Poaching and Population Threaten India's Tigers (Washington Post, Oct. 16) Site requires free registration.

Chimps exaggerate calls for help (BBC News, Oct. 15)

Sounding Out Whales for Clues to Sonar's Effects (Washington Post, Oct. 15) Site requires free registration.

Cane toad invaders suffer arthritis on the frontline (New Scientist, Oct. 15)

Endangered China Tiger Caught on Camera After 30 Years (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)

Costa Rica Expropriates Land to Protect Turtles (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 15)

Lowly Species Gets Some Help Against Entombment in Florida [Gopher tortoises.] (Washington Post, Oct. 14) Site requires free registration.

Death & glory: A story of ants, ageing and altruism (Independent UK, Oct. 12)

Science & Technology

Semiconductor material bends light (ScienceDaily/UPI, Oct. 15)

Scientists use brain waves to stroll through virtual world (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 12)

Forecast: Sex and Marriage with Robots by 2050 (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Oct. 12)

Space

Europe set for major space campaign (BBC News, Oct. 15)

Brightest Known Supernova Detected (Nat'l. Geographic News, Oct. 15)

NASA Extends Mars Rover Mission a Fifth Time (Yahoo!/Space.com, Oct. 15)

Long-lost, Dangerous Asteroid Is Found Again (ScienceDaily/SETI, Oct. 15)

New Portrait Made of Pluto and its Moons (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 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