Archaeology & Paleontology

France stops Maori mummy's return (BBC News, Oct. 25)

Red-headed Neanderthals? DNA says yes: study (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 25)

First Land Creatures Saw in Vivid Color (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Oct. 25)

Canal Linking Ancient Egypt Quarry to Nile Found (National Geographic News, Oct. 24)

Environment

Altered Oceans [A five-part series on the crisis in the seas.] (L.A. Times, Oct. 26)

British Village Looks Down the Loo to Cut Carbon (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 26)

Cement Industry Is at Center of Climate Change Debate (N.Y. Times, Oct. 26)

Biodiversity Of Southernmost Forests And Tundra Ecosystems (ScienceDaily, Oct. 26)

Natural decline 'hurting lives' (BBC News, Oct. 25)

Canada sets largest freshwater conservation area (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 25)

Living in Paradise on the Palmyra Atoll (NPR/Climate Connections, Oct. 25)

Climate is too complex for accurate predictions (New Scientist, Oct. 25)

Scientists say Kyoto protocol is 'outdated failure' (Independent UK, Oct. 25)

Schools Embrace Environment and Sow Debate (N.Y. Times, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

China’s Green Energy Gap (N.Y. Times, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

Recycling in Israel, Not Just Trash, but the Whole Dump (N.Y. Times, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Increasing (Red Orbit, Oct. 23)

Floating, Texas-sized garbage patch threatens Pacific marine sanctuary (ars technica, Oct. 23)

Exploration & Adventure

Coast Guard Plans to Set Up Arctic Base (Red Orbit, Oct. 25)

Spot Blanc? A closer look at the Zaragoza Everest brain study (MountEverest.net, Oct. 25)

Expedition Amazonas: Return to "the best rapids of our careers" (TheOceans.net, Oct. 25)

Battleground Antarctica: Off the List Expeditions (ThePoles, Oct. 24)

Medicine & Health

Lack of sleep is a lot like mental illness (New Scientist, Oct. 26)

Army Medevac Unit Races Against 'Golden Hour' (NPR, Oct. 25)

New Technique Improves Purity Of Medicines (ScienceDaily, Oct. 25)

How The Brain Generates The Human Tendency For Optimism (ScienceDaily, Oct. 25)

Lifting the Veil From A Deadly Disease [Breast cancer in Saudi Arabia.] (Washington Post, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

Obesity 'epidemic' turns global (BBC News, Oct. 23)

Peoples & Culture

Saudi King Tries to Grow Modern Ideas in Desert (N.Y. Times, Oct. 26) Site requires free registration

Across a Great Divide: To Secure the Help of Government-Wary Mennonites in Reducing Farm Pollution in the Bay, Officials First Have to Earn Their Trust (Washington Post, Oct. 26)

A Riverboat Could Be Cruising to the End of the Line (N.Y. Times, Oct. 25)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Fire threat to homes diminishes: 6 more bodies are found; fierce blazes rage in wilderness areas (L.A. Times, Oct. 26) Site requires free registration

Huge Ash Cloud as Indonesia's Mount Soputan Erupts (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 26)

Wildland Fire Experts Respond To Southern California Wildfires (ScienceDaily, Oct. 24)

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

Meeting of world's leading marine biologists [Census of Marine Life.] (Stuff, Oct. 26)

Race row DNA scientist quits lab [James Watson.] (BBC News, Oct. 25)

Across the River: 2 Divergent Paths in Southeast Asia [Myanmar & Thailand.] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

UN agency urges tackling climate change (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 25)

Student snags maths prize (Nature News, Oct. 24)

Winners of eco-awards named (Edie.net, Oct. 24)

Heavy Editing Is Alleged In Climate Testimony (Washington Post, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

Hustling to Find Classrooms For All in a Diverse Ireland [Immigration.] (Washington Post, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

Can the UK cope with more people? (BBC News, Oct. 23)

Plants & Animals

Monkeys, Apes Teetering on Brink of Extinction - Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 26)

Canada to try to save unique, endangered mountain caribou (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 26)

Age Increases Chance Of Success As Two-timer For Coal Tit Males (ScienceDaily, Oct. 26)

Global Warming Could Wipe Out Most Species - Study (PlanetArk/Reuters, Oct. 25)

Dozens of Endangered Falcons Shot in Cyprus (PlanetArk/Reuters, Oct. 25)

Sexual Orientation Is Genetic in Worms (National Geographic News, Oct. 25)

Badgers: There's more to the cute-looking creatures than meets the eye (Independent UK, Oct. 25)

Science & Technology

Green Fuel Solution Lurks in Pond Scum (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 26)

Supersize elements created in lab (BBC News, Oct. 26)

’55 ‘Origin of Life’ Paper Is Retracted (N.Y. Times, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

Is it time to scrap the Internet and start over? (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 25)

Researchers Uncover Physics of Coiling Ropes (PhysOrg, Oct. 23)

In world first, European physicists snap elusive neutrino particles (PhysOrg, Oct. 23)

Space

Cold spot could be relic of Big Bang (Yahoo!/Reuters, Oct. 26)

Balloon takes telescope to great heights (Nature News, Oct. 25)

Lonely Planet: Satellite Pictures Drive Home The Fragility of Our Earth (Washington Post, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

Missing Black Hole Report: Hundreds Found! (ScienceDaily, Oct. 25)

Comet brightens mysteriously by a factor of a million (New Scientist, Oct. 25)

Chinese Satellite Heading for Lunar Orbit Showcases Ambitious Space Program (Washington Post, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

Astronauts begin space construction job (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 25)

Galaxy Caught Stealing Gas (Universe Today, Oct. 23)

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