Archaeology & Paleontology

Roman tombstone found at Inveresk (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Tiny spider 'digitally dissected' (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Ancient Headless Skeletons Found in Island Grave (LiveScience, Oct. 29)

Jurassic Park was right about 'raptors' (New Scientist, Oct. 29)

The treasure of the oceans: rise of the salvagers (Independent, Oct. 29)

Major archaeological find in Puerto Rico (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 28)

Honolulu building site a virtual graveyard (Honolulu Advertiser, Oct. 28)

Meteor No Longer Prime Suspect In Great Extinction (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 26)

Experts find shipwreck evidence in river [Civil War gunship] (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 25)

Environment

Russia Says Radiation Leak at Urals Mayak Plant (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 30)

US High Court to Decide Exxon Mobil Valdez Appeal (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 30)

Food & Climate: A Complicated but Optimistic View (NPR, Oct. 30)

China birth defects soar due to pollution: report (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 29)

It's too late for greenhouse gas cuts, says scientist (Guardian, Oct. 29)

Children particularly at risk from global warming: report (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 29)

Logging Is Part of a Plan to Preserve Adirondacks (N.Y. Times, Oct. 29) Site requires free registration

Warming Revives Flora and Fauna in Greenland (N.Y. Times, Oct. 28) Site requires free registration

Navigating the Pacific's 'Garbage Patch' (NPR, Oct. 28)

Pollution warning over US fires (BBC News, Oct. 27)

Exploration & Adventure

Bangladesh boat diary: the launch (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Extreme Explorers Share About Risk and Exploration (Wired Science, Oct. 29)

Blind adventurer refuses to accept limits (Japan Times, Oct. 27)

Professional adventurer set to clock another Guinness World Record (Channelnewsasia.com, Oct. 24)

Medicine & Health

Light activated cancer drug hope (BBC News, Oct. 30)

Neuroscientist Uses Brain Scan to See Lies Form (BBC News, Oct. 30)

Organic produce 'better for you' (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Therapy for 'Lorenzo's oil' boys (BBC News, Oct. 29)

AIDS Virus Traveled to Haiti, Then U.S., Study Says (National Geographic News, Oct. 29)

Volcanic Eruptions, Not Meteor, May Have Killed The Dinosaurs (ScienceDaily, Oct. 29)

Caesarian sections may increase asthma risk (Nature News, Oct. 29)

Vibrations Shown to Build Bone, Reduce Fat (NPR, Oct. 29)

A (Sometimes) Deadly Scourge [Drug-resistant staph infections] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 28) Site requires free registration

Dengue fever outbreak hits parts of Asia (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 26)

Doctor: Malaria Vaccine Is Within Reach (NPR, Oct. 25)

Peoples & Culture

In-group Altruism And Hostility Toward Outsiders Evolved Together (ScienceDaily, Oct. 29)

Scientists Examine Climate Change in Bible Tales (NPR, Oct. 28)

Spanish beatifications raise emotions (BBC News, Oct. 28)

Verbal evolution: The more you say a word, the less likely it will change (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 25)

Natural Disasters & Weather

How the 'Yellowstone plume' saves US states (New Scientist, Oct. 30)

Caribbean storm kills 13 people (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Global Warming Causing African Floods, Experts Say (National Geographic News, Oct. 29)

Congo Floods Kill 30, Destroy Houses - Government (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 29)

Technology Increasingly Tames Wildfires (NPR, Oct. 28)

Weather improves at California fires (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 27)

Indonesia monitors 3 active volcanoes; raises alerts (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 27)

Rebuilding of Indonesia's Aceh nearly complete: officials (TerraDaily/AFP, Oct. 25)

After deadly floods, Burkina Faso faces 'wet' drought (TerraDaily/AFP, Oct. 25)

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

Why They Called It the Manhattan Project (N.Y. Times, Oct. 30) Site requires free registration

Croc hunter Irwin believed he'd die young: wife (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 29)

Africa waiting for net revolution (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Canada Sets Largest Freshwater Conservation Area (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 29)

Indonesia Seeks Allies for Pay-for-Forests Plan (N.Y. Times, Oct. 28) Site requires free registration

On an Upstate Wind Turbine Project, Opinions as Varied as the Weather (N.Y. Times, Oct. 28) Site requires free registration

Australian country life riven by drought, isolation (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 28)

Drought in southeast US fuels battle over water resources (TerraDaily/AFP, Oct. 28)

Best Wildlife Photos of 2007 Announced (National Geographic News, Oct.)

Plants & Animals

Monkeys reveal brain is hard-wired for counting (New Scientist, Oct. 30)

Frog killer fungus 'breakthrough' (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas (BBC News, Oct. 29)

Arctic Foxes Put Eggs in "Cold Storage" for Lean Times (National Geographic News, Oct. 29)

Longest-Lived Animal Found -- Clam, 405 (National Geographic News, Oct. 29)

Group to Clone California Redwoods (National Geographic News, Oct. 29)

Social Standing Influences Elephant Movement (ScienceDaily, Oct. 29)

Predators And Parasites May Increase Evolutionary Stability (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 29)

New Insights From Creatures' Perspective [Crittercam] (Washington Post, Oct. 29) Site requires free registration

Why autumn leaves turn red (Nature News, Oct. 29)

In New England, Concern Grows for Sugar Maple (NPR, Oct. 29)

What's Wrong With The Bees? (Yahoo News/60 Minutes, Oct. 28)

Why Beasts Stick Together [Social cliques among wild animals in the Serengeti] (Yahoo News/LiveScience, Oct. 28)

California wildfires could snuff out rare species (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 27)

Exhibitionist spiny anteater reveals bizarre penis (New Scientist, Oct. 26)

New England Rescinds Protections for Threatened Atlantic Sea Turtles (ENN, Oct. 26)

Ritual Cat Sacrifices a Halloween Myth, Experts Say (National Geographic News, Oct. 26)

World's Rarest Cat Species Boosted by Newfound Lynx (National Geographic News, Oct. 25)

Science & Technology

Researchers find origin of 'breathable' atmosphere half a billion years ago (PhysOrg, Oct. 29)

Unprecedented Global Measurement Network Achieves Full Coverage Of Oceans (ScienceDaily, Oct. 29)

Up, up and away – the hydrogen car is here (Times UK, Oct. 28)

Space

NASA Extends Shuttle Mission to Work on Station (N.Y. Times, Oct. 30) Site requires free registration

Mars With Ice: Detailed Picture Of Frigid Red Planet Emerges (ScienceDaily, Oct. 29)

Canine pioneer: Soviet mutt was first earthling in space (Yahoo News/AFP, Oct. 29)

Scientists Say Dark Matter Doesn't Exist (Space.com, Oct. 29)

Space rocks go under the hammer (BBC News, Oct. 28)

Ga. astronomy village fills up quickly (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 28)

Budget Space Travel Just Around the Corner? (NPR, Oct. 28)

New room added to space station (BBC News, Oct. 27)

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