Archaeology & Paleontology

Dinosaur tracks discovered in Utah (YahooNews/AP, Nov. 29)

Early Human Ancestors May Have Had "Harem" Societies (National Geographic News, Nov. 29) How our ancestors were like gorillas (Physorg.com, Nov. 29)

Study Supports Single Main Migration Across Bering Strait (TerraDaily, Nov. 29)

Iron Age Pottery, Coin Found at Olympic Site (Physorg.com, Nov. 29)

African Slaves Brought First Rice Riches to U.S.? (National Geographic News, Nov. 29)

Machu Picchu artifact accord still unresolved (Yale Daily News, Nov. 29)

Elusive biblical Jerusalem wall finally found, Israeli archaeologist says (International Herald Tribune, Nov. 29)

Dinosaur Find Dries Australia Water Project (PlanetArk, Nov. 28)

Ancient Greenland mystery has a simple answer it seems (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 28)

Dino Black Market Fuels Peasant-Police Combat in China (National Geographic News, Nov. 28)

Environment

Clogged by plastic bags, Africa begins banning them (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 30)

Study Details How U.S. Could Cut 28% of Greenhouse Gases (N.Y. Times, Nov. 30)Site requires free registration

Baking soda could help save planet (CNN, Nov. 29)

European Forests Absorbing More Carbon Dioxide (LiveScience, Nov. 29)

U.S. marks greenhouse gas decline (L.A. Times, Nov. 29)Site requires free registration

E.P.A. Is Sued by 12 States Over Reports on Chemicals (N.Y. Times, Nov. 29)Site requires free registration

Beetle dung helps forests recover from fire(Physorg.com, Nov. 29)

What comes next for the IPCC? (Nature News, Nov. 29)

Mass tree-planting in Indonesia (BBC News, Nov. 28)

Cleanup method uses activated carbons to anchor toxins to bottom of the bay (Physorg.com, Nov. 28)

UN Panel Lays Out Risks, Solutions to Warming (PlanetArk, Nov. 28)

Clean energy v. whales: how to choose (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 28)

Google plans renewable energy push (Reuters, Nov. 27)

Exploration & Adventure

Climate Change And Life In The Southern Ocean (ScienceDaily, Nov. 29)

Patagonia: Cerro Standhardt, Herron, Egger traverse by Salvaterra and team (Mounteverest.net, Nov. 28)

Medicine & Health

Skin ageing 'reversed' in mice (BBC News, Nov. 30)

New Estimates Scale Back Scope of HIV/AIDS Epidemic (Science, Nov. 30)

For the first time in more than 25 years, Americans aren't getting any fatter (L.A. Times, Nov. 29)Site requires free registration

Fever Outbreak in Italy Linked to Climate Change (National Geographic News, Nov. 29)

Graveyard Shift Work Linked to Cancer (Physorg.com, Nov. 29)

Tritium hazard rating 'should be doubled' (New Scientist, Nov. 29)

The evolution of a killer[tuberculosis] (Nature News, Nov. 28)

Peoples & Culture

Boomers Seek 'Green' Death (LiveScience< Nov. 30)

Contestants in Southern Sudan's First Beauty Pageant Grew Up Dodging War (Washington Post, Nov. 30)Site requires free registration

To Muslim Girls, Scouts Offer a Chance to Fit In (N.Y. Times, Nov. 28)Site requires free registration

What can't be named Muhammad? (BBC News, Nov. 28)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Swarms of tiny aircraft could track hurricanes (New Scientist, Nov. 30)

The strange, slow- motion disaster of the mud volcano(Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 28)

U.S. All but Spared by Hurricanes (LiveScience, Nov. 28)

Volcanic eruptions cause sea level spike (New Scientist, Nov. 27)

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

Black Sea To Take Years To Recover From Oil Spill (ScienceDaily, Nov. 29)

It's paradise lost as tourists flock to Shangri-La (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 29)

Glimpsing Nigeria's digital lifeline (BBC News, Nov. 28)

China Says Three Gorges Mega-Dam Threats Controlled (PlanetArk, Nov. 28)

Indonesia at risk: Climate change threatens people and nature (WWF, Nov. 28)

White Continent in its full glory (BBC News, Nov. 27)

Mexico Funds Will Protect Butterflies (San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 26)

An Alaskan island is losing ground (L.A. Times, Nov. 25)Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

Zombie cockroaches revived by brain shot (New Scientist, Nov. 30)

Endangered Brazilian Ocelot Kitten Born: Birth Significant For Species (ScienceDaily, Nov. 30)

Cameroon gorillas returning home (BBC News, Nov. 30)

1,000th Rare Whale Shark Identified in Mozambique (PlanetArk, Nov. 30)

Gunmen ravage colony of rare fruit bats in Cyprus (ENN, Nov. 29)

Dogs Can Classify Complex Photos In Categories Like Humans Do (ScienceDaily, Nov. 29)

More Than One-quarter Of US Bird Species Imperiled, Report States (ScienceDaily, Nov. 29)

Male topi antelope's sex burden (BBC News, Nov. 28)

7 Decisions on Species Revised (Washington Post, Nov. 28)Site requires free registration

Rats Wipe Out Seabirds on Alaska Island (LiveScience, Nov. 27)

These dogs have a nose for doo-doo (MSNBC, Nov. 27)

Canada ignoring bear essentials of species survival(Globe and Mail, Nov. 27)

Science & Technology

Path to Alternative Fuel Found in Termite Guts (LiveScience, Nov. 30)

String of Fullerene Pearls (Physorg.com, Nov. 30)

MagLev Wind Turbine (ENN, Nov. 29)

Oil from algae? Scientists seek green gold (MSNBC, Nov. 29)

Seriously 'Green' Building Looks ... Normal (LiveScience, Nov. 29)

Japan looks at everyday use of robots (Physorg.com, Nov. 29)

Colour X-ray machine sees so much more (New Scientist, Nov. 28)

Sweet fuel supply : Could a fuel cell that runs on glucose save the planet? (ENN, Nov. 28)

Space

NASA: Possible air leak found in Harmony module link (Houston Chronicle, Nov. 29)

Scientists spot the furnace in a star factory (MSNBC, Nov. 29)

Organic 'Building Blocks' Of Life Discovered In Titan's Atmosphere (ScienceDaily, Nov. 29)

'Quasistars' may harbour hidden black holes (New Scientist, Nov. 29)

Venus offers Earth climate clues (BBC News, Nov. 28)

Voyager 2 Spacecraft Set to Reach Space Milestone (ScienceDaily, Nov. 28)

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