Archaeology & Paleontology

Ancient pyramid found in central Mexico City (YahooNews/Reuters, Dec. 27)

14,000-year-old tool kit unearthed in Jordan(the Age, Dec. 27)

Remains of ancient civilisation discovered on the bottom of a lake(Novosti, Dec. 27)

Modern Beetles Predate Dinosaurs (LiveScience, Dec. 26)

Climatic Chain Reaction Caused Runaway Greenhouse Effect 55 Million Years Ago (ENN, Dec. 26)

Top 10 Dinosaur and Fossil Finds of 2007 (National Geographic News, Dec. 26)

Egypt 'to copyright antiquities' (BBC News, Dec. 25)

Skating traced back 4,000 years (BBC News, Dec. 24)

Is she or isn't she? Mummy lab working to ID pharaoh queen (CNN, Dec. 24)

Ancient ship raised from S China Sea (BBC News, Dec. 21)

Ancient Egyptian Glassmaking Recreated (ScienceDaily, Dec. 21)

Environment

Deep-sea species' loss could lead to oceans' collapse, study suggests (Physorg.com, Dec. 27)

Barcoding An Entire Ecosystem (ENN, Dec. 27)

"Doomsday" Vault Will End Crop Extinction, Expert Says (National Geographic News, Dec. 27)

Building on the trunks of ruined pines (L.A. Times, Dec. 27)Site requires free registration

Rich life emerges from nature's freezer (BBC News, Dec. 27)

Photos Document Coral Forest Annihilation (NPR, Dec. 27)

Concern Lingers on Success of Artificial Reefs (LiveScience, Dec. 27)

Sue the EPA, for earth's sake (Boston Globe, Dec. 27)

China warns of increased coal usage (YahooNews/AP, Dec. 26)

Alaskans Weigh the Cost of Gold (Washington Post, Dec. 25)Site requires free registration

Greenland Glacier Studied for Insight into Warming (NPR, Dec. 24)

Mistletoe "Keystone" to Forest Health (National Geographic News, Dec. 24)

S Korea oil spill captains held (BBC News, Dec. 24)

Greens Unite in Rejecting Nukes as Climate Solution (Emagazine, Dec. 21)

Exploration & Adventure

Adventurer nears trip's halfway point (AP, Dec. 26)

Blind Climber Gets Clarity Atop Kilimanjaro (ABC News, Dec. 26)

McCall melt links the Arctic eras (BBC News, Dec. 25)

Seattle adventurer muscles across Pacific in a rowboat (Seattle P-I, Dec. 24)

Medicine & Health

Traditional medicine plants disappearing as demand rises (ENN, Dec. 27)

Scientists Want to Find Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails (N.Y. Times, Dec. 26)Site requires free registration

Food Scarcity and H.I.V. Interwoven in Uganda (N.Y. Times, Dec. 25)Site requires free registration

Effort to Defeat Polio Faces Unique Challenges (Washington Post, Dec. 25)Site requires free registration

Clue to migraine headache cause (BBC News, Dec. 250

In Kentucky’s Teeth, Toll of Poverty and Neglect (N.Y. Times, Dec. 24)Site requires free registration

China reports good progress in human bird flu vaccine (TerraDaily/AFP, Dec. 24)

As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23)Site requires free registration

Sea cucumber 'new malaria weapon' (BBC News, Dec. 23)

Peoples & Culture

The Ink Fades on a Profession as India Modernizes (N.Y. Times, Dec. 26)Site requires free registration

Where Boys Were Kings, a Shift Toward Baby Girls (N.Y. Times, Dec. 23)Site requires free registration

Muslim Holiday a Chance To Ignore and Forget War(Washington Post, Dec. 22)Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Over 120 Feared Dead in Indonesia Landslides, Floods (PlanetArk, Dec. 28) Indonesia landslides bury dozens (BBC News, Dec. 27)

On the Ground and in the Water, Tracing a Giant Wave’s Path (N.Y. Times, Dec. 25)Site requires free registration

Ancient Tsunami Lore Could Save Lives (LiveScience, Dec. 24)

China Reels From Worst Drought in a Decade (PlanetArk, Dec. 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

A Global Trek to Poor Nations, From Poorer Ones (N.Y. Times, Dec. 27)Site requires free registration

Small-Scale Businesses Forestall a Green India (Washington Post, Dec. 27)Site requires free registration

Tsunami homeless three years on (BBC News, Dec. 26)

Intrepid golfers try to revive a course destroyed in the Indonesian tsunami (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 26)

Conserving Cuba, After the Embargo (N.Y. Times, Dec. 25)Site requires free registration

Nepalese monarchy to be abolished (BBC News, Dec. 240

Defending Old Ways on an Oasis in the Nile (Washington Post, Dec. 22)Site requires free registration

A new national park for Russian tigers (WWF, Dec. 21)

Plants & Animals

Photo-monitoring Whale Sharks: Largest Fish In The Sea Appear To Thrive Under Regulated Ecotourism (ScienceDaily, Dec. 28)

New Zealand Builds a Nest Big Enough to Save Kiwis (N.Y. Times, Dec. 28)Site requires free registration

Humans 'drive out large mammals' (BBC News, Dec. 27)

Annual bird tally aids science (Sacramento Bee, Dec. 27)

Songbirds Offer Clues To Highly Practiced Motor Skills In Humans (ScienceDaily, Dec. 27)

Wild Chimps Skip Menopause (ENN, Dec. 27)

Fun is Serious for Asian Elephants' Struggle to Survive (PlanetArk, Dec. 27)

Scientist On Quest For Disappearing Eel (ENN, Dec. 26)

Will Beetles Inherit The Earth? Evolutionary Study Reveals Their Long-term Success (ScienceDaily, Dec. 26)

Young Walruses Trampled by Stampedes in Warming Arctic(National Geographic News, Dec. 26)

Success Of Invasive Argentine Ants Linked To Diet Shifts (ScienceDaily, Dec. 25)

Advocates Hope Science Can Save a Big Tuna (Washington Post, Dec. 24)Site requires free registration

Last chance for the Lobo (High Country News, Dec. 24)

Rare Siberian tigers found dead (BBC News, Dec. 24)

Tiger urine to scare killer elephant(BBC News, Dec. 24)

Bat Winters in D.C., to Delight of Urban Dwellers (NPR, Dec. 220

Science & Technology

Air Force to fly on synthetic fuel? (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 28)

New efficient bulb sees the light (BBC News, Dec. 28)

Deep-Ocean Drilling Researchers Target Earthquake and Tsunami Zone (ENN, Dec. 27)

Invention Turns Toxic Waste into Electricity (LiveScience, Dec. 26)

Gum That Won’t Stick to Shoes? It’s in the Works (N.Y. Times, Dec. 26)Site requires free registration

Bible put on a pinhead-size chip (BBC News, Dec. 240

Introducing the Solar Tree [street lighting] (Renewable Energy Access, Dec. 21)

Space

Exoplanet Reflected Light Detected For The First Time (ScienceDaily, Dec. 28)

Stepping Forward: The Year in Spaceflight (LiveScience, Dec. 27)

NASA scrubs January shuttle launch (MSNBC, Dec. 27)

The Enduring Mysteries of Comets (LiveScience, Dec. 27)

Fresh Cargo Ship Delivers Gifts to Station Astronauts (Space.com, Dec. 26)

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