Archaeology & Paleontology

City dinosaur not desert dweller (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Fossil of Extinct Armored Worm Discovered (LiveScience, Jan. 10)

Tongan site dated oldest in Polynesia (Stuff.co.uk, Jan. 10)

Be patient with us humans – we're still evolving (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 10)

480-million-year-old Fossil Sheds Light On 150-year-old Paleontological Mystery (ScienceDaily, Jan. 10)

Study points to 500 BC Kerala maritime activity (Hindu, Jan. 9)

Flesh wound reveals dino secrets (BBC News, Jan. 9)

Fears for oldest human footprints (Nature News, Jan. 9)

Ancient Cave Bears Were As Omnivorous As Modern Bears (ScienceDaily, Jan. 9)

Environment

Glaciers in a hothouse world (Nature News, Jan. 10)

Drilling Envisioned in Colorado Wildlife Refuge (NPR, Jan. 10)

Dartmouth Researchers Alarmed By Levels Of Mercury And Arsenic In Chinese Freshwater Ecosystem (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 10)

As arctic ice melts, South Pole ice grows (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 10)

Climate change contest launched (BBC News, Jan. 9)

Deep sea probe to track Australia climate change (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 9)

New Bans on Plastic Bags May Help Protect Marine Life (ENN, Jan. 9)

F.T.C. Asks if Carbon-Offset Money Is Well Spent (N.Y. Times, Jan. 9) Site requires free registration

EPA Launches Cell Phone Recycling Effort (NPR, Jan. 8)

Exploration & Adventure

Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008 (Washington Post, Jan. 11) Site requires free registration

Archive footage of Sir Edmund in action (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Warming Forces Iditarod Changes (LiveScience/AP, Jan. 10)

An icy plunge to save the melting Arctic [Endurance swimmer draws attention to disappearing ice caps] (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 10)

Medicine & Health

Dementia drug instant hit claim (BBC News, Jan. 10)

Proteins found that AIDS virus preys on (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 10)

Tropical Dengue Fever May Threaten US - Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 10)

Stem cell breakthrough leaves embryos unharmed (New Scientist, Jan. 10)

Study Says DNA Flaw May Raise Autism Risk (N.Y. Times, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration

Climate Change Fueling Malaria in Kenya, Experts Say (National Geographic News, Jan. 9)

Peoples & Culture

Indians Hit the Road Amid the Occasional Elephant (N.Y. Times, Jan. 11) Site requires free registration

'Songs of the Spirit' Stresses Commonalities in Faith Through Music (VOA News, Jan. 9)

New strain on Malaysia's ethnic ties (BBC News, Jan. 9)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Mozambique to Evacute Flood Victims, Malawi Hit (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 11)

Ecuador Volcano Spews Ash, 700 Evacuated (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 11)

Floods Displace More Than 30,000 in East Sri Lanka (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 11)

Conditions in Cascades Raise Avalanche Danger (N.Y. Times, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration

Zambia Fears Severe Floods Could Worsen (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 10)

Canada's Avalanche Season Gets Off to Deadly Start (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 10)

Desert Mystery Has Electrifying Answer [Electric fields propel sand in desert] (LiveScience, Jan. 10)

Floods Displace Thousands in Southern Africa (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 9)

Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 10)

At least 34 killed in Afghan snow (TerraDaily/AFP, Jan. 9)

Deadly blizzards bring Asia chaos (BBC News, Jan. 9)

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

When pieces of national parks go on sale, U.S. can't pay (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 11)

Africa 'being drained of doctors' (BBC News, Jan. 10)

Pirate Attacks Increased in 2007, Maritime Group Says (N.Y. Times/AP, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration

Sub-Saharan Africa: The Population Emergency (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 9)

Taiwan Rejects Chinese Pandas - Again (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 9)

India aims for 'quantum jump' in science (Nature News, Jan. 9)

The Baghdad librarian's story (BBC News, Jan. 8)

Plants & Animals

NYC cloning historical trees for future (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 11)

How High Can They Jump? Tiger Strength Reconsidered (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 10)

Australia Whale Monitors Set Off to Shadow Japanese (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 10)

When Elephants Disappear, Ants and Trees Suffer (NPR, Jan. 10)

Bird flu strikes UK wildlife (New Scientist, Jan. 10)

A gene that makes sex deadly [Nemotodes] (Nature News, Jan. 10)

Why do chimps eat dirt? (Nature News, Jan. 10)

Drought driving deadly snakes into Australian cities: official (PhysOrg/AFP, Jan. 10)

Chimpanzees May Build Their 'Cultures' In A Similar Way To Humans (ScienceDaily, Jan. 10)

How Australia's pet crocs become pest crocs (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 9)

Glowing Pig Passes Genes to Piglets (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 9)

Groups to sue for polar bear protection (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 9)

Florida Manatee Deaths Decreased in 2007 (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 9)

Human activity blamed for decline of coral reefs (Guardian, Jan. 9)

Super-hairy plants could battle global warming (New Scientist, Jan. 9)

Science & Technology

Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds (N.Y. Times, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration

Brain-controlled computer switches on in a heartbeat (New Scientist, Jan. 10)

New center will focus on world's oceans (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 10)

Swedish commuters' body heat to warm office (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 10)

Scientists: Earth Barely Supports Life (LiveScience, Jan. 9)

Space

Probe to fly by Mercury for first time in decades (New Scientist, Jan. 11)

100s of "Rogue" Black Holes May Roam Milky Way (National Geographic News, Jan. 10)

Evidence of Huge Planetary Collision Found (National Geographic News, Jan. 10)

Planets form twice for old stars (BBC News, Jan. 10)

Huge black hole tips the scales (BBC News, Jan. 10)

'Jules Verne' fuelled for launch (BBC News, Jan. 10)

An Inconvenient Galaxy: Arms Winding 'Backwards' (ScienceDaily, Jan. 10)

Risk of Mars impact drops to 1 in 10,000 (New Scientist, Jan. 10)

Space Weather Forecast: More Solar Storms on the Way (National Geographic News, Jan. 9)

Ancestors of Milky Way-Type Galaxies Found, Analyzed (National Geographic News, Jan. 9)

The Surprising Evolution of Deep Space Missions (Space.com, Jan. 9)

Planet collision could explain alien world's heat (New Scientist, Jan. 9)

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