Archaeology & Paleontology

Marsupial lion tops African lion in fight to death (PhysOrg, Jan. 17)

"Amazing" Dino Fossil Found With Skin, Tissue in China (National Geographic News, Jan. 16)

Ancient "Lost City" Discovered in Peru, Official Claims (National Geographic News, Jan. 16)

Bull-Size Rodent Discovered -- Biggest Yet (National Geographic News, Jan. 16)

Researchers find 1791 time capsule (IOL, Jan. 16)

Can Egypt Copyright the Pyramids?> (National Geographic News, Jan. 15)

Ancient Tomb Art Found in Path of Irish Highway (National Geographic News, Jan. 14)

How Pharaoh sailed to Karnak (Al-Ahram, Jan. 10)

Environment

In nearly enclosed sea, untreated sewage [Mediterranean] (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 17)

Amazon deforestation seen surging (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 17)

2007 Was Tied As Earth's Second Warmest Year (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 17)

Early settlers drained marshy US landscape (New Scientist, Jan. 17)

Rising Seas Threaten China's Sinking Coastal Cities (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 17)

Air Pollution at Historic Highs in China's Guangdong (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 17)

South Korean Town Fights for Life After Oil Spill (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 17)

'Pac-Man' molecule chews up uranium contamination (New Scientist, Jan. 17)

Alaska Glacier Speed-Up Tied To Internal Plumbing Issues (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 16)

U.S. President Exempts Navy From Environmental Law (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 16)

Greenland Thaw Biggest in 50 Years - Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 16)

Texas Is Biggest Carbon Polluter (LiveScience/AP, Jan. 16)

Environment: Scientists Take Complaints About Interference to Hill (Washington Post, Jan. 16) Site requires free registration

California's Marine Protection Law Sets High Bar (NPR, Jan. 16)

Exploration & Adventure

SA pioneers make South Pole history (IOL, Jan. 17)

Chinese expedition reaches Dome A at Antarctica (ThePoles.com, Jan. 15)

Medicine & Health

Artists vie for long life [Exercise may explain why sculptors outlive painters] (Nature News, Jan. 18)

Virus Is Linked to a Powerful Skin Cancer (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

Leukaemia cell culprit discovered (BBC News, Jan. 17)

Humans Crave Violence Just Like Sex (LiveScience, Jan. 17)

$300 to Learn Risk of Prostate Cancer (N.Y. Times, Jan. 17) Site requires free registration

US team makes embryo clone of men (BBC News, Jan. 17)

Cancer's ethnic divide? (BBC News, Jan. 17)

Portable Device Quickly Detects Early Alzheimer's (ScienceDaily, Jan. 17)

Did Columbus Bring Syphilis to Europe? (National Geographic News, Jan. 16)

U.S. to Study Bizarre Morgellons Disease (LiveScience/AP, Jan. 16)

Peoples & Culture

Japanese youth help compatriots embrace diversity (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 18)

Spain's new anthem lyrics strike discordant note (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 18)

Polynesians Descended From Taiwanese, Other East Asians (National Geographic News, Jan. 17)

Muslims Increasingly Choose Matrimony Networks (NPR, Jan. 17)

Kandahar's cemetery of 'miracles' (BBC News, Jan. 17)

Tribal Identity Shapes Kenyan Views, Realities (Washington Post, Jan. 16) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Colombia's Galeras volcano erupts (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 18)

Yangtze hit by drought in China (BBC News, Jan. 17)

California flood risks are 'disaster waiting to happen,' say engineers (PhysOrg, Jan. 17)

Mozambique Floods Could be Worst in Memory - UN (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 17)

Mount St. Helens Steams During Slight Quakes (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 17)

High spirits drive speedy recovery after Indonesian quake (TerraDaily/AFP, Jan. 16)

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

Naples Waste Linked to Death and Disease (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 18)

Chile-Peru spat over sea border (BBC News, Jan. 17)

Climate Talk’s Cancellation Splits a Town (N.Y. Times, Jan. 17) Site requires free registration

Antarctic lake may hold life clue (BBC News, Jan. 16)

Cellphones bring a :-) to remotest Africa (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 15)

China and India's pressing energy crunch (BBC News, Jan. 15)

Plants & Animals

Feds: Kill sea lions to protect salmon (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 18)

Scientists call for urgent research into 'real' impacts of invasive species (PhysOrg, Jan. 17)

Huge New Palm Found -- "Flowers Itself to Death" (National Geographic News, Jan. 17)

Starfish Swarm Devouring Corals in Indonesia (National Geographic News, Jan. 17)

North American Birds Moving North As A Result Of Climate Change (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 17)

Computer decodes dog communication (New Scientist, Jan. 17)

FACTBOX-Which Whales are Most Endangered? (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 17)

Fish ladders of doom [Attempts to help river-spawning fish may have led to decline] (Nature News, Jan. 17)

How Some Plants And Animals Appear To Defy The Aging Process (ScienceDaily, Jan. 17)

Australia Court Orders End to Japanese Whaling (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 16)

Nepal to Run Breeding Centre to Save Vultures (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 16)

Parasite Makes Ants Resemble Berries (National Geographic News, Jan. 16)

Lucky Catch: New Techniques Save Sea Birds (ENN/NOAA, Jan. 16)

Collar 'key' to snow leopard secrets (BBC News, Jan. 16)

Speed alone can't save the cheetah (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 16)

Tuna's spawning grounds under threat (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 16)

Science & Technology

Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision (PhysOrg, Jan. 17)

'Darkest ever' material created (BBC News, Jan. 16)

Inflatable Cars (ENN, Jan. 16)

Global Advances Challenge U.S. Dominance in Science (N.Y. Times, Jan. 16) Site requires free registration

Space

European probe aims for Mercury (BBC News, Jan. 18)

Mercury's unseen side is revealed (BBC News, Jan. 17)

Pools of Invisible Matter Mapped in Space (LiveScience, Jan. 17)

Milky Way's black hole probed closer than ever before (New Scientist, Jan. 17)

SOFIA and KAO: Passing the Torch (Space.com, Jan. 16)

Curious Clouds Seen at Mars (Space.com, Jan. 16)

Funding edict for mission has NASA over a barrel [Planet-hunting telescope cost could hold back other projects] (Nature News, Jan. 15)

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