Archaeology & Paleontology

An emotional custody dispute over history [Panel wants to rebury bones found in L.A. Chinese Americans want to study them.] (L.A. Times, Jan. 24)

Fossilised skull may end row over origin of 1.3bn Chinese (Guardian, Jan. 24)

Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash (ScienceDaily, Jan. 24)

Cyprus divers to dig out ancient ship (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 24)

Archaeologists reconstruct life in the Bronze Age through the site of La Motilla (PhysOrg, Jan. 24)

New Discoveries At The Ash Altar Of Zeus Offer Insights Into Origins Of Ancient Greece's Most Powerful God (ScienceDaily, Jan. 23)

Ancient Maya sacrificed boys not virgin girls: study (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 23)

Relic thefts 'huge crime problem' in U.S. parks (USA Today, Jan. 23)

Worship Site Predates Zeus (LiveScience, Jan. 23)

Ancient cemetery unearthed in Syria (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 23)

'Ancient civilization . . . broken to pieces' [Illegal diggers chip away at Iraq's heritage.] (L.A. Times, Jan. 22)

Experts study another Andean civilization (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 20)

Environment

Lofty Himalaya Magnify Global Warming Impact (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 25)

UN calls water top priority (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 25)

Scientists urge speedy emission cuts (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 25)

Brazil Amazon deforestation soars (BBC News, Jan. 24)

Brazil vows to stem Amazon loss (BBC News, Jan. 24)

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Wild Arctic Birds (National Geographic News, Jan. 24)

Can the crown jewel of world's coral reefs be saved? (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 24)

Antarctic Ice Loss Dangerously Fast (ENN, Jan. 24)

Gore says "changing light bulbs" not enough (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 24)

China sees little optimism in anti-desert fight (ENN/Reuters, Jan. 24)

Warming May Reduce Hurricane Landfalls, Study Says (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 23)

U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment (N.Y. Times, Jan. 23)

Arctic ice-cap loss twice the size of France: research (TerraDaily/AFP, Jan. 23)

China Sets 2030 Target to Clean Up Lakes (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 23)

Exploration & Adventure

Antarctica's required course is the Happy Camper School of survival (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 24)

Expedition Amazonas update: Hard paddle to Brazil (TheOceans.net, Jan. 24)

Sherpas' bodies may be tuned to Everest (Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 24)

Science Expedition to Coral Reefs in Caribbean Helps Launch International Year of the Reef (NOAA, Jan. 24)

Q&A: Explorer prepares for Arctic expedition (ZDNet, Jan. 24)

Ice runway knocks weeks off journey to Antarctica (Nature News, Jan. 23)

Medicine & Health

Bird flu outbreak nears Calcutta (BBC News, Jan. 24)

Transplant goal 'one step closer' (BBC News, Jan. 24)

Australian girl switched blood type after transplant: doctors (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 24)

Don't worry, be (moderately) happy, research suggests (PhysOrg, Jan. 24)

Cell regeneration brings hope for diabetics (Nature News, Jan. 24)

F.D.A. Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials (N.Y. Times, Jan. 24) Site requires free registration

Obesity Connected With Nervous System (ScienceDaily, Jan. 24)

Brain's 'Eureka!' Circuit Found (LiveScience, Jan. 23)

Spouses Who Fight Live Longer (LiveScience, Jan. 23)

International genome project launched (Nature News, Jan. 22)

Peoples & Culture

Resegregation of U.S. schools deepening (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 25)

French Muslim Women Forge New Islam, Activism (NPR, Jan. 25)

Loneliness Breeds Belief in Supernatural (LiveScience, Jan. 24)

Last Alaska language speaker dies (BBC News, Jan. 24)

Many British Muslim Women Embrace Political Islam (NPR, Jan. 23)

Tasmanian payout for Aborigines (BBC News, Jan. 22)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Robots to collect dangerous data [NOAA planes to monitor earth systems] (BBC News, Jan. 23)

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

Olympic Teams Prepare for the Dirty Air in Beijing (Washington Post, Jan. 24) Site requires free registration

China, not U.S., to be new driver of world's economy and innovation (ENN, Jan. 24)

The Med's 'forgotten' island [Gavdos] (BBC News, Jan. 24)

Fake 'mummy' still awaits burial (BBC News, Jan. 24)

Canal plan divides Korea (BBC News, Jan. 23)

African Refugees Spurring Bush-Meat Trade (National Geographic News, Jan. 22)

Tuvalu struggles to hold back tide (BBC News, Jan. 22)

Plants & Animals

The world of mountain gorillas (BBC News, Jan. 25)

Honour sought for 'Soldier Bear' (BBC News, Jan. 25)

Russia Tries to Save Sturgeon With Caviar Monopoly (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 25)

Human sniffles kill endangered chimps (New Scientist, Jan. 24)

Fickle females keep changing their minds [Lark buntings] (Nature News, Jan. 24)

Blind fish see shadows (Nature News, Jan. 24)

Endangered Turtle Makes Record 647-Day Journey (National Geographic News, Jan. 24)

Howling Over Federal Plan to Expand Wolf Killing (N.Y. Times, Jan. 24) Site requires free registration

For troubled orcas, relief may be near (Seattle Times, Jan. 24)

Thousands Of Crop Varieties From Four Corners Of The World Depart For Arctic Seed Vault (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 24)

Out of Czech Republic, back to Africa for endangered antelopes (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 24)

Most Captive-Born Predators Die If Released (National Geographic News, Jan. 23)

Wing Angle May Be Key to Bird Flight Origins (National Geographic News, Jan. 23)

Without Proof, an Ivory-Billed Boom Goes Bust (N.Y. Times, Jan. 23) Site requires free registration

Guppies sexually harass threatened species (New Scientist, Jan. 23)

Government abandons bid to save US jaguars (Nature News, Jan. 23)

India sets up anti-poaching force as tigers dwindle (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 23)

Bizarre Amphibians Found Living on the Edge (LiveScience, Jan. 22)

Science & Technology

Battlefields will be big test for 'seeing' robot (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 25)

Iceland's Hydrogen Ship Heralds Fossil-Free Future (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 24)

Scientists Take New Step Toward Man-Made Life (N.Y. Times, Jan. 24) Site requires free registration

Computers Get Better at Face Recognition (LiveScience, Jan. 24)

Acoustic "Invisibility" Cloaks Possible, Study Says (National Geographic News, Jan. 23)

A very mysterious foundation [World Innovation Foundation] (Nature News, Jan. 23)

Creationists launch 'science' journal (Nature News, Jan. 23)

Can Web-based worlds teach us about the real one? (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 23)

In Diatom, Scientists Find Genes That May Level Engineering Hurdle (ScienceDaily, Jan. 23)

World's Best Microscope Can Produce Images Less Than Diameter Of Single Hydrogen Atom (ScienceDaily, Jan. 23)

Space

2nd Survey Finds Astronauts Haven’t Drunk Before Flights (N.Y. Times, Jan. 24) Site requires free registration

Comet Built Like an Asteroid, Scientists Find (National Geographic News, Jan. 24)

Ulysses Spacecraft Flies Over Sun's North Pole (ScienceDaily, Jan. 24)

Orbiting Camera Details Dramatic Wind Action on Mars (PhysOrg, Jan. 24)

U.S. needs to move on next generation satellite: official [GPS] (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 24)

Large Asteroid to Fly Past Earth (Yahoo News/Space.com, Jan. 24)

Virgin Galactic Unveils Suborbital Spaceliner Design (Space.com, Jan. 23)

Jupiter's "Jet Stream" Heated by Surface, Not Sun (National Geographic News, Jan. 23

A Whole New View: Hubble Overhaul to Boost Telescope's Reach (Space.com, Jan. 23)

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