Archaeology & Paleontology

Unlocking Mysteries of the Parthenon (Smithsonian, Feb. 1)

Brazil Finds Fossil of 'Missing Link' to Crocodile (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 1)

Swimming with Jeeps off Vanuatu (BBC News, Feb. 1)

UN vandals spray graffiti on Sahara’s prehistoric art (Times UK, Jan. 31)

Surprise Egypt Tombs Yield Ornate Coffins, Dog Mummies (National Geographic News, Jan. 30)

Lab built in Antarctic to preserve Mawson relics (Guardian, Jan. 30)

Fossil reptiles mired in controversy (Nature News, Jan. 30)

Berlin dig finds city older than thought (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 30)

Ancient Mass Sacrifice, Riches Discovered in China Tomb (National Geographic News, Jan. 29)

Ruins of 7,000-year-old city found in Egypt oasis (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 29)

Rampant weeds ruining the Aztec Ruins (Daily Times, Jan. 29)

Black Death targeted the weak (Telegraph UK, Jan. 28)

Environment

U.S. scraps ambitious clean-coal power plant (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 1)

Antarctic Ice Riddle Keeps Sea-Level Secrets (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 1)

Brazil Unable to Curb Amazon Destruction - Enviros (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 1)

US drought 'man-made' says study (New Scientist, Jan. 31)

UN: Climate Change May Cost $20 Trillion (LiveScience/AP, Jan. 31)

Warming May Cause Crop Failures, Food Shortages by 2030 (National Geographic News, Jan. 31)

New Threat To Lake Victoria (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 31)

Hawaii hosts Bush climate talks (BBC News, Jan. 30)

Swimmers' Sunscreen Killing Off Coral (National Geographic News, Jan. 29)

Exploration & Adventure

For Better or Worse, Modern Ocean Explorers Stay Connected (LiveScience, Feb. 1)

Belgian, Austrian and Wheelchair Victories in Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100km (ThePoles.com, Jan. 30)

Medicine & Health

Mosquito Nets and a New Drug Make Sharp Inroads Against Malaria (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

One Common Ancestor Behind Blue Eyes (LiveScience, Jan. 31)

Study Spots Gene That Plays Role in Infertility (LiveScience, Jan. 31)

Super Bowl Could Be Heart Health Hazard (LiveScience/AP, Jan. 31)

Epsom salt can prevent cerebral palsy: U.S. study (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 31)

Accidental Discovery Could Treat Memory Disorders (NPR, Jan. 31)

Battle Concussions Tied to Stress Disorder (N.Y. Times, Jan. 31) Site requires free registration

Mutant Flu Virus Is Found That Resists Popular Drug (N.Y. Times, Jan. 31) Site requires free registration

Ah, that's the spot: Why scratching brings relief (Yahoo News/Reuters, Jan. 31)

Human behaviour: Killer instincts (Nature News, Jan. 30)

Polycarbonate Bottles unsafe for hot liquids (ENN, Jan. 30)

Researchers Can Now Determine When A Human Was Born By Looking Into The Eyes Of The Dead (ScienceDaily, Jan. 30)

Peoples & Culture

Sea captains' logbooks reveal secrets of New England's fishing culture (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 1)

Kashmiri mothers hunt for lost sons (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 1)

San Andrés Journal: Talk of Independence in a Place Claimed by 2 Nations (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

Languages divide, then bloom (Nature News, Jan. 31)

For Peru's Indians, Lawsuit Against Big Oil Reflects a New Era (Washington Post, Jan. 31) Site requires free registration

In Cairo, hordes of street kids, but no longer ignored (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 31)

GPS helps pygmies defend forest (BBC News, Jan. 30)

Australia apology to Aborigines (BBC News, Jan. 30)

Indigenous peoples win conservation successes in Chile (ENN, Jan. 30)

What is behind Hindu-Christian violence (BBC News, Jan. 29)

Natural Disasters & Weather

China's Snow Storms Not Climate Change - Scientists (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 1)

Indonesian tsunami detector 'was severed': official (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 31)

Africans Lose Homes, Face Crocodiles in Floods (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 31)

Study Shows Hurricane Impact of Warmer Atlantic (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 31)

How One Big Earthquake Triggers Another (LiveScience, Jan. 30)

Making (Accurate Predictions Of) Waves (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 29)

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

Peter Staudhammer, Designed NASA Instruments, Dies at 73 (N.Y. Times, Jan. 31) Site requires free registration

Baengnyeong Island Journal: One Eye on the Fish, the Other on North Korea (N.Y. Times, Jan. 31) Site requires free registration

Cleric Urges a Science and Religion Dialogue (N.Y. Times, Jan. 31) Site requires free registration

Poor Haitians Resort to Eating Dirt (National Geographic News/AP, Jan. 30)

Plants & Animals

Scientists create 'no tears' onions (PhysOrg, Feb. 1)

Galapagos Sea Lion Massacre Fuels Conservation Fears (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 31)

India to Spend US$150 Mn to Save Tigers (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 31)

Endangered status may not help polar bears (Anchorage Daily News, Jan. 31)

'Doomsday' seeds arrive in Norway (BBC News, Jan. 31)

Elusive wolves caught on camera (BBC News, Jan. 31)

Migrating birds detect latitude and longitude, but how remains a mystery (PhysOrg, Jan. 31)

Little lab of horrors [Enzymes from insect-eating plants could give us new antibacterial products.] (Nature News, Jan. 31)

World's Largest Shrew Discovered in Africa (National Geographic News, Jan. 31)

Bird Chirps From Hind End (LiveScience, Jan. 31)

Bat deaths in NY, Vt. baffle experts (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 30)

Gorillas Found Tossing "Weapons," Study Says (National Geographic News, Jan. 30)

Why don't chimpanzees like to barter commodities? (ENN, Jan. 30)

Corruption is devouring the world's fish stocks (New Scientist, Jan. 30)

Science & Technology

E. Coli Bacteria: A Future Source Of Energy? (ScienceDaily, Jan. 31)

Bush clean-tech plan gets mixed reviews (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 31)

New Solar Panel Technology Stylish and Sustainable (ENN, Jan. 31)

Deep-ocean vents are a source of oil and gas (Nature News, Jan. 30)

In graphics: Aurora Borealis polar ship (BBC News, Jan. 30)

Artificial letters added to life's alphabet (New Scientist, Jan. 30)

Space

NASA to Send Beatles' Song on Long Journey (NPR, Feb. 1)

Conjoined space telescopes could see alien worlds (New Scientist, Feb. 1)

Mercury's Magnetosphere Fends Off Solar Wind (ScienceDaily, Jan. 31)

From the back of a bike to the moon [U.S. space research returns to its original launching pad in Huntsville, Ala.] (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 31)

50 Years Later: First U.S. Satellite's Souvenirs Still Circle the Earth (Yahoo News/Space.com, Jan. 31)

Weird "Spider," Volcanism Discovered on Mercury (National Geographic News, Jan. 30)

Atlantis launch set for next week (BBC News, Jan. 30)

Spacewalk repair boosts station's power (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 30)

Could An Asteroid Hit Planet Earth, Again? (ScienceDaily, Jan. 30)

NASA Pushes More Safety Tech Five Years After Columbia (Space.com, Jan. 30)

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