Archaeology & Paleontology

An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus (N.Y. Times, Feb. 5) Site requires free registration

Gene Variants May Help To Distribute The Work Of Evolution Between Men And Women (ScienceDaily, Feb. 4)

You are what you eat: diet shown to be factor in evolution (ENN, Feb. 4)

How the Hyoid Bone Changed History [Speech.] (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Feb. 3)

Archeological Turkish team to count Ottoman castles in Yemen (Saba News, Feb. 2)

Ancient Lion With "Bolt Cutter" Jaws: Best Killer Ever? (Nat'l. Geographic News, Feb. 1)

Environment

UK homes urged to 'leave it off' [Energy use & climate change.] (BBC News, Feb. 5)

Polar bear habitat at center of Alaska drilling debate (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 5)

Algeria Drops Plan to Protect Park (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 4)

Dutch mull ideas to defend coast from rising seas (ENN/Reuters, Feb. 4)

Amazon research raises tough questions (Yahoo!/AP, Feb. 3)

To Pull a Thorn From the Side of the Planet [Environmentally-friendly flowers.] (N.Y. Times, Feb. 3) Site requires free registration

Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags (N.Y. Times, Feb. 2) Site requires free registration

Fishermen 'greening' their catch (BBC News, Feb. 1)

Exploration & Adventure

Adolf Hitler's 'lost fleet' found in Black Sea (Telegraph UK, Feb. 4)

In a bowling alley of cyclones [Pacific crossing.] (TheOceans.net, Jan. 31)

Medicine & Health

Embryos created with DNA from 3 people (Yahoo!/AP, Feb. 5)

Who killed Sweden's warrior king? [Using forensic science to solve a centuries-old mystery.] (BBC News, Feb. 5)

Bird flu spreads in Bangladesh (BBC News, Feb. 4)

Chemical in Baby Products Can Hurt Infants (Red Orbit, Feb. 4)

Sniffling mice raise therapy hope (BBC News, Feb. 4)

Why Voters Play Follow-the-Leader [Human behavior.] (Washington Post, Feb. 4) Site requires free registration

Inhaling Pig Brains May Be Cause of New Illness (Washington Post, Feb. 4) Site requires free registration

Bug slime's surprising effect on disease (New Scientist, Feb. 3)

Peoples & Culture

A Rich Market for Russian Icons (Washington Post, Feb. 5) Site requires free registration

Urbanization threatens Namibia's traditional Himba culture (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 5)

Aboriginal languages 'dying out' (BBC News, Feb. 4)

Au Revoir to the Smoke-Filled French Cafe (Washington Post, Feb. 3) Site requires free registration

Swiss Sausage Fans Fret Over How to Save Their Skin (N.Y. Times, Feb. 3) Site requires free registration

Parade Returns, and New Orleans’s Heart Rejoices [Mardi Gras.] (N.Y. Times, Feb. 2) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

China Battles "Coldest Winter in 100 Years" (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 5)

Climate set for 'sudden shifts' (BBC News, Feb. 4)

Search for Rwanda quake survivors (BBC News, Feb. 4)

Madagascar toll rises to 12 (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 4)

Indonesian Floods Displace Thousands, Cause Chaos (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 4)

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

Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design [Abu Dhabi.] (N.Y. Times, Feb. 5) Site requires free registration

Off India's Beaten Path (ENN/UCLA, Feb. 4)

A Tiny Staff, Tracking People Across the Globe [Immigration.] (N.Y. Times, Feb. 4) Site requires free registration

Australia PM Calls Summit to Tackle Drought, Reforms (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 4)

Banks set emissions standard for U.S. power sector (ENN/Reuters, Feb. 4)

Filling the Pews With Floppy Shoes: Homage to an Innovative Clown Has Britons Rolling in the Aisles (Washington Post, Feb. 4) Site requires free registration

Ban gas-guzzling cars, says ex-Shell boss (Telegraph UK, Feb. 3)

Threat of Power Shortages Generating New Urgency [Washington, D.C. area.] (Washington Post, Feb. 3) Site requires free registration

Anti-whalers vow bigger Antarctic presence next year (Yahoo!/AFP, Feb. 2)

Plants & Animals

'New type of bird' found in Nepal (BBC News, Feb. 5)

As a Japanese Island Grows Less Remote, a Wildcat Grows More Endangered (N.Y. Times, Feb. 5) Site requires free registration

Human Viruses Cause Respiratory Outbreaks in Ivory Coast Chimps (N.Y. Times, Feb. 5) Site requires free registration

Botanical identities (DNA barcoding.] (Nature News, Feb. 4)

A (ba)boon for youngsters' growth [Paternal attention.] (Nature News, Feb. 4)

New Monkey Species Found in Remote Amazon (Nat'l. Geographic News, Feb. 4)

Roost Of Millions Of Migratory Swallows Threatened (ScienceDaily, Feb. 4)

Using DNA, Scientists Hunt For The Roots Of The Modern Potato (ScienceDaily, Feb. 4)

Migrating Birds Sophisticated Internal Compass Still a Mystery (ENN, Feb. 3)

Boats to try to prevent hooking seabirds (Yahoo!/AP, Feb. 2)

Should animals that have died out in Britain be reintroduced into the wild? (Independent UK, Feb. 1)

Science & Technology

Quantum Teleporting, Yes; the Rest Is Movie Magic (N.Y. Times, Feb. 5) Site requires free registration

Chips pass two billion milestone (BBC News, Feb. 4)

Bio-crude turns cheap waste into valuable fuel (PhysOrg, Feb. 4)

Material Changes its Color, Depending on How You Look at It (PhysOrg, Feb. 4)

DNA Is Blueprint, Contractor And Construction Worker For New Structures (ScienceDaily, Feb. 4)

A ‘Bold’ Step to Capture an Elusive Gas Falters [FutureGen project.] (N.Y. Times, Feb. 3) Site requires free registration

Space

Satellite Spotters Glimpse Secrets, and Tell Them (N.Y. Times, Feb. 5) Site requires free registration

Gas 'Finger' Points To Galaxies' Future (ScienceDaily, Feb. 4)

Solar Eclipse - Moon Takes a Bite Out of the Sun On February 7 (Universe Today, Feb. 4)

Venus Express Seeks Out Gases Below the Clouds (Red Orbit, Feb. 4)

NASA Searching for New Crop of Astronauts (Red Orbit, Feb. 4)

Iran launches rocket, opens space center (Yahoo!/AP, Feb. 3)

Acceptance Slow for Bush's Space Plan: With Some Scientists Skeptical, NASA Turns to Advertising Firm to Generate Appeal (Washington Post, Feb. 2) Site requires free registration

NASA Takes The Beatles 'Across the Universe' Literally (Yahoo!/Space.com, Feb. 1)

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