Archaeology & Paleontology

To Catch a Thief [Civil War buff's discovery led to a sting against traffickers in stolen documents] (Smithsonian, Apr.)

Teenage Dinosaurs Might Have Butted Heads (LiveScience, Mar. 28)

Neanderthals wore make-up and liked to chat (New Scientist, Mar. 27)

Brazil Finds Prehistoric "Sea Warrior" Crocodile (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 27)

Upright Walking Began 6 Million Years Ago (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 27)

Probing Question: How were the Egyptian pyramids built? (PhysOrg, Mar. 27)

Spain dig yields ancient European (BBC News, Mar. 26)

Modern Development Threatens Historic WWI Site in Belgium (VOA News, Mar. 26)

Easter Island statue damaged (Yahoo News/AP, Mar. 25)

Environment

Earth Hour: U.S. cities to dim lamps, illuminate climate-change (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 28)

Warning on plastic's toxic threat (BBC News, Mar. 27)

Arctic Melting May Lead To Expanded Oil Drilling (ENN, Mar. 27)

How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary. (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 27)

Warming affects trees, streams in West (Yahoo News/AP, Mar. 27)

Chinese Dams Threaten Cambodia's Forests, Farmers (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 27)

Huge Swath of Antarctica Ice Collapses (National Geographic News/AP, Mar. 26)

Millions At Risk In S.Asia From Warmer World - Greens (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 26)

Exploration & Adventure

Harlem to Antarctica for Science, and Pupils (N.Y. Times, Mar. 28) Site requires free registration

Swedish Viking to climb Vinson from private icebreaker (TheOceans.net, Mar. 26)

Medicine & Health

Climate Threat: Thawing Tundra Releases Infected Corpses (LiveScience, Mar. 27)

Yes, Running Can Make You High (N.Y. Times, Mar. 27) Site requires free registration

Shocking the nose into action (Nature News, Mar. 27)

Study Links Middle-Age Belly Fat to Dementia (Washington Post, Mar. 27) Site requires free registration

Brain's 'Sixth Sense' For Calories Discovered (ScienceDaily, Mar. 27)

Rare gene defects might add up to schizophrenia (New Scientist, Mar. 27)

Rethinking Is Urged on a Vaccine for AIDS (N.Y. Times, Mar. 26) Site requires free registration

Warming Seen Having Immunological Consequences (Planet Ark/Reuters, Mar. 26)

Preterm Birth Linked To Lifelong Health Issues (ScienceDaily, Mar. 26)

WHO Reports Polio Eradicated in Somalia (NPR, Mar. 26)

Peoples & Culture

Travelers in Search of Mexico’s Magic Find Town of Witches and Warlocks (N.Y. Times, Mar. 28) Site requires free registration

Is it Macedonia by any other name? (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 27)

'Wolf Totem' Eulogizes Mongolian Culture (NPR, Mar. 26)

Siberian, Native American Languages Linked -- A First (National Geographic News, Mar. 26)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Forecasting Tsunami Threats Through Layers Of Sand And Time (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 27)

Kilauea Volcano Eruption Closes Park, Threatens Residents (LiveScience, Mar. 27)

Floods, cyclones, devastate southern Africa: UN (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 25)

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

San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban Interests Other Cities (NPR, Mar. 27)

Machiavelli, Not Such a Bad Guy? (NPR, Mar. 27)

Investor puts his money in the rainforest (New Scientist, Mar. 27)

Plants & Animals

Squid Beaks Use Chemical Trick to Keep From Tearing Off (National Geographic News, Mar. 27)

Rare One-Horned Rhino Bouncing Back in Nepal (National Geographic News, Mar. 27)

Birds team up to solve food puzzle (New Scientist, Mar. 27)

Have peacock tails lost their sexual allure? (New Scientist, Mar. 27)

New protections eyed for ice-dependent Alaska seals (ENN/Reuters, Mar. 27)

Living fossil still calls Australia home (ENN, Mar. 27)

Tuna talks look to cut down on overfishing (TerraDaily/AFP, Mar. 26)

US bats fall victim to mystery illness (BBC News, Mar. 26)

Dolphin woos with wood and grass (BBC News, Mar. 26)

What a Rodent Can Do With a Rake in Its Paw (N.Y. Times, Mar. 26) Site requires free registration

Science & Technology

The future of computing -- carbon nanotubes and superconductors to replace the silicon chip (PhysOrg, Mar. 28)

Stretchy circuits promise elastic gadgets (New Scientist, Mar. 27)

Crusaders 'left genetic legacy' (BBC News, Mar. 27)

Robotic minds think alike? (PhysOrg, Mar. 27)

International Team Of Scientists Discover Clue To Delay Of Life On Earth (TerraDaily/SPX, Mar. 27)

Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison (N.Y. Times, Mar. 27) Site requires free registration

In Japan, robot babysitter always ready to play (Space Daily/AFP, Mar. 25)

Space

Nonstop "Hurricane" Raging on Saturn's South Pole (National Geographic News, Mar. 27)

Space Shuttle "Endeavour," Astronauts Back on Earth (National Geographic News/AP, Mar. 27)

World's First Movie Of Black Hole Birth (ScienceDaily, Mar. 27)

Japan plans to launch paper plane from space (Yahoo News/AFP, Mar. 27)

NASA’s Science Chief Resigns (N.Y. Times, Mar. 27) Site requires free registration

Dive Into Saturn Moon's Jets Shows Ingredients for Life (National Geographic News, Mar. 26)

First return for Euro space science (BBC News, Mar. 26)

Mars Rovers Survive NASA's Budget Crunch (Washington Post, Mar. 26) Site requires free registration

Star’s Dust May Hold Clue to New Planet (N.Y. Times, Mar. 26) Site requires free registration

Company Plans Vehicle for Trips to Cusp of Space (N.Y. Times, Mar. 26) Site requires free registration

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