Archaeology & Paleontology

Archaeologists Warn Ancient Greek Theatres Crumbling (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 11)

Clues to the Mystery of a Writer Pilot Who Disappeared [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 11) Site requires free registration

"Dino Killer" Asteroid Was Half the Size Predicted? (National Geographic News, Apr. 10)

Lack of Clouds Amplified Dino-Era Warming, Study Says (National Geographic News, Apr. 10)

Ancient serpent shows its leg (BBC News, Apr. 10)

Uncertain future for ancient spa (BBC News, Apr. 10)

"Lyuba" gives scientists glimpse of mammoth insides (Yahoo News/Reuters, Apr. 10)

And the first animal on Earth was a... (PhysOrg, Apr. 10)

'Breakthrough' at Stonehenge dig (BBC News, Apr. 9)

X-ray Vision Spies Dinosaur-Era Bugs (LiveScience, Apr. 9)

67 bodies secretly exhumed from NM grave [Civil War-era fort] (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 9)

Earliest Mixtec Cremations Found; Show Elite Ate Dog (National Geographic News, Apr. 9)

Huge Viking Hoard Discovered in Sweden (National Geographic News, Apr. 8)

Aboriginal site among Australia's oldest (ABC Australia, Apr. 8)

Environment

'Citizen scientists' watch for signs of climate change (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 10)

Warming Trends Rise In Large Ocean Areas – Study (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 10)

Melting causes lake in Chile to empty (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 10)

Flowers' fragrance diminished by air pollution, study indicates (PhysOrg, Apr. 10)

Harmful Algae Taking Advantage Of Global Warming (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 9)

As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation Program (N.Y. Times, Apr. 9) Site requires free registration

Money for India’s ‘Ultra Mega’ Coal Plants Approved (N.Y. Times, Apr. 9) Site requires free registration

Bacteria designed to search out pesticides (Nature News, Apr. 9)

Exploration & Adventure

Ice-cream stick ship sails for England (Yahoo News/Reuters, Apr. 8)

Old climber alters Everest plan (BBC News, Apr. 8)

Medicine & Health

Soldiers blamed for deadly superbug (BBC News, Apr. 10)

Climate change brings health risks (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 10)

Heparin Is Now Suspected in 62 Fatalities Across U.S. (N.Y. Times, Apr. 10) Site requires free registration

'Six-way' kidney transplant first (BBC News, Apr. 9)

Unlikely Drugs Emerge as 'Cognition Enhancers' (LiveScience, Apr. 9)

A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity (N.Y. Times, Apr. 8) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Tibetans in exile show high rates of depression (New Scientist, Apr. 10)

In Remote Eskimo Villages, Pockets of Third-World Problems (N.Y. Times, Apr. 8) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Olympics - Beijing Seeds Clouds To Protect Opening Ceremony (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 11)

Curious cloud formations linked to quakes (New Scientist, Apr. 11)

Belching Hawaii Volcano Shuts Park, Forces Evacuations (National Geographic News/AP, Apr. 10)

2008 Hurricane Season Will Be "Well Above Average" (National Geographic News, Apr. 9)

Solomons Quake 1st Seen to Jump Tectonic Barrier (National Geographic News, Apr. 9)

Brazilian Floods Kill 34, Leave 190,000 Homeless (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 9)

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

Kenya Crisis Strains Human-Animal Balance In Parks (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 11)

Scientists unveil conservation roadmap for Madagascar (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 10)

Grand Canyon Gorge Is 9 Times Older Than Thought (National Geographic News, Apr. 9)

Siberia's black market logging (BBC News, Apr. 9)

Global poverty to halve by 2015, Africa seen lagging (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 9)

Canada to create giant new northern national park (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 9)

Plants & Animals

Dangerous Animal Virus on US Mainland? (Washington Post, Apr. 11) Site requires free registration

Hopes Rise Global Trade Deal Can Avert Fish Crisis (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 11)

Groups Seek Sand Dune Lizard Protection (Washington Post/AP, Apr. 10) Site requires free registration

Orchid's sexual deception triggers ejaculation (New Scientist, Apr. 10)

Species Monitoring Seen Helping Slow Extinctions (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 10)

Right whales wronged (Nature News, Apr. 10)

Creatures Reunite After Ancient Divorce (LiveScience, Apr. 10)

CSI: Rainforest – Police skills help jungle life (New Scientist, Apr. 9)

World's Largest Catfish Species Threatened by Dam (National Geographic News, Apr. 8)

Endangered bears find refuge in new Vietnam center (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 9)

Science & Technology

Hurricane simulator to bring the house down (New Scientist, Apr. 10)

Olympic Torch Tech: How Flame Survives Weather & Worse (National Geographic News, Apr. 9)

High-Tech Sound Detectors to Warn Ships of Right Whales (National Geographic News, Apr. 9)

Innovators shortlisted for award [Millennium Technology Prize] (BBC News, Apr. 8)

Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million people in Japan (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 8)

Ancient Imbalances Sent Earth's Continents "Wandering" (National Geographic News, Apr. 7)

Space

Nasa probe pictures Phobos moon (BBC News, Apr. 10)

NASA Sets Sights on Lunar Dust Exploration Mission (PhysOrg, Apr. 10)

Missing Link Between Planets and Stars Found (Space.com, Apr. 10)

Did pre-big bang universe leave its mark on the sky? (New Scientist, Apr. 10)

Smallest Planet Outside Solar System Found (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 10)

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