Archaeology & Paleontology

Ancient Buddhist Paintings Were Made Of Oil(redOrbit, Apr. 22)

Ancient urn returns to Greece (MSNBC, Apr. 21)

Turkish site a Neolithic 'supernova' (Washington Times, Apr. 21)

Iron Age mystery of the 'Essex druid' (Independent, Apr. 20)

Did the Flores Hobbit Have a Root Canal? (Scientific American, Apr. 18)

Some drowned, some buried[sites under the Nile] (Al-Ahram Weekly, Apr. 18-23)

China's Terracotta Army Covered in Egg (Discovery News, Apr. 18)

Environment

10 Ways You Can Improve Earth's Health(LiveScience, Apr. 22)

Common Weedkiller Deforms Tadpoles (LiveScience, Apr. 22)

Carbon cap would cost U.S. households 1 percent (Reuters, Apr. 21)

Oil running out as prime energy source: world poll (ENN/Reuters, Apr. 21)

In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo (N.Y. Times, Apr. 21)Site requires free registration

Smoke Cloud Engulfs Argentine Capital For 5th Day (PlanetArk, Apr. 21)

Stripping Mountains to Power D.C. (Washington Post, Apr. 20)Site requires free registration

Researchers Fear Southern Fence Will Endanger Species Further (Washington Post, Apr. 20)Site requires free registration

Green Issue -- New York Times Sunday Magazine (N.Y. Times, Apr. 20 Site requires free registration)

With Guns and Fines, Brazil Takes On Loggers (N.Y. Times, Apr. 19)Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Frenchman aims for sound barrier with sky-high parachute leap (Physorg.com, Apr. 22)

Local climber, partner first to complete Torre Traverse (DailyCamera, Apr. 20)

Everest pro-Tibet protesters may be shot (CNN, Apr. 20)

China to finish interior Antarctic station in 2009 (Reuters, Apr. 20)

Medicine & Health

Social networking site aims to help fight malaria (Nature News, Apr. 22)

The Body in Depth (N.Y. Times, Apr. 22)Site requires free registration

Bionic eye 'blindness cure hope' (BBC News, Apr. 21)

Dengue outbreak shows dark side of Rio de Janeiro (L.A. Times, Apr. 21)Site requires free registration

Candy Bar Lowers Cholesterol and Blood Pressure (redOrbit, Apr. 21)

Is Low Cholesterol Bad for the Brain?(redOrbit, Apr. 21)

Peoples & Culture

When Language Can Hold the Answer (N.Y. Times, Apr. 22)Site requires free registration

‘Green Funerals’ Catching on in U.S. (redOrbit, Apr. 21)

Culture Affects How We Read Faces (LiveScience, Apr. 21)

Saudi women 'kept in childhood' (BBC News, Apr. 21)

Afghan lawmakers push cultural bans of Taliban era (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 21)

Redskins Cheerleaders Shake Up Cricket In Modest India (Washington Post, Apr. 19)Site requires free registration

Mozambican Singer Wins Prize For Strong Songs on Taboo Topics(Washington Post, Apr. 19)Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Drought-Hit Cyprus To Ship Water From Greece (PlanetArk, Apr. 22)

Extreme Ocean Storms Have Become More Frequent Over Past Three Decades, Study Of Tiny Tremors Shows (ScienceDaily, Apr. 21)

First contact to earthquake zone (BBC News, Apr. 21)

Current Spike In Atmospheric Methane Mirrors Early Climate Change Events (ScienceDaily, Apr. 21)

Avalanches in Alaska May Increase Power Costs (N.Y. Times, Apr. 20)Site requires free registration

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

In Syrian Villages, the Language of Jesus Lives (N.Y. Times, Apr. 22)Site requires free registration

Australia extends rights over sea (BBC News, Apr. 21)

Arctic Ice More Vulnerable to Sun (redOrbit, Apr. 21)

A Tea From the Jungle Enriches a Placid Village (N.Y. Times, Apr. 21)Site requires free registration

Australia 'ideas summit' maps new national path (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 21)

In the Himalayas, a climate-change calamity builds (L.A. Times, Apr. 20)Site requires free registration

D.C.'s Puny Peak Enough to Pump Up 'Highpointers' (Washington Post, Apr. 18)Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

World's Rarest Gorilla Finds Sanctuary (ScienceDaily, Apr. 22)

Sharks to keep fins – until shore at least (New Scientist, Apr. 22)

S Korea trains sniffer-dog clones (BBC News, Apr. 21)

Slowly-developing Primates Definitely Not Dim-witted (ScienceDaily, Apr. 21)

New Mexico fights to protect the lynx (CNN, Apr. 21)

Pollution Causing Flowers to Lose Their Scent (redOrbit, Apr. 21)

Lizard hunting styles impact ability to walk, run (Physorg.com, Apr. 21)

Coral spawn turns Palau seas pink (BBC News, Apr. 21)

The mystery of Oregon's missing salmon (Oregonian, Apr. 20)

Floridian One to Call When Bees Move In (N.Y. Times, Apr. 20)Site requires free registration

One Man's Pet, Another's Invasive Species (Washington Post, Apr. 18)Site requires free registration

Science & Technology

Uranium Supply Decline Clouds Nuclear Power's Future (LiveScience, Apr. 22)

Buckyballs give flash a boost (Nature News, Apr. 22)

Computer System Can Carry On Conversations With Humans By Reacting To Voice, Facial Signals (ScienceDaily, Apr. 22)

U.S. Leads World in Wind-Power Growth (National Geographic News, Apr. 21)

Mind-Reading Hat Could Prevent Brain Farts (LiveScience, Apr. 21)

Space

Hawking: Unintelligent life is likely on other planets (YahooNews/AR, Apr. 22)

Moon Gets A Lashing From Earth's Magnetotail (ScienceDaily, Apr. 21)

Russian spacecraft made steep, bumpy return to Earth (New Scientist, Apr. 21)

"Sleeping" Black Hole Briefly Awoke in 1700s (National Geographic News, Apr. 18)

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