Archaeology & Paleontology

When Did Dinosaurs Go Extinct? Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Dating Refined (ScienceDaily, Apr. 28)

Human Warming Hobbles Ancient Climate Cycle - Study (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 28)

Heated debate over who planted first sunflower (New Scientist, Apr. 29)

2,200-year-old gemstones found in Iran (PressTV, Apr. 27)

Emperor Nero's gate discovered in Cologne (Expatica, Apr. 25)

Iceman's DNA linked to coastal aboriginals (Victoria Times-Colonist, Apr. 26)

Ancient Maya Tomb Yields "Amazing" Fabrics (Nat'l. Geographic News, Apr. 25)

Hobbit wars [Homo floresiensis.] (Science News, Apr. 24)

Environment

Potent greenhouse-gas methane has been rising (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 28)

In Cairo Slum, the Poor Spark Environmental Change (NPR, Apr. 27)

Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest (BBC News, Apr. 26)

Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World (N.Y. Times, Apr. 26) Site requires free registration

Saddled With Legacy of Dioxin, Town Considers an Odd Ally: The Mushroom (N.Y. Times, Apr. 26) Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Diving deep for climate clues (BBC News, Apr. 28)

Arctic Explorer Rebuts ‘Warming Island’ Critique (N.Y. Times, Apr. 28) Site requires free registration

The Antarctic deep sea gets colder (IPY/Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Apr. 21)

Medicine & Health

Brain Trauma in Iraq (Technology Review, May/June 2008)

Genes Explain Race Disparity in Response to a Heart Drug (N.Y. Times, Apr. 29) Site requires free registration

Hit the host to target HIV (Nature News, Apr. 28)

Trojan Horse Of Viruses Revealed (Science Daily, Apr. 28)

Biodiversity linked to human health (New Scientist, Apr. 28)

Gene therapy experiments improve vision in nearly blind (Yahoo!/AP, Apr. 28)

Happiness Tip: Want What You Have (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Apr. 28)

Decision making, is it all 'me, me, me'? (PhysOrg, Apr. 28)

Eradicating Malaria Worldwide Seen as a Distant Goal, at Best (Washington Post, Apr. 26) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Uighurs struggle in a world reshaped by Chinese influx (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 28)

Well-Traveled Frogs: France Imports Favorite Dish (NPR, Apr. 28)

Produced in Champagne, but What Do You Call It? [Switzerland.] (N.Y. Times, Apr. 27) Site requires free registration

Amy Tan Reveals Stories of Dong Folk Songs (NPR, Apr. 25)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Chance Of US Drought Seen; Food Squeeze Feared (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 28)

Wildfire burns near LA, 1,000 flee homes, fire comes near (Yahoo!/AP, Apr. 28)

Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue [Nevada.] (PhysOrg, Apr. 27)

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

Warming 'affecting poor children' (BBC News, Apr. 29)

Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice [Mauritania.] (Washington Post, Apr. 28) Site requires free registration

Nepal bans reporting from Everest (BBC News, Apr. 28)

Plants & Animals

Hope for Tiger Breeding (N.Y. Times, Apr. 29) Site requires free registration

Tourism crash threatens big cats [Violence in Kenya.] (BBC News, Apr. 29)

Colossal squid comes out of ice (BBC News, Apr. 28)

New shrew discovered in Ireland (Yahoo!/AFP, Apr. 28)

Cougars May Be Making a Comeback in Midwest (Red Orbit, Apr. 28)

Insects Use Plants Like A Telephone (Science Daily, Apr. 27)

Arctic Marine Mammals On Thin Ice (Science Daily, Apr. 26)

How Pierre the penguin got back in the swim again (Independent UK, Apr.26)

Science & Technology

Device 'spins silk like spiders' (BBC News, Apr. 29)

English village to be invaded in spybot competition (New Scientist, Apr. 29)

A Tantalizing Look at Iran’s Nuclear Program (N.Y. Times, Apr. 29) Site requires free registration

Following The Path Of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis (Red Orbit, Apr. 28)

Technological Breakthrough In Fight To Cut Greenhouse Gases (Science Daily, Apr. 27)

Space

Mirror on the moon could catch alien eyes (New Scientist, Apr. 29)

Mars Photos Appear to Show Dry Hot Springs (Washington Post, Apr. 28) Site requires free registration

Galaxies Gone Wild: Dramatic Collisions Trigger Bursts Of Star Formation (ScienceDaily, Apr. 27)

Self-Healing Computers for Damaged Spaceships (Universe Today, Apr. 27)

Europe launches sat-nav tester (BBC News, Apr. 26)

Northern Lights Glimmer With Unexpected Trait(Science Daily, Apr. 26)

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