Archaeology & Paleontology

New look at turquoise treasures of the Aztecs (Times UK, May 5)

Carpet of stone: medieval mosaic pavement revealed [Westminster Abbey.] (Guardian UK, May 5)

Volcano in 1600 Caused Global Disruption, Study Suggests (Yahoo!/LiveScience, May 5)

US to return Argentine dinosaur eggs (Yahoo!/AP, May 5)

Persepolis under modern tech excavation [Iran.] (Press TV, May 4)

UN: Buddha statue at World Heritage Site in Afghanistan remains OK after blast (Int'l. Herald Tribune, May 4)

Stonehenge excavation may alter history (TerraDaily/UPI, May 3)

Environment

Water looms as “The Next Oil,” warns MIT Sloan professor (ENN/MIT, May 5)

Climate Change Warms Arctic, Cools Antarctica (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 5)

Will Global Warming Take A Short Break? (ScienceDaily, May 5)

Environmentalists divided about burying CO2 (ENN/Reuters, May 5)

Fungi have a hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate (ENN/Cell Press, May 5)

Air Pollution Impedes Bees' Ability to Find Flowers (Washington Post, May 5) Site requires free registration

Fighting Global Warming Block by Block (Washington Post, May 4) Site requires free registration

Beavers Offer Solution to Climate Change (NPR, May 3)

Exploration & Adventure

Family Science Project Yields Surprising Data About a Siberian Lake [Lake Baikal.] (N.Y. Times, May 6) Site requires free registration

ESA Project Contributes To Ocean Research (Red Orbit, May 5)

Scientists Head To Warming Alaska On Ice Core Expedition (TerraDaily/SPX, May 2)

Medicine & Health

Redefining Disease, Genes and All (N.Y. Times, May 6) Site requires free registration

New DNA Variants Found That Can Help To Pile On The Pounds (ScienceDaily, May 5)

For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life’s End (N.Y. Times, May 5) Site requires free registration

Enzyme could be malaria's weakest link (New Scientist, May 4)

Blocking the Transmission of Violence [Connection between violence & disease.] (NYT Magazine, May 4) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Taco Truck Battle Heats Up in Los Angeles (NPR, May 5)

In India, Fairness Is a Growth Industry: Men Buy Skin-Lighteners in Growing Numbers as a Path to Love, Wealth (Washington Post, May 4) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Myanmar cyclone death toll soars past 22,000: state radio (Yahoo!/AP, May 6)

Australia seen needing years of rain to end drought (ENN/Reuters, May 5)

Thousands Evacuated As Chile Volcano Spews Ash (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 5)

California may face long-term drought (TerraDaily/UPI, May 3)

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

Japan Steadily Becoming a Land Of Few Children (Washington Post, May 6) Site requires free registration

Singapore water makes global waves [Plenty of rain but lack of natural storage.] (BBC News, May 6)

Grease bandits strike as biofuel demand rises (Christian Science Monitor, May 6)

A Woman, a Village and a War on Plastic Bags [England.] (Washington Post, May 6) Site requires free registration

Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi Builds Renewable-Energy City (NPR, May 5)

Brazil defends ethanol in food-versus-fuel fight (Christian Science Monitor, May 5)

Censorship exposed at US environment agency (New Scientist, May 5)

Plants & Animals

Lots of Animals Learn, but Smarter Isn’t Better (N.Y. Times, May 6) Site requires free registration

Researchers Seek to Demystify the Metabolic Magic of Sled Dogs (N.Y. Times, May 6) Site requires free registration

Scientists: Warming may pose greatest threat to tropical species (Yahoo!/AP, May 5)

Sea lions shot dead on Columbia River as salmon battle rages (Yahoo!/AP, May 5)

Molecular Action May Help Keep Birds on Course (Washington Post, May 5) Site requires free registration

Is this the rice super-gene? (Yahoo!/AFP, May 4)

Someone Isn't Enjoying the Ride [Elephants in Thailand.] (Washington Post, May 4)

Global Effort to Capture DNA of Every Tree Species (Red Orbit, May 3)

Roaring Bats: New Scientific Results Show Bats Emitting More Decibels Than A Rock Concert (ScienceDaily, May 3)

Science & Technology

Invention: Plasma-powered flying saucer (New Scientist, May 6)

Dynamic Duo Develops Framework For Earth's Inaccessible Interior (TerraDaily/SPX, May 5)

Delaying data could cut net's carbon footprint (New Scientist, May 5)

Diatoms Discovered To Remove Phosphorus From Oceans (ScienceDaily, May 5)

Scientists to ‘recreate sun’ in hunt for energy (Times UK, May 4)

Prepping Robots to Perform Surgery (N.Y. Times, May 4) Site requires free registration

Supercomputer To Simulate Extreme Stellar Physics (ScienceDaily, May 3)

Space

Black Hole Rips Apart Screaming Star (Yahoo!/Space.com, May 6)

Did Earth once have multiple moons? (New Scientist, May 6)

Mission to the Sun (Universe Today, May 5)

Searching for Water and Minerals on Mars - Implications for Colonization (Universe Today, May 4)

Discovery Arrives For Countdown Test (Red Orbit, May 3)

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