Archaeology & Paleontology

New Dinosaur Species, Pachyrhinosaur Lakustai, Had Bony Frill And Horns (ScienceDaily, Oct. 2)

Pterosaurs couldn't soar, says expert (Physorg.com, Oct. 1)

Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician' (MSNBC, Oct. 1)

Archaeologists Unveil Majestic Roman Ruins That Rival Riches of Pompeii (N.Y. Times, Oct. 1)Site requires free registration

Canada's shores saved animals from devastating climate change 252 million years ago (Physorg.com, Oct. 1)

Environment

Chernobyl Fallout? Plutonium Found In Swedish Soil (ScienceDaily, Oct. 2)

Flushing ballast tanks should protect Great Lakes (Reuters, Oct. 2)

8 Ways to Green Your Office Supplies (LiveScience, Oct. 2)

High mountain meadows are disappearing as trees move higher (Physorg.com, Oct. 2)

Experts warn species in peril from climate change (YahooNews/AP, Oct. 1)

Tree power could save forests from fires(MSNBC, Oct. 1)

Pollution Slowly Killing World's Coral Reefs(PlanetArk, Oct. 1)

Ocean "Dead Zones" Spread, Fish More at Risk (PlanetArk, Oct. 1)

Brazil announces new measures to stem Amazon assault (WWF, Oct. 1)

High stakes in Canada’s vast oil-sands fields (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 1)

Exploration & Adventure

Everest parachute bid starts soon (BBC News, Oct. 2)

Himalaya wrap-up: Nangpa La 2 years after - Cho Oyu summits today? (mounteverest.net, Oct. 1)

Student to follow in Shackleton’s footsteps(Anglo-Celt News, Oct. 1)

Russian sub ends 30-day voyage under the Arctic (Houston Chronicle, Sept. 30)

Medicine & Health

Overeating Makes the Brain Go Haywire(redOrbit, Oct. 3)

Transplanted frozen liver raises hopes of organ 'bank'(New Scientist, Oct. 3)

Southern States Ranked Worst for Seriously Sick (LiveScience, Oct. 2)

Colonial clue to the rise of HIV (BBC News, Oct. 1)

Peoples & Culture

Strict Societies May Foster Violent Drinking Cultures (ScienceDaily, Oct. 2)

Australians urged to eat kangaroo (BBC News, Oct. 1)

French Muslims Find Haven in Catholic Schools (N.Y. Times, Sept. 30)Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Busy October hurricane period is forecast (TerraDaily/UPI, Oct. 1)

Rains Bring Some Relief to Drought-Hit Argentina (PlanetArk, Oct. 1)

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

Wetlands Restoration Not A Panacea For Louisiana Coast (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 3)

Cuba Faces Food Shortages After Hurricanes (PlanetArk, Oct. 3)

Major Bosnian karst polje receives international recognition (WWF, Oct. 1)

Warming to Spur Potato Famine in the Andes? (National Geographic News, Oct. 1)

Remains found in Fossett's plane (BBC News, Oct. 3)Missing Adventurer Steve Fossett's Belongings Found (National Geographic News/AP, Oct. 1)

For Abkhazia, a 'Special' Independence Day (Washington Post, Oct. 1)Site requires free registration

Slow recovery for Burma's cyclone victims (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 1)

New Thinking on When the Arctic Froze (LiveScience, Oct. 1)

How Ike scarred the terrain(Houston Chronicle, Sept. 30)

Plants & Animals

Chinese pandas fed chicken soup for health (YahooNews/AP, Oct. 3)

Decline in Alaskan sea otters affects bald eagles' diet (Physorg.com, Oct. 3)

Black rhinos released into wild (BBC News, Oct. 2)

Fewer Male Reptiles Due to Warming -- And That's Good? (National Geographic News, Oct. 2)

Noisier Oceans May Be "Disaster" For Marine Animals(National Geographic News, Oct. 2)

Conservation Groups Seeks Protection For Ugly Wolffish (redOrbit, Oct. 2)

Urban Black Bears Live Fast, Die Young (TerraDaily/SPX, Oct. 2)

Female birds sacrifice health to create more colourful eggs (nature news, Oct. 2)

Giant tuna kindergarten identified in Atlantic (New Scientist, Oct. 2)

Seeing Red and Blue Can Divide a Species — of Fish (N.Y. Times, Oct. 2) Site requires free registration

Hi-tech windows into a whale's world (BBC News, Oct. 1)

'Viking mouse' invasion tracked (BBC News, Oct. 1)

Love is blind for fish in murky waters (New Scientist, Oct. 1)

Butts, Faces Help Chimps Identify Friends (National Geographic News, Sept. 30)

Hearing tests for polar bears (BBC News, Sept. 30)

Feds propose listing 48 Hawaiian species at once (AP, Sept. 30)

Rare Chinese dolphins swim into more protected waters (WWF, Sept. 30)

Science & Technology

90,000 Homes To Be Powered By Chicken Manure (ENN, Oct. 3)

High-tech sponge could take hydrogen cars further (New Scientist, Oct. 3)

Ig Nobel Prize is 'knot funny' (BBC News, Oct. 3)

ASUS Introduces Bamboo-Cased Computers (ENN, Oct. 2)

Robotic yellow submarine is 'Mars Rover of the sea' (New Scientist, Oct. 2)

Old violins reveal their secrets(nature news, Oct. 2)

'Artificial Nose' Progress: Engineers Mass-produce Smell Receptors(ScienceDaily, Oct. 1)

Baseball: Head-first Slide Is Quicker (ScienceDaily, Oct. 1)

Turbines 'no risk to farm birds' (BBC News, Oct. 1)

Space

'Little Bang' Triggered Solar System Formation (ScienceDaily, Oct. 3)

Sun Gets Fatter "Waist" During Magnetic Peaks (National Geographic News, Oct. 2)

Cubs High Flying Fan (ABC News, Oct. 2)

Sunspots Are Fewest Since 1954, but Significance Is Unclear (N.Y. Times, Oct. 2)Site requires free registration

Mercury probe going back for an encore (MSNBC, Oct. 2)

NASA at 50: The Shuttle, Space Station and Beyond (Space.com, Oct. 2)

Martian fossils may be hiding inside white rocks (New Scientist, Oct. 2)

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