Archaeology & Paleontology

Evidence of the 'Lost World' -- did dinosaurs survive the end Cretaceous extinctions? (Physorg.com, Apr. 28)

A Tiny Hominid With No Place on the Family Tree (N.Y. Times, Apr. 28)Site requires free registration

Egypt unveils 4,000-year-old necropolis (MSNBC, Apr. 27)

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Theory Dealt A New Blow (redOrbit, Apr. 27)

The Little Ice Age and Scotland (BBC News, Apr. 26)

Cache of mummies unearthed at Egypt's Lahun pyramid (YahooNews/Reuters, Apr. 26)

Fragment Of Hebrew Inscription From Period Of Kings Of Judah Found (ScienceDaily, Apr. 25)

Dinosaurs Lived in the Arctic (LiveScience, Apr. 25)

No 'Burp' Accelerating Climate Change? Wetlands Likely Source Of Methane From Ancient Warming Event (ScienceDaily, Apr. 24)

Indus script encodes language, reveals new study of ancient symbols (EurekAlert, Apr. 23)

Origins Of Maya Blue In Mexico (ScienceDaily, Apr. 23)

'Missing link' fossil seal walked (BBC News, Apr. 22)

Ancestors may have used bone tools to make smoothies (New Scientist, Apr. 22)

Controversial Hobbit Looks Tiny in Person(LiveScience, Apr. 22)

Environment

'Super Reefs' Fend Off Climate Change, Study Says (ScienceDaily, Apr. 27)

Plastic Bag Makers Aim for 40 Percent Recycled Content in 2015 (ENN, Apr. 27)

Study Says Warming Poses Peril to Asia(N.Y. Times, Apr. 26)Site requires free registration

The Lost Forests of America (LiveScience, Apr. 23)

Industry Ignored Its Scientists on Climate (N.Y. Times, Apr. 23)Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Arctic wrap-up: Three hours sleep in four days and they made the NP! (mounteverest.net, Apr. 27)

Tightrope climber sets new world record in China (keye tv, Apr. 27)

Naked Swiss hikers must cover up (BBC News, Apr. 27)

Arctic diary: Explorers' ice quest (BBC News, Apr. 24)

Medicine & Health

The Season Of Ticks: Could Climate Change Worsen Lyme Disease? (ScienceDaily, Apr. 27)

With Swine Flu Cases Rising, Borders Are Tightened (N.Y. Times, Apr. 28)Site requires free registration Swine Flu Facts, Swine Flu Myths(National Geographic News, Apr. 27)Warnings as swine virus spreads (BBC News, Apr. 27)

Disabilities in China's polluted Shanxi (BBC News, Apr. 24)

Peoples & Culture

Saudis clamp down on women's gyms (BBC News, Apr. 27)

As Economic Turmoil Mounts, So Do Attacks on Hungary’s Gypsies (N.Y. Times, Apr. 26)Site requires free registration

Cricket breaks down Israel boundaries (BBC News, Apr. 26)

India listens after a child bride says 'I won't.' (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 240

Peru Mulls New Reserves To Protect Amazon Tribes (PlanetArk, Apr. 24)

Bolivia: water people of Andes face extinction (Guardian, Apr. 24)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Hurricanes reduce ability of forests to store carbon (New Scientist, Apr. 27)

Tsunami to Hit Caribbean When Million-Ton Rock Falls? (National Geographic News, Apr. 27)

Madagascar Drought Puts 250,000 Children At Risk (PlanetArk, Apr. 27)

Vicious forest fires in Nepal raise climate change questions (Guardian, Apr. 24)

Dust Storms Escalate, Prompting Environmental Fears (Washington Post, Apr. 23)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

On a Hunt for Fishless Lakes, Teeming With Life (N.Y. Times, Apr. 28)Site requires free registration

Houston: The face of America in the next 20 years (Physorg.com, Apr. 27)

Levees Can't Save New Orleans From Floods (PlanetArk, Apr. 27)

After 43 Years, a French Town’s Nostalgia for Harry and Joe Lingers (N.Y. Times, Apr. 26)Site requires free registration

MANHATTAN 1609 vs. 2009: Natural Wonder to Urban Jungle (National Geographic News, Apr. 23)

Afghans get first national park (BBC News, Apr. 22)

Plants & Animals

Arabian Tahr gets royal protection (WWF, Apr. 28)

Live-in Domestics: Mites As Maids In Tropical Rainforest Sweat Bee Nests (ScienceDaily, Apr. 28)

Why freeing Willy was the wrong thing to do (New Scientist, Apr. 28)

Death Knell Sounds For Europe's Beekeepers (PlanetArk, Apr. 28)

To Fathom a Colony’s Talk and Toil, Studying Insects One by One (N.Y. Times, Apr. 28)

Last pandas from quake-hit habitat relocated (MSNBC, Apr. 27)

Arkansas reclaims its status as the Bear State (YahooNews/AP, Apr. 25)

Green glow deciphered (naturenews, Apr. 25)

Spider "Resurrections" Take Scientists by Surprise (National Geographic News, Apr. 24)

Gray whales granted rare reprieve (BBC News, Apr. 24)

Rare albino buffalo seen in Kenya (BBC News, Apr. 24)

Red Pandas Have a Sweet Tooth (LiveScience, Apr. 24)

Amur tigers threatened by economic crisis (WWF, Apr. 24)

Science & Technology

Presto! Fast Color-changing Material May Lead To Improved Sunglasses (ScienceDaily, Apr. 28)

Scientists Strengthen Spider Silk by Mixing In Metal (Washington Post, Apr. 27)Site requires free registration

Supersticky robots to follow in geckos' footsteps (New Scientist, Apr. 27)

Ocean power surges forward (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 24)

Tahiti corals clue to 'dynamic' glaciers (Physorg.com, Apr. 24)

Space

Cosmic blast sets distance mark (BBC News, Apr. 28)

World's Largest Model Rocket Launch Is Blazing Success (National Geographic News, Apr. 27)

Astronomers take virtual plunge into black hole (CNN, Apr. 27)

Where is all the antimatter? (New Scientist, Apr. 27)

Mars Rover Recovers from Amnesia (Space.com, Apr. 24)

Giant "Space Tornadoes" Spark Auroras on Earth (National Geographic News, Apr. 24)

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