Archaeology & Paleontology

Giant Dinosaurs Stuck Their Necks Out, Not Up? (National Geographic News, May 14)

Venus figurine sheds light on origins of art by early humans (L.A. Times, May 14)

Neandertals Sophisticated And Fearless Hunters, New Analysis Shows (ScienceDaily, May 14)

Ancient Elite Island With Pyramid Found in Mexico (National Geographic News, May 13)

Roman Ruins Survive the Ages Thanks to Volcanic Ash (Discovery News, May 13)

Museum returns Aboriginal remains (BBC News, May 13)

Dinosaur Graveyard Suggests Feeding Frenzy (LiveScience, May 12)

Environment

David Attenborough: Our planet is overcrowded (New Scientist, May 15)

Obama wants to pump $475M into Great Lakes cleanup (Yahoo News/AP, May 15)

Study Halves Prediction of Rising Seas (N.Y. Times, May 14) Site requires free registration

In California, Desalination of Seawater as a Test Case (N.Y. Times, May 14) Site requires free registration

Obama, States Vow Improved Chesapeake Bay Cleanup (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 14)

An Ocean Trap for Carbon Dioxide [Carbon sequestration] (Technology Review, May 14)

Key coral reefs 'could disappear' (BBC News, May 13)

House Panel Nears Agreement on Energy and Climate Bill (N.Y. Times, May 13) Site requires free registration

Scientists Map West Coast Areas Most Affected By Humans (TerraDaily/SPX, May 13)

Islands Top A Global List Of Places To Protect (TerraDaily/SPX, May 13)

Changes In The Sun Are Not Causing Global Warming, New Study Shows (ScienceDaily, May 12)

Exploration & Adventure

Relief as Arctic quest concludes (BBC News, May 14)

Indian Ocean Rowing Race update: Front teams crossed 1000 nautical miles (TheOceans.net, May 14)

Achille Compagnoni, a Conqueror of K2, Dies at 94 (N.Y. Times, May 14) Site requires free registration

Medicine & Health

Tiny Implants for Treating Chronic Pain (Technology Review, May 15)

Blockbuster Ocean Drugs on the Horizon? (National Geographic News, May 14)

Swine Flu Not an Accident From a Lab, W.H.O. Says (N.Y. Times, May 14) Site requires free registration

Climate 'biggest health threat' (BBC News, May 14)

Happiness May Be Inherited (LiveScience, May 14)

Virus Linked to High Blood Pressure (Yahoo News/LiveScience, May 14)

Women 'fight off disease better' (BBC News, May 13)

Swine flu vaccine won't be ready for next wave (New Scientist, May 13)

Peoples & Culture

Lessons from Earth's Most Murderous People [Waorani] (LiveScience, May 15)

Achieving Fame, Wealth, and Beauty are Psychological Dead Ends, Study Says (PhysOrg, May 14)

When the Little Ones Run the Show [Children's parliament in Varanasi, India] (Washington Post, May 14) Site requires free registration

New Orleans' 'Katrina Generation' struggles with drugs and depression (Christian Science Monitor, May 13)

Natural Disasters & Weather

US Forecaster May Cut Atlantic Storm Outlook (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 14)

Tough times for flood-hit Brazilians (BBC News, May 14)

Seismology: The sleeping dragon [What have scientists learned from the Sichuan earthquake?] (Nature News, May 13)

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

Indonesia Launches Southeast Asia's Biggest Marine Park (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 15)

'Lone' longitude genius may have had help [John Harrison] (New Scientist, May 14)

With Murmurs of Change, Sultan Tightens Grip [Oman] (N.Y. Times, May 14) Site requires free registration

The man who discovered greenhouse gases [John Tyndall] (New Scientist, May 13)

Plants & Animals

Australia halts cull of kangaroos (BBC News, May 15)

Wounded Elephant's Fate Weighs On Many Vietnamese (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 15)

Bizarre bird gets private beach in Indonesia (Yahoo News/AP, May 15)

"Zombie" Headless Ants Controlled By Flies (National Geographic News, May 14)

Greek Dolphins To Disappear Without Urgent Steps (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 14)

Birds More At Risk; World Failing In Conservation (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 14)

Monkeys Ponder What Could Have Been (LiveScience, May 14)

The plant that can water itself (BBC, May 14)

Jealous female gorillas solicit unproductive sex (New Scientist, May 14)

Owners struggle to find sanctuaries for chimps (Yahoo News/AP, May 14)

Australian court halts killing of kangaroos (Yahoo News/AP, May 14)

Earwigs 'sniff out' best babies (BBC News, May 13)

Standing up for Congo’s rare mountain gorillas (Christian Science Monitor, May 12)

Science & Technology

Ultra-Efficient Organic LEDs (Technology Today, May 15)

Underwater 'flying machine' launched (BBC News, May 14)

The Origin of Artificial Species: Creating Artificial Personalities (PhysOrg, May 14)

Chemist Shows How RNA Can Be the Starting Point for Life (N.Y. Times, May 13) Site requires free registration

Lost robot crosses city by asking directions (New Scientist, May 13)

Will designer brains divide humanity? (New Scientist, May 13)

Ocean Circulation Doesn't Work As Expected (PhysOrg, May 13)

Space

Hubble's sense of direction boost (BBC News, May 15)

Let there be light: Camera hooked up for Hubble (Yahoo News/AP, May 14)

Lift-off for European telescopes (BBC News, May 14)

Who is responsible for averting an asteroid strike? (Christian Science Monitor, May 14)

Star Crust is Ten Billion Times Stronger Than Steel (National Geographic News, May 13)

Italy Aims to Send Spider-Bot Swarm to Moon (Space.com, May 13)

Experts urge caution in bringing Mars samples to Earth (New Scientist, May 13)

Asteroid impact may have gassed Earth (Nature News, May 13)

Spirit Rover Stuck in Martian Dirt (Space.com, May 12)

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