Archaeology & Paleontology

New Giant Lemur Species Discovered (LiveScience, May 28)

Giant dinosaurs 'held heads high' (BBC News, May 27)

Marsupial lion found in Aboriginal rock art (Cosmos, May 27)

Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India (ScienceDaily, May 27)

Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Maya River Port in Southeast Mexico (Art Daily, May 27)

Decoding antiquity: Eight scripts that still can't be read (New Scientist, May 27)

Virtual fossils reveal how ancient creatures lived (New Scientist, May 27)

Environment

Climate change kills 300,000 a year: study (Yahoo News/AFP, May 29)

Norway Bets On CO2 Capture, Storage Despite Risks (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 29)

Refugees Join List of Climate-Change Issues (N.Y. Times, May 28) Site requires free registration

Hope, but No Advances, in China-U.S. Climate Talks (N.Y. Times, May 28) Site requires free registration

Research reveals Pacific Ocean threats and solutions (ENN, May 28)

Yale Study Finds Evidence that Damaged Ecosystems Can Recover Rapidly (ENN, May 28)

Human fishing spree goes back 1000 years (New Scientist, May 28)

Shellfish Face An Uncertain Future In High Carbon Dioxide World (ScienceDaily, May 28)

World CO2 Up 39 Percent By 2030 Without New Policy: EIA (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 28)

Hot times ahead for the Wild West (Nature News, May 27)

Sea’s Rise May Prove the Greater in Northeast (N.Y. Times, May 27) Site requires free registration

Arctic thaw could prompt huge release of carbon dioxide (Nature News, May 27)

Exploration & Adventure

Ocean monster shows hidden depths [Japan's Center for Deep Earth Exploration] (BBC News, May 28)

Indian Ocean Rowing Race update: Front teams halfway to Mauritius (TheOceans.net, May 28)

Climate Change Making Everest Ascent Harder-Sherpa (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 27)

Explorers, don't forget your inflatable cloak

Medicine & Health

Malaria parasites 'resist drugs' (BBC News, May 29)

People may be able to taste words (BBC News, May 28)

Human Language Gene Changes How Mice Squeak (N.Y. Times, May 28) Site requires free registration

Climate Health Costs: Bug-Borne Ills, Killer Heat (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 28)

Stem-cell therapies closer to the clinic (Nature News, May 28)

Armpits Are "Rain Forests" for Bacteria, Skin Map Shows (National Geographic News, May 28)

Earthquake on a wafer could boost asthma relief (New Scientist, May 28)

‘Underlying Conditions’ May Add to Flu Worries (N.Y. Times, May 27) Site requires free registration

Malaria vaccine enters phase III clinical trials (Nature News, May 27)

Peoples & Culture

Christians battle each other over evolution (New Scientist, May 28)

Rainbow nation's outsiders live in fear [South Africa] (BBC News, May 28)

Natural Disasters & Weather

China volcano may have caused mass extinction (Yahoo News/AP, May 28)

Major quake strikes off Honduras (BBC News, May 28)

California prepares for 'the Big One' (BBC News, May 28)

Cyclone Aila Kills 191 in South Asia (N.Y. Times, May 27) 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

Dirty secret of Vietnamese wildlife farms revealed (New Scientist, May 29)

To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It (N.Y. Times, May 28) Site requires free registration

Russian Police Find Feral Girl In Siberia (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 28)

Zimbabwe Faces Continuing Cholera Threat: Red Cross (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 27)

Dripping 'Blob' Under Western U.S.: A Hidden Drip, Drip, Drip Beneath Earth's Surface (ScienceDaily, May 27)

Plants & Animals

How spitting cobras are such blinding shots (New Scientist, May 29)

Everglades Swamped With Invading Pythons (Planet Ark/Reuters, May 29)

Rare Madagascan tortoises stolen (BBC News, May 28)

Orangutans’ homes in the trees are threatened (Christian Science Monitor, May 28)

Studies shed light on collapse of coral reefs (PhysOrg, May 28)

Top 10 New Species: Ghost Slug and More in Pictures (National Geographic News, May 28)

Noisy ecotourists get wild birds in a flap [Some species stressed by human vocalizations] (New Scientist, May 28)

Giant Whale Thieves Caught on Video -- A First (National Geographic News, May 27)

Glowing monkeys 'to aid research' (BBC News, May 27)

The deadliest creatures on Earth? (BBC News, May 27)

Fears for rare tigers after SAsia cyclone (TerraDaily/AFP, May 27)

Endangered turtles find sanctuary on Indonesian islands (TerraDaily/AFP, May 27)

Toxin Is Accelerating Demise of Fossil Fish (ScienceNOW, May 27)

Turbo-evolution shows cod speeding to extinction (New Scientist, May 27)

Home, Sweet Home: Urban Rats Stay Put (LiveScience, May 27)

Science & Technology

Billion-Pixel Pictures Allow Ultra-Zooming for Science (National Geographic News, May 27)

Tech-word origins: stranger than science (Christian Science Monitor, May 26)

Space

Docking brings space station to full staff of 6 (Yahoo News/AP, May 29)

After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten (NPR, May 28)

Chandra Telescope Spies X-ray 'Ghost' of Black Hole (Yahoo News/Space.com, May 28)

Virgin Galactic Completes First-Phase Rocket Tests (Yahoo News/Space.com, May 28)

"Hot Jupiter" Planet's Phases Seen -- A First (National Geographic News, May 27)

Flagship Mars Rover Gets Name: Curiosity (Space.com, May 27)

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