Earth current has started its summer schedule. It will not be published June 5 or 19.

Archaeology & Paleontology

Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture (New Scientist, June 2)

Where Art and Paleontology Intersect, Fossils Become Faces (N.Y. Times, June 2)Site requires free registration

'Oldest pottery' found in China (BBC News, June 1)

Were our earliest hominid ancestors European? (New Scientist, June 1)

53 million-year-old high Arctic mammals wintered in darkness (Physorg.com, June 1)

Far-flung dino? Wyoming, Scotland tracks cue study (YahooNews/AP, June 1)

20 Die as Ancient Pagoda Mysteriously Collapses (Irrawaddy, May 31)

Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Caused Global Mass Extinction (ScienceDaily, May 30)

Environment

The big American gas-guzzler: Down but not out (PlanetArk, June 2)

Coral Reefs More Resilient Than Expected Against Seaweed (redOrbit, June 1)

NASA Satellite Detects Red Glow to Map Global Ocean Plant Health (ENN, June 1)

Cut emissions or acidity will kill coral reefs, scientists say (Independent, June 10

Expecting New Tax, Firm Prepares to Track Carbon (N.Y. Times, May 31)Site requires free registration

Heading to Texas, Hudson’s Toxic Mud Stirs Town (N.Y. Times, May 30)Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Last men on Everest North side still battling - Kangch, Dhaula, Lothse and Baruntse teams back home (mounteverest.net, June 1)

Bristol adventurer to swim Atlantic (Bristol News, June 1)

Expedition will explore coral off the B.C. coast (canada.com, June 1)

Medicine & Health

Swine Flu In All 50 Us States As Cases Top 10,000 (TerraDaily/AFP, June 1)

Dentists to Put Bile Acids in Your Teeth? (National Geographic News, June 1)

Flu Virus in Landfills Infectious Nearly 2 Years(LiveScience, June 1)

Tomato pill 'beats heart disease' (BBC News, June 1)

Peoples & Culture

As Swiss Economy Goes South, Appetites Turn to Italy (N.Y. Times, June 2)Site requires free registration

Chadians get fangs into 'vampire' (BBC News, June 1)

Minuets, Sonatas and Politics in the West Bank (N.Y. Times, May 31)Site requires free registration

A Quiet but Undeniable Cultural Legacy[Iraq] (Washington Post, May 31)Site requires free registration

Russia's Iconic Nesting Dolls On Endangered Industry List(Washington Post, May 31)Site requires free registration

'Lost' music instrument recreated (BBC News, May 30)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin for 2009 (Physorg.com, June 1)

A 'miracle' that Brazil dam burst left low death toll (TerraDaily/AFP, May 29)

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

160 Syrian villages deserted 'due to climate change' (YahooNews/AFP, June 2)

Rules of high seas could lead to Arctic 'pole of peace' (New Scientist, June 1)

Ocean Explorer Sylvia Earle Calls for Action to Protect Earth's Life-Support System (VOA, June 1)

Galveston still hurting from hurricane’s beating (MSNBC, June 1)

India's Electrifying Women (YahooNews, June 1)

Mystery of Giant Ice Circles Resolved (LiveScience, June 1)

Rising seas could spell doom for Orkney islands (Scotsman, May 31)

Flooding Reshapes Waterfalls in Grand Canyon (N.Y. Times, May 30)Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

Squid 'See' Through More Than Just Eyes (redOrbit, June 2)

Global Bird Species in Serious Decline (ENN, June 2)

Evolving Mosquitoes in the Galapágos (N.Y. Times, June 2)Site requires free registration

New Research on Malaysia’s Odd, Elusive Tapir (N.Y. Times, June 2)Site requires free registration

Droppings put penguins on the map (BBC News, June 2)

55 whales die after mass beaching in South Africa (ENN, June 1)

Plants 'can recognise themselves' (BBC News, June 1)

Dolphin and whale climate fears (BBC News, June 1

Why cats fail to grasp string theory (New Scienetist, June 1)

Rare bumblebee coming back to UK (BBC News, May 31)

Malaysian orangutan hospital sparks controversy (TerraDaily/AFP, May 31)

Eeyore plague: wild donkeys overrun Cyprus villages (Independent, May 31)

Babysitting whales give mums time for a snack (New Scientist, May 31)

Starfish defy climate change gloom (New Scientist, May 30)

Blue Whale Discovered Singing In New York Coastal Waters (ScienceDaily, May 30)

Illegal Bees Live the High Life in New York City (National Geographic News, May 29)

Beavers return after 400-year gap (BBC News, May 29)

Science & Technology

The Answer Machine? Wolfram Alpha Debuts (ABC News, June 1)

What string theory is really good for (New Scienetist, June 1)

Ranchers driving wind revolution (BBC News, June 1)

World's strongest laser unveiled at California lab (YahooNews/AP, may 31)

Celebrating a landmark experiment (BBC News, May 30)

Space

Why is the Earth moving away from the sun? (New Scientist, June 1)

Distant world circles tiny star (BBC News, June 1)

'Cold' Mars Could Have Harbored Liquid Water (Physorg.com, June 1)

Astronomers Seek New Home Closer to Home (Washington Post, June 1)Site requires free registration

Space station astronauts: Big family in full house (YahooNews/AP, June 1)

Sun Stealing Earth's Atmosphere (National Geographic News, May 29)

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