Archaeology & Paleontology

Basket Weaving May Have Taught Humans To Count (Science Daily, June 8)

How fire made us human (New Scientist, June 8)

Long-lost Armenian ship, the stuff of legend, to become a “living museum” in the Caribbean (Armenian Reporter, June 6)

Could Human Altruism Have Evolved Because of War? (Discover, June 5)

War and migration may have shaped human behaviour (Nature News, June 4)

Ancient Art, Music Flowered as Communities, Not Brains, Grew (Bloomberg, June 4)

Peru finds human sacrifices from Inca civilization (Reuters, June 4)

New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History (Science Daily, June 4)

Mammoths Roasted in Prehistoric Kitchen Pit (Discovery, June 3)

A beacon's rebirth [Rebuiling Alexandria's lighthouse] (Al-Ahram Weekly, June 3)

Environment

Menaces to oceans: CO2, plastic bags, overfishing (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 9)

US tells California to cut water use to save fish (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 9)

East Coast May Feel Rise in Sea Levels the Most (Washington Post, June 8) Site requires free registration

Train can be worse for climate than plane (New Scientist, June 8)

Floating wind turbine launched (BBC, June 5)

Rainforest is worth more standing (BBC, June 5)

Brazil Approves Amazon Hydro-Power Dam (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 5)

U.S. House Puts Climate Bill On Quick Pace For Passage (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 5)

Mystery Ingredient Cleaning Earth's Atmosphere (National Geographic News, June 4)

Boat Alarm Could Save Manatees (National Geographic News, June 4)

Climate Change Threatens African Farmland: Study (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 4)

Exploration & Adventure

Descendents of Lewis continue to seek exhumation (Fox News, June 8)

Cousteau-inspired adventure to explore ocean for decade (Terra Daily/AFP, June 5)

Treasure hunters ordered to return £250m of loot to Spain (The Telegraph, June 4)

Medicine & Health

Bad Habits Asserting Themselves [Healthy eating habits in decline] (New York Times, June 8) Site requires free registration

'Warrior Gene' Linked To Gang Membership, Weapon Use (Science Daily, June 8)

Too few women in clinical trials? (Nature News, June 8)

Why your brain just can't remember that word (New Scientist, June 8)

More premature babies surviving (BBC, June 3)

How to unleash your brain's inner genius (New Scientist, June 3)

"Essence of Maggot" Ointment to Heal Wounds Faster? (National Geographic News, June 3)

Weekly curry 'may fight dementia' (BBC, June 3)

W.H.O. Says It Is Closer to Declaring Flu Pandemic (New York Times, June 2) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Albino trials begin in Tanzania (BBC, June 8)

Burma's Karen flee army offensive (BBC, June 8)

People Choose News That Fits Their Views (Live Science, June 7)

China Puts A Stop To Snake-Bitten Cock-In-A-Pot (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 3)

First Weightless Wedding Planned (Space.com, June 2)

Natural Disasters & Weather

El Nino could develop within weeks (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 9)

Second eruption rattles Colombia's Galeras volcano (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 9)

Cellphones could unite to broadcast disaster alerts (New Scientist, June 7)

Drastic action may be needed over US flood risk (New Scientist, June 6)

Number of missing rises to 80 in China landslide: state media (Terra Daily/AFP, June 5)

Hurricane Forecast Revised as El Nino Potential Grows (National Geographic News, June 4)

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

Shell pays Nigeria rights victims $15.5 mln (Yahoo News/AFP, June 9)

Peruvian troops patrol Amazon towns after 60 die over forest protests (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 9)

Sex talk wins 'science idol' competition (New Scientist, June 8)

Migratory Geese Downed Flight 1549 in Hudson River (Live Science, June 8)

Plants & Animals

Brainy Echidna Proves Looks Aren’t Everything (New York Times, June 9) Site requires free registration

Snakes use scales to slither (Nature News, June 9)

Probiotic bug is a frog lifesaver (New Scientist, June 8)

Large Mammal Migrations Are Disappearing (LiveScience, June 8)

Chimps mentally map fruit trees (BBC, June 8)

Sacred plants of the Maya forest (BBC, June 5)

Gay Penguin Couple Adopts Chick in German Zoo (Discover, June 5)

Apes Laugh, Tickle Study Finds (National Geographic News, June 4)

Science & Technology

Opening Doors on the Way to a Personal Robot (New York Times, June 9) Site requires free registration

Top scientists predict the future of science (New scientist, June 9)

Futuristic Rifle Fires Explosive 'Smart' Rounds (LiveScience, June 6)

Ancient Antarctic Mountains Found Under Miles of Ice (ENN, June 4)

Robot sub reaches deepest ocean (BBC, June 3)

Origin of Antarctic ice revealed (BBC, June 3)

Space

US, Europe look to partnership on Mars exploration (Yahoo News/AP, June 9)

A Real Whopper: Black Hole Is Most Massive Known (Yahoo News/Space.com, June 9)

Inflatable tower could climb to the edge of space (New Scientist, June 8)

Meteorites may have brought building blocks of life to Earth (LA Times, June 7)

"Space Headache" a New Type of Astronaut Affliction? (National Geographic News, June 4)

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