Archaeology & Paleontology

New Terra-Cotta Warriors Dig Begins in China (National Geographic News, June 15)

Machu Picchu Is Mini Re-creation of a Mythic Landscape? (National Geographic News, June 15)

Archaeologists battle mites to save 1,400-year-old city wall (Xinhaunet.com, June 15)

Egypt to 'prove' Germany stole Nefertiti bust (Google/AFP, June 15)

Huge Pre-Stonehenge Complex Found via "Crop Circles" (National Geographic News, June 15)

Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil (BBC News, June 15)

This pile of rocks was once the seat of kings (Independent.co.uk, June 14)

Environment

Government Study Warns of Climate Change Effects (N.Y. Times, June 16) Site requires free registration

'Teenage' Andes could collapse (BBC News, June 16)

Blue butterfly colonies thriving (BBC News, June 16)

Local fare gets top billing in 'locavore' food trend (Seed Daily, June 15)

Reviving American Chestnut Trees May Mitigate Climate Change (ENN/Science Daily, June 15)

Global warming causing mass migration (Terra Daily, June 15)

Court orders $507.5 million damages in Exxon Valdez spill (Yahoo!/Reuters, June 15)

Bid to reform outdated nature law (BBC News, June 15)

EPA to rebuild uranium-contaminated Navajo homes (Yahoo!/AP, June 14)

Exploration & Adventure

Challenge8000 team climbs 39 peaks in three days (Malta Independent, June 16)

Sir Ranulph is ready to go exploring again – but he won’t say where (The Herald, June 16)

Student swims Channel... and cycles Africa (Metro.co.uk, June 15)

Majestic peaks attract adventurers worldwide (China Daily, June 15)

Southern Africa: Parks Expedition Team Arrives (allAfrica.com, June 15)

Medicine & Health

Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer, New Test Reveals (Science Daily, June 15)

Alcohol’s Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It (N.Y. Times, June 15) Site requires free registration

Childhood: TV Reduces Adult-Child Conversations (N.Y. Times, June 15) Site requires free registration

Father's Sperm Delivers Much More Complex Material Than Previously Thought (Science Daily, June 15)

Urban Myth Disproved: Fingerprints Do Not Improve Grip Friction (Science Daily, June 15)

Swine Flu Origins Revealed (Science Daily, June 15)

Peoples & Culture

India's isolated HIV victims find solace in marriage (Terra Daily, June 15)

Lifestyle melts away with Uganda peak snow cap (Terra Daily, June 15)

Migration linked to toxin (Honolulu Advertiser, June 15)

Can university subjects reveal terrorists in the making? (New Scientist, June 15)

Traces of paint confirmed on Parthenon sculptures (Nature News, June 15)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Study Maps Potential Vulnerability To Heat Waves (Terra Daily, June 16)

Indonesia Forest Fires Fan Regional Haze Concern (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 16)

Typhoons take the pressure off earthquake zones (New Scientist, June 15)

Are Changes In Earth's Main Magnetic Field Induced By Oceans' Circulation? (Science Daily, June 15)

Abrupt Global Warming Could Shift Monsoon Patterns, Hurt Agriculture (Science Daily, June 14)

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

New Zealand swine flu cases triple (Terra Daily, June 16)

Nigeria's teen pregnancies 'rise' (BBC News, June 16)

Iraq faces summer water shortage disaster (Terra Daily, June 15)

The next 'moon landing?' Norway plans deep-sea CO2 storage. (Yahoo!/Christian Science Monitor, June 15)

Argentine glacier advances despite global warming (Yahoo!/AP, June 15)

Ghost forest in Trafalgar Square [Art exhibit with tree stumps seeks to raise awareness about deforestation.] (BBC News, June 15)

Etching could be first example of art in Americas(Gainesville Sun, June 14)

Plants & Animals

Feather growth limits size of flying birds (Nature News, June 16)

Monkeys Use False Alarms to Scam Food? (National Geographic News, June 15)

New Glimpses of Life’s Puzzling Origins (N.Y. Times, June 15) Site requires free registration

Groups: US moved too fast on gray wolf de-listing (Yahoo!/AP, June 15)

Has the mystery of sex been explained at last? (New Scientist, June 15)

Evolution Can Occur In Less Than 10 Years, Guppy Study Finds (Science Daily, June 15)

Tiny Frozen Microbe May Hold Clues To Extraterrestrial Life (Science Daily, June 15)

Science & Technology

Is The Sky The Limit For Wind Power? High-flying Kites Could Light Up New York (Science Daily, June 16)

Researchers Test Nanoparticle To Treat Cardiovascular Disease In Mice (Science Daily, June 15)

Magic carpets hide objects in plain sight (New Scientist, June 15)

New Ultradense Memory Chip Lasts a Billion Years (National Geographic News, June 15)

Charge on single atoms measured (BBC News, June 15)

Space

Meteorite Grains Divulge Earth's Cosmic Roots (Science Daily, June 16)

Shuttle Launching Rescheduled for Wednesday (N.Y. Times, June 15) Site requires free registration

Orbiter to Map Moon, Looking for Ice and a Home for Astronauts (N.Y. Times, June 15) Site requires free registration

Hint of planet outside our galaxy (BBC News, June 14)

Herschel telescope 'opens eyes' (BBC News, June 14)

Endeavour shuttle launch delayed (BBC News, June 13)

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