Archaeology & Paleontology

Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than We Thought: New Study (PhysOrg, June 25)

Toothy 3-foot Piranha Fossil Found (LiveScience, June 25)

Huge Underground Chamber Found--Early Christian Refuge? (National Geographic News, June 24)

Bone Flute Is Oldest Instrument, Study Says (National Geographic News, June 24)

Surprises rise from dead: Mummy turns out to be a daddy (N.Y. Daily News, June 24)

The first Europeans were cannibals: archaeologists (Google News/AFP, June 24)

Joseon Royal Tombs Move to World Heritage (Korea Times, June 24)

Untouched Tomb Uncovered in Bethlehem (Discovery News/AP, June 24)

Facedown Burials Widely Used to Humiliate the Dead (National Geographic News, June 23)

Environment

Ozone hole has unforeseen effect on ocean carbon sink (New Scientist, June 26)

Cambodia Signs 8.5 Million T Forest Carbon Deal (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 26)

Microsoft Debuts Power Conservation Website (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 25)

Climate refugee fears questioned (Nature News, June 25)

Limits on Emissions Have Wide Support (Washington Post, June 25) Site requires free registration

Pelosi embarks on ‘tricky business’ of passing climate bill (Christian Science Monitor, June 24)

Himalayan glacier studies commence (BBC News, June 24)

Putting A Financial Spin On Global Warming (NPR, June 24)

Study: China’s Olympic effort to curb smog had little effect (Christian Science Monitor, June 23)

Exploration & Adventure

Indian Ocean Rowing Race update: Speed record broken (TheOceans.net, June 25)

Interview: Living it up at the South Pole (New Scientist, June 24)

Medicine & Health

Europeans' sweet tooth may have been survival trait (New Scientist, June 26)

US Swine Flu Cases May Have Hit 1 Million (Yahoo News/AP, June 25)

Excess Pounds, but Not Too Many, May Lead to Longer Life (N.Y. Times, June 25) Site requires free registration

Teenage 'baby' may lack master ageing gene (New Scientist, June 25)

Swine flu tolls nears 56,000, 238 dead: WHO (TerraDaily/AFP, June 24)

Repairing the Stroke-Damaged Brain (Technology Review, June 24)

Ageing Brains Show Great Promise for Rejuvenation (PhysOrg, June 24)

US company makes first batch of swine flu vaccine (TerraDaily/AFP, June 23)

Peoples & Culture

Jews hope to reclaim their architectural legacy in Eastern Europe (Christian Science Monitor, June 25)

A Diaspora From African Drylands (N.Y. Times, June 24) Site requires free registration

Seeking funds and congregants, the Church of England turns steeples into billboards (Christian Science Monitor, June 24)

How celebrities stay famous regardless of talent (New Scientist, June 24)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Cyclone victims 'still homeless' [Bangladesh] (BBC News, June 25)

Czech floods turn deadly: report (TerraDaily/AFP, June 24)

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

In the Andes, a Toxic Site Also Provides a Livelihood (N.Y. Times, June 25) Site requires free registration

French Village On Alert After Crocodile Sightings (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 25)

Frank J. Low dies at 75; one of the fathers of infrared astronomy (L.A. Times, June 25)

Better lives in Bangladesh – through green power (Christian Science Monitor, June 24)

An Astronaut Goes From Walking on the Moon to Painting It [Profile of Alan L. Bean] (N.Y. Times, June 24) Site requires free registration

Jerri FitzGerald, Who Treated Herself at South Pole, Dies at 57 (N.Y. Times, June 24) Site requires free registration

For scientists about to rock, we salute you (New Scientist, June 24)

Amazon bill controversy in Brazil (BBC News, June 23)

Cousteau inspires Mexico's first marine observatory (TerraDaily/AFP, June 23)

A life dedicated to antiquity [Profile of Zahi Hawass, Secretary General, Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities] (San Francisco Examiner, June 23)

Plants & Animals

Pigeons make the grade at art appreciation (New Scientist, June 26)

Whale chief mulls ending hunt ban (BBC News, June 26)

Surprise: Fish in acidic waters grow bigger ears (Yahoo News/AP, June 25)

Monkeys fall for visual illusion (BBC News, June 25)

Legless frogs mystery solved (BBC News, June 25)

Many sharks 'facing extinction' (BBC News, June 25)

Spotted Owls Face Genetic Bottleneck (Discovery News, June 25)

Alaska Polar Bear Numbers Declining: U.S. Agency (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 25)

Female promiscuity may not benefit offspring [Beetles] (Nature News, June 25)

Pigeon 'black box' offers clues to navigation (New Scientist, June 25)

Swine flu puts porpoise on brink (BBC News, June 24)

Evolution faster when it's warmer (BBC News, June 24)

Gulls' vicious attacks on whales (BBC News, June 24)

Hidden Whale Culture Could Be Critical to Species Survival (Wired Science, June 24)

Hidden cancer threat to wildlife revealed (New Scientist, June 24)

Where giant plants dare to grow [Tropical plants dwarf temperate counterparts] (BBC News, June 24)

Canadian Scientists Breeding Cows That Burp Less (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 24)

Why Dogs Don't Pop Wheelies (ScienceNow, June 24)

Honey, I ate the kids: When caring fish turn cannibal (New Scientist, June 23)

Science & Technology

Invisibility cloak could hide buildings from quakes (New Scientist, June 26)

Calm Days, Clouds Could Stymie Solar, Wind Future (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 26)

Round-the-world solar plane debut (BBC News, June 26)

Domestic robots with a taste for flesh [Converting household pests to energy] (New Scientist, June 25)

Electric Airplane Sets Speed Record (LiveScience, June 25)

Sears Tower to Be Revamped to Produce Most of Its Own Power (N.Y. Times, June 24) Site requires free registration

Kites flying in high-altitude winds could provide clean electricity (PhysOrg, June 24)

China Responsible for Most Spam (LiveScience, June 24)

Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears (N.Y. Times, June 23) Site requires free registration

Space

Source of Cosmic Rays Pinned Down (Yahoo News/Space.com, June 25)

Exotic Life Could Sprout From Titan Chemistry (Yahoo News/Space.com, June 25)

Space shuttle exhaust hints comet caused Tunguska blast (New Scientist, June 25)

COSMIC BLOB PICTURES: Galactic "Coming of Age" Revealed (National Geographic News, June 24)

"Geyser" Moon Sprinkles Salt on Saturn's Rings (National Geographic News, June 24)

'Misty caverns' on Enceladus moon (BBC News, June 24)

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