Archaeology & Paleontology

Scientist hopes Meriwether Lewis' remains are in good shape (The Tennessean, July 9)

Explosive Growth Of Life On Earth Fueled By Early Greening Of Planet (Science Daily, July 9)

'10,000-year-old' seeds debunked (BBC News, July 9)

Armadillo-like Crocodile Fossil Found in Brazil (National Geographic News, July 8)

Mummy Murder Mystery Deepens After Scans (Sky News, July 8)

Environment

Obama's Drive For Climate Change Bill Hits Delay (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 10)

Eastern Aral Sea has shrunk by 80% since 2006 (Yahoo!/AFP, July 10)

'Hotspots' Of Human Impact On Coastal Areas Ranked (Science Daily, July 9)

Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea-Ice Thinning (Terra Daily, July 9)

Science Adopts A New Definition Of Seawater (Terra Daily, July 9)

Ice Volume Of Switzerland’s Glaciers Calculated (ENN, July 9)

Ban blasts G8 emissions targets (BBC News, July 9)

Warming Arctic could teem with life by 2030 (New Scientist, July 8)

US-Mexico Border Wall Could Threaten Wildlife Species (Science Daily, July 8)

Exploration & Adventure

Underwater Exploration Seeks Evidence Of Early Americans (Science Daily, July 9)

Catlin Arctic Survey team tell tale of the ice (Epsom Guardian, July 9)

Crevasses pose major hurdle to Arctic expedition (Gulf News, July 8)

Medicine & Health

Liver cells could be reprogrammed as insulin factories (New Scientist, July 10)

British scientists claim to create human sperm (Yahoo!/AP, July 9)

Swine flu sweeps the southern hemisphere (New Scientist, July 9)

Hearing Improved: First Successful Medical Treatment For Tumor-inducing Genetic Disorder (Science Daily, July 9)

Antibiotic Delayed Aging in Experiments With Mice (N.Y. Times, July 8) Site requires free registration

Blacks With Equal Care Still More Likely to Die of Some Cancers (Washington Post, July 8) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

New Theory: Galileo Discovered Neptune (Yahoo!/Space.com, July 10)

Survey Shows Gap Between Scientists and the Public (N.Y. Times, July 9) Site requires free registration

Good dancers make the fittest mates (New Scientist, July 9)

Murder and suicides climb during recessions (New Scientist, July 8)

Natural Disasters & Weather

400,000 to be relocated after quake in south China (Yahoo!/AP, July 10)

El Nino conditions return to affect weather (Yahoo!/AP, July 9)

Mysterious tremors detected on San Andreas Fault (Yahoo!/AP, July 9)

10,000 homes destroyed in China quake: state media(Terra Daily, July 9)

Ancient volcano caused 10-year winter (Terra Daily, July 8)

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

Fog Catchers Bring Water to Parched Villages (National Geographic News, July 9)

Pick to Lead Health Agency Draws Praise and Some Concern (N.Y. Times, July 9) Site requires free registration

Mumbai facing water cuts as lakes run dry (Terra Daily, July 8)

Australian town set to ban bottled water (Yahoo!/AFP, July 8)

Plants & Animals

Speedy cheetahs put through paces (BBC News, July 10)

Dieting Monkeys Offer Hope for Living Longer (N.Y. Times, July 9) Site requires free registration

Toxic Substance Allows Birds to "See" Magnetic Field (National Geographic News, July 9)

Turtles Have Shells Due to Embryo "Origami" (National Geographic News, July 9)

‘15-year high’ for rhino poaching (BBC News, July 9)

From pythons to fungus, species invading US (Yahoo!/AP, July 8)

Monkeys recognise 'bad grammar' (BBC News, July 8)

New Salamander Found -- One of World's Smallest (National Geographic News, July 8)

Science & Technology

Colored Dyes Offer Cheap Solar Power (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 10)

Smart clothes could take photos (BBC News, July 10)

Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities (N.Y. Times, July 9) Site requires free registration

Alcohol Could Run Artificial Muscles (Yahoo!/LiveScience, July 9)

Physics Of Bumpy Roads: What Makes Roads Ripple Like A Washboard? (Science Daily, July 9)

Spontaneous Assembly: A New Look At How Proteins Assemble And Organize Themselves Into Complex Patterns (Science Daily, July 9)

New wonder material, one-atom thick, has scientists abuzz (Yahoo!/McClatchy, July 8)

Space

Herschel shows breadth of vision [Europe's space observatory.] (BBC News, July 10)

Antimatter Positrons Explain Gamma Ray Mystery In Milky Way Galaxy (Science Daily, July 9)

"Space Internet" to Link Worlds by 2011? (National Geographic News, July 9)

A glimpse of ancient dying stars (BBC News, July 9)

Agencies outline Mars initiative (BBC News, July 8)

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