Archaeology & Paleontology

Comet Killed Ice Age Beasts (LiveScience, July 20)

California's Channel Islands hold evidence of Clovis-age comets (PhysOrg, July 20)

'Anasazi sickness': Relic raiders do more than mess with history (Salt Lake Tribune, July 18)

Archeologists report new findings at terracotta army site (Xinhua, July 17)

Vinland Map of America no forgery, expert says (Reuters, July 17)

Huge Fossilized Dung Reveals a Hidden Ancient Ecosystem (Yahoo News/LiveScience, July 17)

Neanderthals Were Few and Poised for Extinction (LiveScience, July 16)

Vietnam Burning: Warfare Scorched the Land for 1,500 Years (Scientific American, July 13)

Environment

HOT ISSUE: Should we deliberately move species? (Yahoo News/AP, July 20)

Warming World May Mean Smaller Animals (LiveScience, July 20)

Western Reservoirs Could Be Dry By 2050 (LiveScience, July 20)

Chemicals That Eased One Woe Worsen Another [Hydrofluorocarbons] (Washington Post, July 20) Site requires free registration

U.S. Interior Dept Throws Out Bush Logging Plan (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 19)

Government Rejects Oil Drilling Deal in Alaska Refuge (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 19)

Clouds, Seas to Be Targeted by U.N. Climate Report (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 19)

Ocean current switch due to warming could be slower than feared (Google News/AFP, July 17)

Interior plans offshore drilling despite questions (Yahoo News/AP, July 17)

Are the deserts getting greener? (BBC News, July 16)

Exploration & Adventure

Afghan mountaineers make history (BBC News, July 20)

Medicine & Health

Human Genome lupus drug success is classic biotech (Yahoo News/AP, July 20)

Getting Fat? Blame the Recession (LiveScience, July 20)

Aids: Role of Gay Men in Spreading Virus Is Ignored in Africa, Study Finds (N.Y. Times, July 20) Site requires free registration

Mystery of HIV vaccine failure deepens (Nature News, July 20)

Girl with half a brain retains full vision (New Scientist, July 20)

Swine flu sweeping world at 'unprecedented speed': WHO (TerraDaily/AFP, July 17)

Peoples & Culture

Gulf Waters Imperil Tribes' Way of Life In Louisiana Bayous (Washington Post, July 20) Site requires free registration

Solar eclipse pits superstition against science (Yahoo News/AFP, July 20)

Nepal widows dismiss marriage incentive (BBC News, July 16)

Pride and hardship of Waziristan displaced (BBC News, July 15)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Why raindrops come in many sizes (BBC News, July 20)

Thousands Flee Western Canadian Wildfires (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 20)

This Volcano Is Quiet Now, But ... [Tambora] (LiveScience, July 20)

Quake, tsunami potential high on U.S. west coast (Reuters, July 20)

Monsoon rain kills 26 in southern Pakistan: officials (TerraDaily/AFP, July 19)

India Monsoon Picks Up; Government Says no Need to Panic (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 19)

Want To Predict The Weather? Watch The Dragonflies (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 17)

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

Some Shrinking U.S. Cities Find Splendor in Green (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 21)

Tuvalu vows to go carbon neutral (BBC News, July 20)

U.S. Energy Use Declined in 2008 (LiveScience, July 20)

Giant mysterious blob found floating off Alaska coast (Christian Science Monitor, July 17)

Plants & Animals

Building a den could save a panda (New Scientist, July 21)

Venus flytrap origins uncovered (BBC News, July 20)

Shark attack victims fight for their attackers (Yahoo News/AFP, July 20)

Illegal Pangolin Trade Threatens Rare Species (ENN/Worldwatch, July 20)

How Penguins & Seals Survive Deep Dives (LiveScience, July 17)

Tiny lizard falls like a feather (BBC News, July 17)

Jumbo squid invade San Diego shores, spook divers (Christian Science Monitor/AP, July 17)

Moths Block Bats' Sonar (ScienceNOW, July 16)

Science & Technology

Researchers Train Minds to Move Matter (N.Y. Times, July 20) Site requires free registration

Electric cars: Juiced up and ready to go (New Scientist, July 20)

Space

Space probe to sport 'transforming' hardware (New Scientist, July 21)

Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts (BBC News, July 20)

NASA Secretly Launched Apollo 11 Moon Rock to Space (Space.com, July 20)

APOLLO 11: New Before-and-After Photos of Moon Bases (National Geographic News, July 20)

APOLLO 11 HOAX PHOTOS: 8 Moon-Landing Myths -- Busted (National Geographic News, July 20)

Why was Neil Armstrong first on the moon? (New Scientist, July 20)

Did great balls of fire form the planets? (New Scientist, July 20)

Apollo astronauts advocate trip to Mars (New Scientist, July 20)

Jupiter sports new 'bruise' from impact (New Scientist, July 20)

On Anniversary of Moonwalk, Apollo Astronauts Debate Financial Restraints (Washington Post, July 20) Site requires free registration

Apollo lunar rocks still offer clues to scientists (Christian Science Monitor, July 20)

Is the Sun Missing Its Spots? (N.Y. Times, July 20) Site requires free registration

India Moon probe 'malfunctions' (BBC News, July 17)

APOLLO 11 AT 40: Who Owns the Moon? (National Geographic News, July 17)

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