Archaeology & Paleontology

Italian scientist reproduces Shroud of Turin (Yahoo News/Reuters, Oct. 5)

Mini-Stonehenge Found: Crematorium on Stonehenge Road? (National Geographic News, Oct. 5)

8-Horned T. Rex Cousin Found--Dinosaur Was "Ballerina" (National Geographic News, Oct. 5)

Revising the Diagnosis Behind an Ancient Death (N.Y. Times, Oct. 5) Site requires free registration

Florida Aquarium maps and explores archaeological treasures (St. Petersburg Times, Oct. 4)

Mystery head could be rare statue of Emperor Nero (Telegraph UK, Oct. 3)

Canoe research revives 'Maori from Hawaii' theory (New Zealand Herald, Oct. 3)

Quick Rebound From Marine Mass Extinction Event, New Findings Show (ScienceDaily, Oct. 3)

Fungus Feasted Off World's Worst Extinction (Discovery News, Oct. 2)

Environment

Logbooks may yield climate bounty [Will weather data from 18th Century ships' logbooks reveal how climate has changed?] (BBC News, Oct. 5)

Climate change threatens many in Mekong region: WWF (Reuters, Oct. 5)

To Protect Galápagos, Ecuador Limits a Two-Legged Species (N.Y. Times, Oct. 4) Site requires free registration

Loss Of Top Predators Causing Surge In Smaller Predators, Ecosystem Collapse (ScienceDaily, Oct. 4)

Climate Change Threatens Brazil's Rich Agriculture (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 2)

Vanishing Arctic ice shows no sign of returning (Reuters, Oct. 2)

Exploration & Adventure

Australia's Jessica Watson passes sea trial, will soon set sail around the world (L.A. Times, Oct. 5)

Charles Houston, 96; climber led, learned from K-2 trip (Boston Globe, Oct. 3)

Aussie climber completes Himalayan grand slam (ABC Online, Oct. 1)

Medicine & Health

Childhood Stress Cuts Life Short, Study Suggests (LiveScience, Oct. 6)

Key cancer spread gene found (BBC News, Oct. 5)

Global Study Examines Toll Of Preterm Birth (Washington Post, Oct. 5) Site requires free registration

Worry Grows Among Doctors Over Clamor for Flu Vaccine (N.Y. Times, Oct. 5) Site requires free registration

How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect (N.Y. Times, Oct. 5) Site requires free registration

Recession May Boost Life Expectancy (LiveScience, Oct. 2)

Drink From the Fountain of Youth With a Grain of Salt (LiveScience, Oct. 2)

Peoples & Culture

In 30 years without spanking, are Swedish children better behaved? (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 5)

Egypt cleric 'to ban full veils' (BBC News, Oct. 5)

Natural Disasters & Weather

240 Die in India as Monsoons Follow Drought (N.Y. Times, Oct. 5) Site requires free registration

Disaster Workers Reach Remote Indonesian Villages (N.Y. Times, Oct. 5) Site requires free registration

The great drought: Disaster looms in East Africa (Independent UK, Oct. 3)

Were This Week's Pacific Earthquakes Connected? (National Geographic News, Oct. 2)

After a Devastating Fire, an Intense Study of Its Effects (N.Y. Times, Oct. 2) Site requires free registration

Devastating Indonesian earthquake 'still to come' (New Scientist, Oct. 2)

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

Nobel honours 'masters of light' (BBC News, Oct. 6)

Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Cracking DNA Puzzle (National Geographic News, Oct. 5)

Egypt oasis risks becoming mirage (BBC News, Oct. 5)

A Brief Glimpse of Anne Frank on Film (N.Y. Times, Oct. 4) Site requires free registration

The secret world beneath Sin City [Tunnels beneath Las Vegas shelter homeless] (BBC News, Oct. 3)

Gas-Mask Bra, Tequila Diamonds Among 2009 Ig Nobels (National Geographic News, Oct. 2)

Plants & Animals

Grieving monkeys drink own milk (BBC, Oct. 5)

Glow-in-the-Dark Mushrooms Discovered (LiveScience, Oct. 5)

Walruses Suffer Substantial Losses as Sea Ice Erodes (N.Y. Times, Oct. 2) Site requires free registration

Uncovering Butterflies' Past (ScienceNOW, Oct. 2)

Polar bear cub hitches a ride (BBC News, Oct. 2)

Endangered Ugandan gorillas join Facebook, MySpace (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 1)

Science & Technology

Energy-from-waste powers US army (BBC News, Oct. 5)

A High-Tech Hunt for Lost Art (N.Y. Times, Oct. 5) Site requires free registration

Virtual world disputes heading for real courtrooms (New Scientist, Oct. 5)

'Trash Can' Nuclear Reactors Could Power Human Outpost On Moon Or Mars (ScienceDaily, Oct. 4)

Sunflower Power? An Entrepreneur's First Steps (NPR, Oct. 4)

Space

Mammoth black holes push universe to its doom (New Scientist, Oct. 5)

Rocket company tests world's most powerful ion engine (New Scientist, Oct. 5)

Space tourism yet to fly, 5 years since 1st flight (Yahoo News/AP, Oct. 3)

How Mars Rocks Could Preserve Signs of Life (Space.com, Oct. 2)

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