Archaeology & Paleontology

Killer Algae: Key Player In Mass Extinctions (ScienceDaily, Oct. 20)

Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings (PhysOrg, Oct. 19)

Giant Impact Near India — Not Mexico — May Have Killed Dinosaurs (Universe Today, Oct. 19)

Norwegian Wood For The Ages: 'Mummified' Pine Trees Found (ScienceDaily, Oct. 18)

Sea gives up secrets to experts [Pavlopetri - the world's oldest submerged town.] (BBC News, Oct. 16)

Ancient cult of the Viking kings (The Copenhagen Post, Oct. 13)

Environment

Good for the oceans, good for you [Monterey Bay Aquarium's 'super green' list.] (Washington Post, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration

West Antarctic Ice Sheet May Not Be Losing Ice As Fast As Once Thought (ScienceDaily, Oct. 20)

Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None (N.Y. Times, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration

We will be billions of dollars poorer when coral dies (New Scientist, Oct. 19)

United States Under Pressure to Protect Tropical Forests (Worldwatch Institute, Oct. 19)

China to Move Residents Near Smelter (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 19)

Hazy goals hold up conservation (Nature News, Oct. 19)

PM warns of climate 'catastrophe' (BBC News, Oct. 19)

Beijing’s Air Is Cleaner, but Far From Clean (N.Y. Times, Oct. 17) Site requires free registration

Toxic legacy seeps from melting Alpine glaciers (Independent UK/Relax News, Oct. 15)

Exploration & Adventure

Melting ice in Greenland sparks exploration rush (Australian News/Times Online, Oct. 19)

16-Year-Old Aussie Sailing Solo Around The Globe (redOrbit, Oct. 16)

Medicine & Health

Checkered History Of Mother And Daughter Cells Explains Cell Cycle Differences (ScienceDaily, Oct. 20)

Researchers Create Artificial Memories in the Brain of a Fruitfly (N.Y. Times, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration

Science to 'stop age clock at 50' (BBC News, Oct. 19)

Cell-Phone Users Can't Spot a Clown on a Unicycle [The brain and multitasking.] (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Oct. 19)

Growing doubts about HIV vaccine (BBC News, Oct. 19)

Going out on a limb: 'Scaffold' to regenerate lost or damaged bones and tissues (PhysOrg, Oct. 19)

In Shaping Our Immune Systems, Some 'Friendly' Bacteria May Play Inordinate Role (ScienceDaily, Oct. 19)

'Ethical' stem cell crop boosted (BBC News, Oct. 18)

Swine Flu Characteristics Becoming More Evident (Washington Post, Oct. 17)

Waitt Family Foundation Project Develops Whole Brain Catalog (HPCwire, Oct. 16)

Peoples & Culture

The West Bank's gold [Olive oil.] (Washington Post, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration

Amid a Crisis, Hondurans Heap Large Hopes on a Tiny Religious Icon (N.Y. Times, Oct. 19) Site requires free registration

Giant Rock to Be Closed for Religious Reasons? [Australia's Uluru, or Ayers Rock.] (Nat'l. Geographic News, Oct. 16)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Where Land Slides, Trying to Learn Why (N.Y. Times, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration

Philippine emergency teams prepare as typhoon nears (Yahoo!/Reuters, Oct. 19)

Hurricane Rick strengthens to Cat 5 (ENN/Reuters, Oct. 18)

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

Australians To Fortify Coast Homes Against Climate (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 20)

For Decades, Puzzling People With Mathematics [Martin Gardner, the world’s best-known recreational mathematician.] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration

Bolivia pyramid archaeological makeover disappoints (Yahoo!/Reuters, Oct. 19)

China moves 330,000 in water plan (BBC News, Oct. 19)

Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change (N.Y. Times, Oct. 19) Site requires free registration

Pacific Islanders Discuss Climate Change Plan (redOrbit, Oct. 18)

Plants & Animals

For Fish in Coral Reefs, It’s Useful to Be Smart (N.Y. Times, Oct. 20) Site requires free registration

Vision keeps monk seal in captivity (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Oct. 20)

Going beyond organic: analog forestry (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 19)

In pictures: Kazakhstan's wild apples [World's last surviving wild apple forests.] (BBC News, Oct. 19)

Slo-mo cricket sounds reveal secret serenade (NPR, Oct. 19)

Russian Tiger Decline Renews Calls To End All Trade (redOrbit, Oct. 19)

Gorilla warfare: The battle to save one of Africa's rarest animals (Independent UK, Oct. 17)

Seeing Blue: Fish Vision Discovery Makes Waves In Evolutionary Biology (ScienceDaily, Oct. 17)

Science & Technology

Is my robot happy to see me? (PhysOrg, Oct. 19)

VT willow harvest promises cheap biomass fuel (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 19)

Building the World's Most Powerful Laser (Technology Review, Oct. 15)

Space

Scientists announce planet bounty (BBC News, Oct. 19)

Strong Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday Morning (Yahoo!/Space.com, Oct. 19)

To spot an alien, follow the pollution trail (New Scientist, Oct. 19)

NASA Discovers A Ring Around The Solar System (NPR, Oct. 18)

Opportunity Discovers Still Another Meteorite! Find It on Google Mars (Universe Today, Oct. 18)

NASA photos show moon strike created plume (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 18)

"Rejected" Protons Offer a New View of the Moon (Nat'l. Geographic News, Oct. 16)

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