Archaeology & Paleontology

Where the wild things were [New park in Maryland.] (Washington Post, Oct. 27) Site requires free registration

Colossal 'sea monster' unearthed [Skull of a pliosaur.] (BBC News, Oct. 27)

Human Evolution: Are Humans Still Evolving? (Yahoo!/Time, Oct. 26)

Palms Grew In Ice-Free Arctic 50 Million Years Ago: study (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 26)

When Ancient Artifacts Become Political Pawns (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration

Ancient Greeks introduced wine to France, Cambridge study reveals (Telegraph UK, Oct. 23)

Comets Didn't Wipe out Sabertooths, Early Americans? (Nat'l. Geographic, Oct. 23)

Environment

Australia coastal living at risk (BBC News, Oct. 27)

Climate map shows human impacts (BBC News, Oct. 26)

From ecological Soviet-era ruin, a sea is reborn [Aral Sea.] (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 26)

'Freezer plan' bid to save coral (BBC News, Oct. 25)

China steps up, slowly but surely [Emissions.] (Washington Post, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

EPA to Issue Strict Rules for U.S. Power Plant Air Toxics (NRDC, Oct. 23)

Advanced Biofuels Will Stoke Global Warming: Study (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 23)

Carefully Cleaning Up the Garbage at Los Alamos (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration

Water Shortages in Southeast United States Are Due to Overpopulation, Likely to Be Repeated (ENN/Center for Biological Diversity, Oct. 20)

Exploration & Adventure

Titanic expedition possible in 2010 (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 26)

On the rocky road to Shahr-e Bozorg [Afghanistan.] (BBC News, Oct. 24)

Henry Hudson's Exploration Of Russia's Arctic Waters Remembered (Radio Free Europe, Oct. 24)

Medicine & Health

Time Travel Through the Brain (Technology Review, Nov./Dec. 2009)

The Life Span of a Rodent May Aid Human Health (N.Y. Times, Oct. 27) Site requires free registration

Ailing planet seen as bad for human health (Washington Post, Oct. 27) Site requires free registration

Clean Smells Promote Moral Behavior, Study Suggests (ScienceDaily, Oct. 26)

Call to act on maternal mortality (BBC News, Oct. 26)

Study Raises Red Flag over Home Insecticides, Autoimmune Diseases (ENN/Organic Consumers Assoc., Oct. 26)

Plugging Into the Eye, With a New Design (N.Y. Times, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body (NPR, Oct. 23)

Peoples & Culture

A Hypnotizing Hunt Leaves Russians Bewildered [Getting lost on the trail of mushrooms.] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 27) Site requires free registration

Istanbul's baths make a comeback (BBC News, Oct. 25)

France, Land of Epicures, Gets Taste for McDonald’s (N.Y. Times, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

Historians Reassess Battle of Agincourt (N.Y. Times, Oct. 24) Site requires free registration

In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin (N.Y. Times, Oct. 22) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Study links 3 Washington volcanoes to same magma (Seattle Times, Oct. 26)

Tsunami Waves Reasonably Likely To Strike Israel, Geo-archaeological Research Suggests (ScienceDaily, Oct. 25)

Strong quake hits off Indonesia (BBC News, Oct. 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

Go veggie to fight global warming, says expert (Independent UK, Oct. 27)

Will South Korea become Christian? (BBC News, Oct. 26)

Association marks 20 years of greening Hollywood (Yahoo!/AP, Oct. 26)

Solar Power Gives Andean Villages New Lease On Life (Planet Ark/Reuters, Oct. 26)

Diary: Amazon road trip (BBC News, Oct. 26)

A new demand for uranium power brings concerns for Navajo groups (Washington Post, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

From U.S. to Africa, With a Fortune and a Tractor [Howard G. Buffett] (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration

Film on the Dolphin Hunt Stirs Outrage in Japan (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration

To Cut Global Warming, Swedes Study Their Plates (N.Y. Times, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration

EPA proposal to cut Great Lakes ship emissions stirs the waters (Washington Post, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration

Experts Worry as Population and Hunger Grow (N.Y. Times, Oct. 21) Site requires free registration

Real Places Behind Famously Frightening Stories (Smithsonian, Oct. 16)

Plants & Animals

Butterfly's Wing Ears May Detect Birds (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Oct. 26)

Male Australian Redback Spiders Employ Courtship Strategies To Preserve Their Life (ScienceDaily, Oct. 26)

Color Differences Within And Between Species Have Common Genetic Origin (ScienceDaily, Oct. 25)

Hawaii Approves Plan For First Tuna Farm In US (redOrbit, Oct. 25)

Oil spill 'massive' risk to Australian animals (Yahoo!/AFP, Oct. 23)

Fatal frog fungal disease figured out (Nature News, Oct. 22)

Polar Bear to Receive Habitat Protection (NRDC, Oct. 22)

Ladybugs Come Out In Massive Numbers (redOrbit, Oct. 22)

NEW SPECIES PICTURES: 850 Underground Creatures Found (Nat'l. Geographic News, Oct. 22)

Tiny bat pits green against green [Wind farms vs. endangered species.] (Washington Post, Oct. 22) Site requires free registration

Science & Technology

Old Trick Threatens the Newest Weapons (N.Y. Times, Oct. 26) Site requires free registration

Paint 'to thwart chemical attack' (BBC News, Oct. 26)

Seeing Previously Invisible Molecules For The First Time (ScienceDaily, Oct. 24)

Carbon advantage of biofuels may be overstated (Washington Post, Oct. 23)

New works of science nonfiction: U-Va. students are using 'BioBricks' to try to build an original life form (Washington Post, Oct. 23) Site requires free registration

Space

Where will NASA's next giant step take us? (Washington Post, Oct. 27) Site requires free registration

New Nasa rocket prepares to fly (BBC News, Oct. 27)

First Moon "Skylight" Found -- Could House Lunar Base? (Nat'l. Geographic News, Oct. 26)

Mars Caves Might Protect Microbes (or Astronauts) (Yahoo!/Space.com, Oct. 26)

Should nations fly to the moon together? (Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 26)

U-Va., U-Md. astronomers find another Saturn ring (Washington Post, Oct. 25) Site requires free registration

Scientists identify new cluster of galaxies (Independent UK, Oct. 22)

Committee Urges Multi-Destination Plan for NASA Human Space Flight (Universe Today, Oct. 22)

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