Archaeology & Paleontology

The Mystery of Bosnia's Ancient Pyramids (Smithsonian, Dec. 2009)

A Lost European Culture, Pulled From Obscurity [Danube Valley.] (N.Y. Times, Nov. 30) Site requires free registration

Huge ice age river carved the English Channel (Independent UK, Nov. 30)

Greening of Sahara Desert Triggered Early Human Migrations out of Africa (ScienceDaily, Nov. 30)

A Museum Hails Caesar, Even if Some Antiquarians Don’t Agree (N.Y. Times, Nov. 29) Site requires free registration

Hungarian divers find 17th-century Dutch ship near Brazil (MTI, Nov. 27)

Dig to start at Shakespeare site (BBC News, Nov. 27)

The Noble Young Man of Huaca Rajada [Peru.] (LivingInPeru, Nov. 24)

Environment

Major sea level rise likely as Antarctic ice melts (BBC News, Dec. 1)

Criminal Gangs Plunder Madagascar Forests (Planet Ark/Reuters, Dec. 1)

Australian Wildfire Scheme Said Model To Cut CO2 (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 30)

Tree Harvester Offers to Save Indonesian Forest (N.Y. Times, Nov. 30) Site requires free registration

Thinking globally to save riches of the sea (Washington Post, Nov. 29) Site requires free registration

Protecting the Forests, and Hoping for Payback [U.S. Forest Service.] (N.Y. Times, Nov. 28) Site requires free registration

Global warming: 72 percent of Americans say it’s real, poll finds (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 25)

Rising sea levels: A tale of two cities [Mozambique.] (BBC News, Nov. 24)

Exploration & Adventure

Solo Sailor Spots Pacific Bolide (Universe Today, Nov. 28)

Nutty Putty Cave to be closed for good after trapped caver's death [Utah.] (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 28)

Lino Lacedelli Dies at 83; One of First to Scale K2 (N.Y. Times, Nov. 28) Site requires free registration

17-year old Ryan Langley preparing for a sail around the world non-stop (TheOceans, Nov. 26)

Medicine & Health

Feeling lonely? Chances are you're not alone. (Washington Post, Dec. 1) Site requires free registration

We May Be Born With an Urge to Help [Human behavior.] (N.Y. Times, Dec. 1) Site requires free registration

Mapping the unborn baby's brain in 3D (BBC News, Nov. 30)

The World Health Organization changes HIV 'drug advice' (BBC News, Nov. 30)

'Temple of the mind' unlocked (Nature News, Nov. 29)

Is Gene-Therapy Medical Treatment Ready for Prime Time? (Yahoo!/Time, Nov. 28)

Is there a history lesson from the swine flu of '76? (Washington Post, Nov. 28)

Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Both Hope and Risk (N.Y. Times, Nov. 26) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

The Waldseemüller Map: Charting the New World (Smithsonian, Dec. 2009)

For Poe, This Has Been the Year to Die For [Bicentennial of the author's birth.] (N.Y. Times, Dec. 1) Site requires free registration

Baby Boom of Mixed Children Tests South Korea (N.Y. Times, Nov. 28) Site requires free registration

Serenity Prayer Skeptic Now Credits Niebuhr [The Yale Book of Quotations.] (N.Y. Times, Nov. 27) Site requires free registration

From Footnote to Fame in Civil Rights History (N.Y. Times, Nov. 25) Site requires free registration

How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be [U.S. Civil War.] (Smithsonian, Nov. 2009)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Nearly half of Venice underwater (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 30)

Venezuela Battles Drought With Cloud Seeding (redOrbit, Nov. 30)

Mild Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 30)

Jeddah flood toll rises to 83: reports [Saudi Arabia.] (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 26)

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

Kilauea to fire up scientific stage [Hawaii.] (Honolulu Star Bulletin, Dec. 1)

Putting a human face on climate change (Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 30)

For Maldives, Climate Deal Is A Survival Issue (Planet Ark/Reuters, Nov. 30)

Copenhagen climate summit expectations (PRI, Nov. 30)

Nepal Cabinet to Meet at Everest Over Climate Change (Bloomberg, Nov. 30)

Dalai Lama says climate change needs global action (Reuters, Nov. 30)

Nearly 2 tons of ivory seized in eastern Africa (Yahoo!/AP, Nov. 30)

At This Church, Parishioners Wear Collars, Too [Dogs go to church.] (NPR, Nov. 29)

Alaska’s Rural Schools Fight Off Extinction (N.Y. Times, Nov. 26) Site requires free registration

Nigeria set for 'Green Big Brother' show [Highlighting danger of climate change to Africa.] (BBC News, Nov. 26)

Stolen E-Mails Raise Questions On Climate Research (ENN/NPR, Nov. 26)

U.S. Unlikely to Use the Ethanol Congress Ordered (N.Y. Times, Nov. 26) Site requires free registration

Women Coping with Climate Change (EMagazine, Nov. 23)

Plants & Animals

Ethiopia's Exotic Monkeys (Smithsonian, Dec. 2009)

Smallest orchid in the world is found [Transparent flower found in Ecuador.] (Independent UK, Nov. 30)

Save 'special' carnivores plea (BBC News, Nov. 30)

As Sales Vanish, Skins Stay on Alligators (N.Y. Times, Nov. 29)

Australian scientists aim to reduce sheep burps (SeedDaily/AFP, Nov. 29)

Birdsongs provide population clues (Nature News, Nov. 27)

Hammerhead Sharks Have "Human" Vision (Nat'l. Geographic News, Nov. 27)

For giant turtles, beach offers a precarious start to life [Gabon.] (TerraDaily/AFP, Nov. 27)

Protection Sought for Rare Alabama Fish Under the Endangered Species Act (ENN/Center for Biological Diversity, Nov. 25)

Science & Technology

Nanoimaging in 3-D (PhysOrg, Dec. 1)

National parks seek share in discoveries: Policy would allow system to benefit from profitable science (Washington Post, Nov. 30) Site requires free registration

Solar panel costs 'set to fall' (BBC News, Nov. 30)

Spinons Confined Like Quarks: Phenomenon Seen in Condensed Matter for First Time (ScienceDaily, Nov. 30)

CERN: Big Bang machine sets power record (Yahoo!/AP, Nov. 30)

Small Hairy Balls Hide Foul-Tasting Healthful Enzymes (ScienceDaily, Nov. 28)

Will Water Footprints be the Next "Energy Star"? (Nat'l. Geographic News, Nov. 27)

Space

Space station crew safely return to Earth [Soyuz.] (BBC News, Dec. 1)

Clue Found to Origin of Cosmic Misfits (Yahoo!/Space.com, Nov. 30)

Do Black Holes Build Their Own Galaxies? (redOrbit, Nov. 30)

Scientists Explain Puzzling Lake Asymmetry on Saturn's Moon Titan (ScienceDaily, Nov. 30)

Herschel telescope 'fingerprints' colossal star (BBC News, Nov. 27)

Stellar Fossils from Milky Way's Past Revealed (Yahoo!/Space.com, Nov. 25)

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