Archaeology & Paleontology

Did Ancient Sicilians Build Temples to 'Fit In?' (LiveScience, Dec. 11)

Asia populated in one migratory swoop (naturenews, Dec. 10)

Geographic Origin of Dinosaurs Pinned Down (LiveScience, Dec. 10)

Flying dinosaur controversy resolved (Physorg.com, Dec. 10)

Earliest toothless bird found(Physorg.com, Dec. 10)

Ancient Amazon civilisation laid bare by felled forest (New Scientist, Dec. 10)

Ancient Mediterranean flood mystery solved (BBC News, Dec. 9)

Ancient Tablets Decoded; Shed Light on Assyrian Empire (National Geographic News, Dec. 9)

The Big Question: What is the Rosetta Stone, and should Britain return it to Egypt? (Independent, Dec. 9)

The impact of the diffusion of maize to the Southwestern United States (EurekAlert, Dec. 8)

Environment

Sea Level Is Rising Along US Atlantic Coast, Say Environmental Scientists (ScienceDaily, Dec. 11)

Radical Theories Offered On How To Slow Climate Change (redOrbit, Dec. 10)

US Proposes Innovative Trade Concept to Fight Climate Change (ENN, Dec. 10)

Real Christmas Trees are 'Greener' than Fake (ENN, Dec. 10)

Old Hay and Alpine Ibex Horns Reveal How Grasslands Respond to Climate Change (ScienceDaily, Dec. 10)

Top ten 'greenest' cities in Europe (Independent, Dec, 10)

Tropical Forests Affected by Habitat Fragmentation Store Less Biomass and Carbon Dioxide (ScienceDaily, Dec. 10)

Mass poisoning to keep carp invaders from Great Lakes (New Scientist, Dec. 10)

Emissions 'higher than reported' (BBC News, Dec. 10)

The research that might save us after Copenhagen (New Scientist, Dec. 9)

Developing countries split over climate measures (BBC News, Dec. 9)

Global Warming "Marches On"; Past Decade Hottest Known (National Geographic News, Dec. 8)

Exploration & Adventure

The coolest of runnings (Washington Post, Dec. 11)Site requires free registration

Robot completes first underwater crossing of Atlantic Ocean (Physorg.com, Dec. 9)

South Pole adventurer relieved after close call(Ottawa Citizen, Dec. 8)

World records broken at Freediving World Championships (theOceans.net, Dec. 7)

Medicine & Health

Swine Flu Death Toll at 10,000 Since April (N.Y. Times, Dec. 11)Site requires free registration

Scientists find way to catalog all that goes wrong in a cancer cell (Physorg.com, Dec. 10)

'Giant' Virus Discovered, Shares Genes With Other Species (redOrbit, Dec. 10)

Study reveals H1N1 unexpected weakness (Physorg.com, Dec. 10)

Peoples & Culture

A Nation’s Shaken Ego Seen in a Soccer Loss (N.Y. Times, Dec. 10)

People & Places in the News

In Venezuela, Even Death May Not Bring Peace (N.Y. Times, Dec. 11) Site requires free registration

Manitoba creates 2 protected wildlife areas in north (CBC News, Dec. 10)

India to form new southern state (BBC News, Dec. 10)

Piul, Carteret Islands, Papua New Guinea, Victims of Climate Change (ENN, Dec. 9)

Despite a decade of record drought, Australian farmers refuse to buy into climate change (Washington Post, Dec. 9)

Egypt starts building steel wall on Gaza Strip border (BBC News, Dec. 9)

Antarctic Nations To Impose Codes on Visiting Ships (ABC News, Dec. 9)

Plants & Animals

Secret of mushroom shape revealed (BBC News, Dec. 11)

Beasts of burden fading into the dust (Washington Post, Dec. 11)Site requires free registration

More than 1,000 Catfish Species Are Venomous (LiveScience, Dec. 10)

DNA Sheds New Light on Horse Evolution (ScienceDaily, Dec. 10)

Butterflies versus beetles (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 10)

Experiment to test killing 1 owl to help another (YahooNews/AP, Dec. 10)

New species evolve in bursts (naturenews, Dec. 9)

In Some Bird Species, Even Females Are Pretty (LiveScience, Dec. 9)

Gibbon 'dating agency' saves apes(BBC News, Dec. 9)

New drug threat to Asian vultures (BBC News, Dec. 9)

Increased Temperatures Turn Fish into Daredevils (ENN, Dec. 9)

Pitch of Blue Whale Songs Is Declining Around the World, Scientists Discover (ScienceDaily, Dec. 9)

Precision Breeding Creates Super Potato(ScienceDaily, Dec. 9)

First Monarch Butterflies in Space Take Flight (Space.com, Dec. 8)

Science & Technology

Plastic bags recycled into nanotubes (New Scientist, Dec. 11)

Using Airplane Know-how to Harness Wave Energy (LiveScience, Dec. 10)

Solar power coming to a store near you (YahooNews/AP, Dec. 10)

Battery lithium could come from geothermal waste water (New Scientist, Dec. 10)

First Fuel Cell Boat Cruises Amsterdam's Canals (PlanetArk, Dec. 10)

Clever folds in a globe give new perspectives on Earth (New Scientist, Dec. 10)

Collider Sets Record, and Europe Takes U.S.’s Lead (N.Y. Times, Dec. 10)Site requires free registration

Space

VISTA Telescope Starts Work (redOrbit, Dec. 11)

Hunt for new worlds goes into overdrive (MSNBC, Dec. 10)

New Star Orbiting the Big Dipper's Alcor Discovered (ScienceDaily, Dec. 10)

Key to Mars channel mystery may be on Earth(MSNBC, Dec. 10)

The dark side of space about to be illuminated (L.A. Times, Dec. 10)Site requires free registration

Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges from Winter Darkness (ScienceDaily, Dec. 10)

New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzy (Physorg.com, Dec. 10)

Rare Scottish mineral may indicate life on Mars(Physorg.com, Dec. 10)

Rewriting the Origins Of Earth's Atmosphere (redOrbit, Dec. 10)

Monster Black Holes May Grow in Giant Star Cocoons (Space.com, Dec. 8)

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