Archaeology & Paleontology

Archaeologists find 8,000-year-old home near Tel Aviv (Yahoo!/AFP, Jan. 11)

Egypt tombs suggest pyramids not built by slaves (Reuters, Jan. 10)

Syria's mysterious Dead Cities (Guardian UK, Jan. 9)

Neanderthal 'make-up' containers discovered (BBC News, Jan. 9)

Fresh dig starts at 2,500 year old fort city [Bangladesh.] (bdnews24.com, Jan. 9)

Under the Jungle (The New Yorker, Jan. 7)

Environment

Sea Icy Off Part Of Antarctica Despite Fear Of Melt (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 12)

Spain begins to flood park with peat fire (Washington Post/AP, Jan. 11) Site requires free registration

Biodiversity is not just about saving exotic species from extinction (Guardian UK, Jan. 11)

Global Trade Fuels Invasive Species (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Jan. 10)

Coral Can Recover from Climate Change Damage, New Research Suggests (ScienceDaily, Jan. 10)

Exploration & Adventure

The First Women in Antarctica (NSF, Jan. 11)

Seeing Old Age as a Never-Ending Adventure (N.Y. Times, Jan. 8) Site requires free registration

Summit On The Summit Begins Climb [Raising awareness about clean drinking water.] (Outside, Jan 7)

Medicine & Health

Needling Molecules: A simple method may solve the problem of getting stuff into cells. (Technology Review, Jan. 12)

New Sex Hormone Found—May Lead to Male Birth Control? (Nat'l. Geographic News, Jan. 11)

Hunting Fossil Viruses in Human DNA (N.Y. Times, Jan. 11) Site requires free registration

Harvard tests reveal why light can worsen migraines (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Fake skin patches could deliver helpful genes (New Scientist, Jan. 11)

Cocaine changes way genes work in brain (Yahoo!/Reuters, Jan. 11)

Cancer Risks Debated for Type of X-Ray Scan [Airport screening.] (N.Y. Times, Jan. 8) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

On This Rare Map, China Is the Center of the World (ABC News/AP, Jan. 12)

Revelers See a Dimming in a Capital’s Night Life [Paris.] (N.Y. Times, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration

Children of Hindu, Muslim immigrants drawn to hard rock (Washington Post, Jan. 9) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

How the Bering Strait influences Earth's climate (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 11)

Earthquake Deaths Lower in 2009 (ENN, Jan. 11)

Freeze Threatens Florida’s Tropical Fish (N.Y. Times, Jan. 10) Site requires free registration

Feeling That Cold Wind? Here’s Why. (N.Y. Times, Jan. 9) Site requires free registration

How cold is Europe? Even Norway's buses can't take it. (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 8)

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

Miep Gies, Protector of Anne Frank, Dies at 100 (N.Y. Times, Jan. 12) Site requires free registration

Future Kenya Port Could Mar Pristine Land (N.Y. Times, Jan. 12) Site requires free registration

Help Wish Buzz Aldrin a Happy 80th Birthday (Universe Today, Jan. 11)

"Garbage Dreams" A Green Success Story [Oscar contender.] (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 11)

China faces growing gender imbalance (BBC News, Jan. 11)

France set to decide on bluefin tuna ban (Yahoo!/AFP, Jan. 11)

Pope denounces failure to forge new climate treaty (Yahoo!/AP, Jan. 10)

China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar (N.Y. Times, Jan. 9) Site requires free registration

Animal Health Body To Study Meat Impact On Climate (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 8)

Plants & Animals

Deciphering the Chatter of Monkeys (N.Y. Times, Jan. 12) Site requires free registration

Shar-pei wrinkles explained by dog geneticists (BBC News, Jan. 12)

Arctic tern's epic journey mapped (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Jurassic tree survives big chill in trust garden (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Well-Traveled Wasps Provide Hope For Vanishing Species (ScienceDaily, Jan. 11)

Doing battle with the red devils of the Pacific (New Scientist, Jan. 11)

Big freeze and ice is 'good for pond life' (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Ant Has Given Up Sex Completely, Researchers Confirm (ScienceDaily, Jan. 9)

State rescues pelicans in Southern Maryland that failed to migrate for winter (Washington Post, Jan. 9) Site requires free registration

Microbe's Cousins Not Particularly Welcome (redOrbit, Jan. 8)

Cattle Killing Disease Will Be Eradicated By 2011 (redOrbit, Jan. 8)

First known video of rare wild Sumatran tigers (BBC News, Jan. 8)

Science & Technology

Solar cells made through oil-and-water 'self-assembly' (BBC News, Jan. 12)

Giving Electronic Commands With Body Language (N.Y. Times, Jan. 12) Site requires free registration

Can statistics help catch terrorists? (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Chemical computer that mimics neurons to be created (BBC News, Jan. 11)

Artificial leaf could make green hydrogen (New Scientist, Jan. 10)

Space

Odyssey to Start Listening for Phoenix Lander (Universe Today, Jan. 11)

With Updated Hubble Telescope, Reaching Farther Back in Time (N.Y. Times, Jan. 11) Site requires free registration

'Fossil' Fireballs from Supernovae Discovered by Suzaku Observatory (ScienceDaily, Jan. 11)

Crystal mountains speak of moon's molten past (New Scientist, Jan. 11)

WISE Gets First Glimpse Of The Starry Sky (redOrbit, Jan. 6)

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