Archaeology & Paleontology

Bible Possibly Written Centuries Earlier, Text Suggests (LiveScience, Jan. 15)

Gators Breathe Like Birds: Did Dinosaurs’ Ancestors Inhale Their Way To Dominance? (Physorg.com, Jan. 14)

Tests may shed light on Conn. museum's Egypt mummy (ajc, Jan. 14)

Mysterious Jamestown Tablet an American Rosetta Stone? (National Geographic News, Jan. 13)

Remains found in Carmel Valley are 3,000-year-old Native American woman (Monterey Co. Herald, Jan. 13)

Shipworm Threatens Archaeological Treasures (ScienceDaily, Jan. 13)

Missing 500-Years of Loggias, Porticos Described (ScienceDaily, Jan. 12)

Homo Erectus Invented "Modern" Living? (National Geographic News, Jan. 12)

Ancient map with China at centre goes on show in US (BBC News, Jan. 12)

Environment

Forest CO2 Market In The Balance (PlanetArk, Jan. 15)

Radical sea defence rethink urged (BBC News, Jan. 15)

Doomsday Deferred: End-of-World Clock Set Back 1 Minute (LiveScience, Jan. 14)

Pollutants plucked from air with copper (naturenews, Jan. 14)

Arctic permafrost leaking methane at record levels, figures show (Guardian, Jan. 14)

Voluntary Carbon Market Hoping For Growth In 2010 (PlanetArk, Jan. 14)

From the Ancient Amazonian Indians: 'Biochar' as a Modern Weapon Against Global Warming (ScienceDaily, Jan. 14)

Impact of eucalyptus plantations on the ecology of rivers (Physorg.com, Jan. 14)

Exploration & Adventure

Mars Ocean Odyssey update: Day 998 at sea, systems update and Mars rules(TheOceans.net, Jan. 14)

Global race yacht runs aground in Java sea (BBC News, Jan. 14)

Trenton native becomes first American to win marathon at the bottom of the world (News-Democrat, Jan. 14)

Antarctic expedition finds vintage camera parts (Reuters, Jan. 13)

World record-holding Seattle adventurer reaches Australia (Seattle P-I, Jan. 13)

Medicine & Health

Early signs of Alzheimer's are in the eye (New Scientist, Jan. 14)

Male Chromosome May Evolve Fastest (N.Y. Times, Jan. 14)Site requires free registration

Gene map of anti-malaria plant could boost supply (BBC News, Jan. 14)

Poor neighbourhoods can kill (New Scientist, Jan. 13)

Lost Sleep Can't Be Made Up, Study Suggests (LiveScience, Jan. 13)

Peoples & Culture

Japan emperor, empress join commoners in 1,000-year-old toast to poetry (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 14)

In pictures: Kumbh Mela (BBC News, Jan. 14)

China paper splashes nation's 'first gay marriage' (TerraDaily/AFP, Jan. 13)

Amnesty says Czech schools still fail Roma Gypsies (BBC News, Jan. 13)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Monster slide in Pakistan's Hunza Valley leaves tens of thousands winter-stranded (mounteverest.net, Jan. 14)

Expecting the Big One (N.Y. times, Jan. 14)Site requires free registration

The Story Behind Earth's Coldest Temperature Ever (LiveScience, Jan. 13)

2009 Hottest Year on Record in Southern Hemisphere (ScienceNOW, Jan. 13)

Melbourne suffers hottest night as Australia swelters (BBC News, Jan. 12)

Haiti earthquake

Haiti Earthquake (BBC News)

The Haiti earthquake in depth (naturenews)

Topics: Haiti Earthquake (YahooNews)

Earthquake devastates Haiti (Washington Post) Site requires free registration

Haiti Earthquake, Deforestation Heighten Landslide Risk(National Geographic News, Jan. 14)

First Satellite Map Of Devastated Haiti (redOrbit, Jan. 14)

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

Arctic Could Face Warmer and Ice-Free Conditions (ScienceDaily, Jan. 14)

Is Antarctica melting, or not? (ENN, Jan. 14)

Major Antarctic glacier is 'past its tipping point' (New Scientist, Jan. 13)

Plants & Animals

Unlocking the Mystery of the Duck-Billed Platypus' Venom (ScienceDaily, Jan. 15)

A moose in suburbia: pest or neighbour? (NewScientist, Jan. 15)

Are Antarctic Minke Whales Unusually Abundant? (redOrbit, Jan. 15)

Polar bear poo helps in superbug hunt (Reuters, Jan. 14)

World's 'oldest dog' put to sleep(BBC News, Jan. 14)

Country's Only Hippo Escapes Zoo During Floods (PlanetArk, Jan. 14)

Arctic polar bears imperilled by man-made pollution (BBC News, Jan. 14)

Understanding Why Leopards Can't Change Their Spots (ScienceDaily, Jan. 14)

Raft or Bridge: How Did Iguanas Reach Tiny Pacific Islands? (ScienceDaily, Jan. 14)

New bird species found in rainforests of Borneo (BBC News, Jan. 14)

Cape Town beaches re-open after South Africa shark kill (BBC News, Jan. 14)

See-Through Goldfish Bred; Cuts Out Need for Dissection (National Geographic News, Jan. 13)

Puffins' winter odyssey revealed (BBC News, Jan. 12)

New spider found in giant sand dune in Israel (National Geographic News, Jan. 12)

Surprising Sea Slug Is Half-plant, Half-animal (LiveScience, Jan. 12)

Saving an Aztec salamander (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 12)

Science & Technology

Energy Footprint of Car Aluminum Growing (LiveScience, Jan. 14)

Indian tribe sees bright future in solar power (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 13)

Detroit reaches out to auto innovators (BBC News, Jan. 13)

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

Space

Herschel space telescope restored to full health(BBC News, Jan. 15)

'Blazing ring' eclipse races across Africa, Asia (Physorg.com, Jan. 15)

Space station needs 'extension to 2020' (BBC News, Jan. 14)

Giant Magnetic Loop Sweeps Through Space Between Stellar Pair (ScienceDaily, Jan. 14)

Radio pulses from pulsar appear to move faster than light (Phyorg.com, Jan. 14)

New Comet Found, Vaporized (National Geographic News, Jan. 13)

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