Archaeology & Paleontology

Zeus' Altar of Ashes (Science News, Jan. 30)

Egypt announces find of ancient cat goddess temple (PhysOrg/AP, Jan. 19)

Genome Study Provides a Census of Early Humans (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

China to save its oldest cliff Buddha from collapse (BBC News, Jan. 18)

Tools point to early Cretan arrivals (Times U.K., Jan. 18)

1000-Year-Old Monument with Image of Mayan Ruler Found (ArtDaily, Jan. 16)

Temple discovery reveals clues of Indonesia's past (ABC.net, Jan. 15)

Cleopatra's Eye Makeup Warded Off Infections? (National Geographic News, Jan. 14)

Environment

Exxon Valdez oil trapped by beach gravel, says study (BBC News, Jan. 18)

U.N. Panel’s Glacier Warning Is Criticized as Exaggerated (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Adventurer sets sights on the sun for an 'impossible' dream [Circumnavigating globe with solar powered aircraft] (CNN, Jan. 19)

Teen girls sail around-the-world update: 16-year old Jessica Watson rounded Cape Horn (TheOceans.net, Jan. 18)

Medicine & Health

Earthquake Risk: Seismic Gap South of Istanbul Poses Extreme Danger (ScienceDaily, Jan. 19)

Do dead bodies in Haiti pose a health risk? (BBC News, Jan. 19)

Raising Kids May Lower Blood Pressure (TerraDaily/SPX, Jan. 19)

Health benefits of red-wine chemical unclear (Nature News, Jan. 19)

The Science Behind the Cell Phone Cancer Scare (LiveScience, Jan. 18)

Children Don’t Have Strokes? Just Ask Jared (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18)

BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Confirms (National Geographic News, Jan. 16)

Peoples & Culture

Workplace Blame Is Contagious and Detrimental (LiveScience, Jan. 19)

The perils of young Egyptians' secret marriages (BBC News, Jan. 19)

China yanks 'Avatar' for homegrown film (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 19)

Modern-Day Pilgrims Find Interfaith Bond in Ancient Syrian Monastery (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

Kenya's rising culture club (Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 18)

Earthquake Threat Lurks For United States, Too (LiveScience, Jan. 15)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Geologists to evaluate future Haiti risks (Nature News, Jan. 19)

Haiti Quake Could Not Have Been Predicted: Experts (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 18)

Haiti Earthquake, Deforestation Heighten Landslide Risk (National Geographic News, 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

A rare glimpse of the cave of crystals [Mexico] (BBC News, Jan. 19)

Ecuador's Yasuni National Park identified as one of the most biodiverse places on earth (PhysOrg, Jan. 19)

Daniel Irwin: Using NASA technology to solve disaster, environmental conditions (Washington Post, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

Antarctic Wind Farm Reduces Bases' Reliance On Diesel (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 18)

Plants & Animals

WWF says China's wild tigers face extinction (Yahoo News/AFP, Jan. 19)

Genetic scientists explore how centuries of breeding have altered dogs' DNA (Washington Post, Jan. 19) Site requires free registration

Chimps dance in the face of fire (PhysOrg, Jan. 19)

Insect Colonies Function Like Superorganisms (LiveScience, Jan. 19)

When Built-In Antifreeze Beats a Winter Coat (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive Behavior (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

Mystery of the brown giant panda deepens (Nature News, Jan. 18)

In Death Throes, Fish Help Offspring Escape (LiveScience, Jan. 18)

Genetic Analysis Gives Hope That Extinct Tortoise Species May Live Again (PhysOrg, Jan. 18)

First birth of a wild bear to be shown live on internet (BBC News, Jan. 18)

Rare bird's breeding ground found in Afghanistan (Yahoo News, Jan. 18)

Alligators and birds share lung structure and ancestor (BBC News, Jan. 17)

Shorebirds outfox predators by migrating farther north (L.A. Times, Jan. 16)

Fish May Not Have Evolved Gills to Breathe (ScienceNOW, Jan. 15)

Science & Technology

The Year in Biomimicry: Fins For Humans, The Aquapenguin and Robots With Whiskers GreenerDesign.com (Planet Ark/Reuters, Jan. 19)

A Deluge of Donations via Text Messages [Haiti] (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

A Boost for LED Lighting Development (N.Y. Times, Jan. 18) Site requires free registration

Tough Snail Shell Could Inspire Better Body Armor (LiveScience, Jan. 18)

Robotic roach creates order from chaos (Nature News, Jan. 17)

Space

For sale: two space shuttles, slightly used (Independent, Jan. 19)

Methane on Mars: Esa and Nasa get down to business (BBC News, Jan. 18)

Space cannon to shoot payloads into orbit (PhysOrg, Jan. 18)

Oceans of Liquid Diamond May Exist On Neptune and Uranus (PhysOrg, Jan. 18)

NASA listens for silent Mars lander (Yahoo News/AP, Jan. 17)

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