Archaeology & Paleontology

Tomb raiders bulldoze Jiangsu site (Global Times, Jan. 28)

Mexico: Maya tomb find could help explain collapse (Yahoo!/AP, Jan. 28)

Last Neanderthals in Europe Died out 37,000 Years Ago (Science Daily, Jan. 27)

Dinosaur had ginger feathers (BBC News, Jan. 27)

Viking settlement unearthed by OPW (Irish Times, Jan. 27)

Environment

Concern About Global Warming Continues to Drop in the U.S (ENN, Jan. 28)

China's pollution situation still serious (ENN, Jan. 28)

Egypt's fertile Nile Delta falls prey to climate change (Yahoo!/AFP, Jan. 28)

Save the Ozone Layer, Give Global Warming a Boost? (National Geographic News, Jan. 27)

Green "Volcano" to Power U.K. Town (National Geographic News, Jan. 27)

Virginia senators slam delay in offshore drilling (Yahoo!/Reuters, Jan. 27)

Methane's Key Role in Global Warming (ENN, Jan. 27)

Fire and Smoke Can Be Good and Bad (ENN, Jan. 27)

Exploration & Adventure

Search for frozen camera may reveal who climbed Everest first (Physorg.com. Jan. 29)

Aussie, NZ scientists prep for whale research trek (Washington Post, Jan. 27) Site requires free registration

Arab explorer Nabs conquers Antarctic’s highest peak (Arabian Business, Jan. 27)

Medicine & Health

Disarming Specialized Stem Cells Might Combat Deadly Ovarian Cancer (Science Daily, Jan. 29)

Lead May Be the Culprit in ADHD (Science Daily, Jan. 29)

Firm Brings Gene Tests to Masses (N.Y. Times, Jan. 28) Site requires free registration

Distraction Boosts Memory With Age (LiveScience, Jan. 28)

Hungry Immune Guardians Are Snappier: Nutrition Has a Direct Influence on the Immune System

Forget Jenny Craig. Hit the Drive-Thru. (N.Y. Times, Jan. 28) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Language Structure Is Partly Determined by Social Structure (Science Daily, Jan. 28)

Mid-life Crisis: An Outdated Myth? (LiveScience, Jan. 27)

Emotional signals cross cultures (BBC News, Jan. 27)

Shoes may have changed how we run (BBC News, Jan. 27)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Cascadia quake zone gets wired up (Nature News, Jan. 28)

Rains in Brazil fill 2 dams, threaten more floods (Yahoo!/AP, Jan. 27)

Helicopters rescue tourists from flood-hit Inca ruins (Terra Daily, Jan. 27)

Temperature and CO2 feedback loop 'weaker than thought' (BBC News, Jan. 27)

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

Gates Foundation to Double Spending on Vaccines (N.Y. Times, Jan. 29)Site requires free registration

N.Zealand 'probes whaling crash' (Yahoo!/AFP, Jan. 28)

World Bank wants tiger farms shut (Yahoo!/AP, Jan. 28)

Andrew Lange, Scholar of the Cosmos, Dies at 52 (N.Y. Times, Jan. 27) Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

How to whip up the perfect frothy frog 'meringue' nest (BBC News, Jan. 29)

Mouse Skin Cells Turned Directly Into Neurons, Skipping IPS Stage (Science Daily, Jan. 28)

In Sync: Squid, Glowing Companions March in Genetic Harmony (Science Daily, Jan. 28)

Monarch Butterflies Reveal a Novel Way in Which Animals Sense Earth's Magnetic Field (Science Daily, Jan. 27)

Monkeys keep chatter 'short and sweet' (BBC News, Jan. 27)

Science & Technology

Laser fusion test results raise energy hopes (BBC News, Jan. 29)

Levitating Magnet Brings Nuclear Fusion Closer to Reality (LiveScience, Jan. 28)

Energy-Harvesting Rubber Chips Could Power Pacemakers, Cell Phones (Science Daily, Jan. 28)

Airports Could Get Mind-Reading Scanners (LiveScience, Jan. 28)

Diamonds Become Stronger When Squeezed Rapidly Under Extreme Conditions (Science Daily, Jan. 27)

Venus Flytrap for Nuclear Waste: New Material Finds 'Needle in a Haystack,' Shows Promise for Clean-Up (Science Daily, Jan. 27)

Space

America's 1st Commercial Spaceport Blooms in the Desert (Yahoo!/Space.com, Jan. 28)

Star Shoots out Material at Close to the Speed of Light (Science Daily, Jan. 28)

Mars Rover to Roam No More -- It's Official (National Geographic News, Jan. 27)

India announces first manned space mission (BBC News, Jan. 27)

Universe Is 30 Times More Run Down Than Thought, Astronomers Find (Science Daily, Jan. 27)

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