Archaeology & Paleontology

New Species of Tyrannosaur Discovered in Southwestern U.S. (Science Daily, Feb. 1)

Polish scientists say 3 Neanderthal teeth found (Ledger-Enquirer, Feb. 1)

Birds Got Too Fat to Fly After Dinosaurs Vanished? (National Geographic, Feb. 1)

Tracing ancient roots of Penn Museum's gold (American Chronicle, Feb. 1)

Egypt set to unveil Tutankhamun DNA results (Google/AFP, Jan. 31)

Environment

Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

Computer model demonstrates that white roofs may successfully cool cities (Physorg, Feb. 1)

IMF Working On Plans For "Green Fund" (Planet Ark/Retuers, Feb. 1)

China's Green Tech Revolution (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 1)

Emissions of Potent Greenhouse Gas Increase Despite Reduction Efforts (Science Daily, Feb. 1)

Flight management aids aviation emission cuts (BBC News, Feb. 1)

Green energy 'feed-in tariff' plan gets muted welcome (BBC News, Feb. 1)

States renew vows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (BBC News, Jan. 31)

Exploration & Adventure

Research ship leaves for Antarctic (News24, Feb. 2)

Sir Richard Branson to launch 'flying' submarine (Digital Journal, Feb. 2)

History of Antarctic exploration is riddled with tragedy (KansasCity.com, Jan. 30)

Medicine & Health

'Broad Spectrum' Antiviral Fights Multitude of Viruses (Science Daily, Feb. 2)

Magnesium Supplement Helps Boost Brainpower (Science Daily, Feb. 2)

The Miracle of Vitamin D: Sound Science, or Hype? (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

Reporting Drawbacks in a Vaccine (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

Older Adults Need Less Sleep (LiveScience, Feb. 1)

Smokers at Risk from Their Own 'Second-Hand' Smoke (Science Daily, Jan. 30)

Peoples & Culture

UK comedy goes "Beyond The Pole" to save planet (Yahoo!/Reuters, Feb. 2)

Abstract Thoughts? The Body Takes Them Literally (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

Punxsutawney Phil: The Groundhog Behind the Myth (LiveScience, Feb. 1)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Stratospheric Water Vapor Is a Global Warming Wild Card (Science Daily, Feb. 1)

Hundreds of Quakes Are Rattling Yellowstone(N.Y. Times, Jan. 31) Site requires free registration

Cold snap to cost Germany billions (Terra Daily, Jan. 31)

Quakes 'decade's worst disasters' (BBC News, Jan. 29)

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

Brazil grants environmental licence for Belo Monte dam (BBC News, Feb. 2)

Journal stem cell work 'blocked' (BBC News, Feb. 2)

Saudi Arabia to Replace Oil with Sun Power for Desalination Plants (ENN, Feb. 1)

Los Angeles might require rainwater capture (L.A. Times, Feb. 1)

In Portland, Growing Vertical (N.Y. Times, Jan. 30) Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

How to Survive Without Sex for 50 Million Years? Dry Up (National Geographic, Feb. 1)

Study Finds a Tree Growth Spurt (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

Study finds many white marlin are actually look-alike species (Physorg, Feb. 1)

Evolution impacts environment, study finds (Physorg, Feb. 1)

Blue whales are singing in a lower key (L.A. Times, Jan. 31)

Rotting fish yield fossil clues (BBC News, Jan. 31)

Termite Battles May Explain Evolution of Social Insects (LiveScience, Jan. 29)

Science & Technology

Project set to map marks on genome (Nature News, Feb. 2)

Jason-3 sea-surface height mission secures funds (BBC News, Feb. 2)

Superconducting Hydrogen? Researchers Model Three Hydrogen-Dense Metal Alloys (Science Daily, Feb. 1)

Engineering the Computer of the Future, One Atom at a Time (LiveScience, Feb. 1)

Gene Function Discovery: New Computation Model Predicts Gene Function (Science Daily, Feb. 1)

Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass (Science Daily, Jan. 31)

Gecko's Lessons Transfer Well: Dry Printing of Nanotube Patterns to Any Surface Could Revolutionize Microelectronics (Science Daily, Jan. 31)

Space

Billions for NASA, With a Push to Find New Ways Into Space (N.Y. Times, Feb. 1) Site requires free registration

Stuck Rover on Mars Can Still Do Science (Yahoo!/Space.com, Feb. 1)

Astronomers Discover Coolest Sub-Stellar Body Outside Our Solar System (Science Daily, Feb. 1)

Obama cancels Moon return project (BBC News, Feb. 1)

Year's Biggest Full Moon, Mars Create Sky Show (National Geographic News, Jan. 29)

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