Archaeology & Paleontology

Giant fish swam prehistoric seas (BBC News, Feb. 18)

Golden Bough from Roman mythology 'found in Italy' (Telegraph, Feb. 18)

Ghana dig reveals ancient society (BBC News, Feb. 16)

King Tut's death explained? [Experts question claims that malaria and osteonecrosis contributed to Pharaoh's decline] (Nature News, Feb. 16)

Everglades restoration threatens historic sites (Sun Sentinel, Feb. 15)

Environment

Subtropical Water Melts Greenland's Fjords (LiveScience, Feb. 18)

Warmer planet temperatures could cause longer-lasting weather patterns (PhysOrg, Feb. 18)

Canada's Permafrost Retreats Amid Warming Trend (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 18)

Environmental Advocates Are Cooling on Obama (N.Y. Times, Feb. 17) Site requires free registration

Study: Coral loss slowed, reversed by marine protected areas (PhysOrg, Feb. 17)

How Animals Change Due to Climate (ENN, Feb. 16)

Big business leaves big forest footprints (BBC News, Feb. 16)

Series of missteps by climate scientists threatens climate-change agenda (Washington Post, Feb. 15) Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Young Iqaluit woman to guide North Pole ski trek (CBC, Feb. 18)

Medicine & Health

Archbishop Desmond Tutu in genome health study (BBC News, Feb. 18)

Has The Swine Flu Pandemic Peaked? (NPR, Feb. 18)

Fear of Spiders Can Develop Before Birth (LiveScience, Feb. 18)

Shaking Brain Cancer Cells to Death (LiveScience, Feb. 18)

Chronic health conditions increasing in children, study finds (L.A. Times, Feb. 17)

Stem cell experiment reverses aging in rare disease (Yahoo News/Reuters, Feb. 17)

Peoples & Culture

Under Indonesia’s Surface, an Intricate Quilt of Faiths (N.Y. Times, Feb. 17) Site requires free registration

Iranians Protest Bill on Rights of Women (N.Y. Times, Feb. 17) Site requires free registration

Mekong Divides Different Worlds In 'Golden Triangle' (NPR, Feb. 17)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Pakistan avalanche buries village and kills at least 38 (BBC News, Feb. 18)

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

Yemen's Water Crisis Eclipses Al Qaeda Threat (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 18)

Yvo de Boer resigns as top UN climate official (BBC News, Feb. 18)

Plants & Animals

Dolphins have diabetes off switch (BBC News, Feb. 19)

Census discovers 5,000 marine species (BBC News, Feb. 19)

Australian study uses cat food in war on cane toad (Yahoo News/AP, Feb. 19)

Giant panda genome reveals new insights into the bear's bamboo diet (PhysOrg, Feb. 18)

Pacts Signed to Help River and Salmon (N.Y. Times, Feb. 18) Site requires free registration

Half of all primates threatened with extinction (National Geographic News, Feb. 18)

Migrating Monarch Butterflies Have Longer Wings (LiveScience, Feb. 17)

The truth behind elephant brainpower (BBC News, Feb. 17)

'Kidnap' a joey to save a species [Rescuing marsupials from extinction] (BBC News, Feb. 17)

Chickens 'One-Up' Humans in Ability to See Color (ScienceDaily, Feb. 17)

Pudgy Birds May Migrate Faster (LiveScience, Feb. 17)

Bee Vs. Car: Who Gets More Miles Per Gallon? (NPR, Feb. 17)

Deadly Bat Fungus Spreading in U.S. (National Geographic News, Feb. 16)

Science & Technology

How to Make the Internet a Lot Faster (Technology Review, Feb. 18)

Malicious Software Infects Corporate Computers (N.Y. Times, Feb. 18) Site requires free registration

New Laser Zaps Mosquitoes in Slow-Motion Video (National Geographic News, Feb. 17)

Space

First images from Nasa's Wise infrared sky probe (BBC News, Feb. 18)

Keep Calm and Never Mind, Britain Says in Its X-Files (N.Y. Times, Feb. 18) Site requires free registration

Pluto, Discovered 80 Years Ago, Still a Big Mystery (Space.com, Feb. 18)

Obama, students quiz space station crew (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 17)

What makes a supernova? Scientists thought they knew. (Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 17)

Nasa rides 'bucking bronco' to Mars (BBC News, Feb. 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