Archaeology & Paleontology

Ancient Egyptian priests 'killed by rich ritual food' (BBC, Feb. 26)

Ring fort may have held Bronze Age sports arena (Irish Times, Feb. 25)

Ancient Horned Crocodile Found—Ate Early Humans? (National Geographic News, Feb. 25)

Huge New Dinosaur Found via "Mind-boggling" Skulls (National Geographic News, Feb. 24)

Giant predatory shark fossil unearthed in Kansas (BBC, Feb. 24)

Environment

Vancouver Olympics going for the green (L.A. Times, Feb. 26)

Two huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica's coast (Yahoo/AP, Feb. 26)

World Warming Unhindered By Cold Spells: Scientists (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 26)

Wal-Mart To Cut Emissions From Supply Chain (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 25)

Reserves 'win–win' for fish and fishermen (Nature News, Feb. 25)

Climate Change Melts Antarctic Ice Shelves: USGS (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 25)

Plastic rubbish blights Atlantic Ocean (BBC, Feb. 24)

Oil spill reaches Italy's River Po after 'sabotage' (BBC, Feb.24)

Exploration & Adventure

China, Kenya to search for ancient Chinese wrecks (Yahoo/AP, Feb. 26)

Skipper unveils world's biggest solar-powered boat (Yahoo/AFP, Feb. 25)

Medicine & Health

Drug-resistant malaria 'growing' in Cambodia (BBC, Feb. 25)

Extracts of bitter melon 'can block breast cancer' (BBC, Feb. 25)

Peoples & Culture

The Science of Hollywood Films: It's All in the Chaos Theory (National Geographic News, Feb. 25)

Online archive of UK science launches (BBC, Feb. 24)

Egypt leper colony grows into successful community (BBC, Feb. 24)

Iran's role model and inspiration - on skis [Iranian Woman in Winter Olympics] (BBC, Feb. 24)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Lessons to be learned from Haiti's tsunami (BBC, Feb. 25)

Haiti earthquake produced deadly tsunami (Nature News, Feb. 25)

UN pays for cattle carcasses in frozen Mongolia (BBC, Feb. 25)

Disaster Awaits Cities in Earthquake Zones (New York Times, Feb. 24) Site requires free registration

Toll to rise in deadly Indonesia landslide (BBC, Feb. 24)

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

"Shamu" Kills Trainer--Killer Whale's Act Not Normal (National Geographic News, Feb. 25)

Pirate's head taken off again (The Australian, Feb. 24)

Families Uprooted as Sphinxes Revive (IPS, Feb. 24)

Plants & Animals

Natural 'Magnetometer' in Upper Beak of Birds? (Science Daily, Feb. 26)

Whaling worsens carbon release (BBC, Feb. 25)

Galapagos Fur Seals Gain Foothold In Warming Peru (Planet Ark/Reuters, Feb. 25)

Grizzlies encroach on polar bear territory (BBC, Feb. 24)

Small dogs originate in Middle East, says gene study (BBC, Feb. 24)

Red Sea corals mapped in unprecedented detail (Nature News, Feb. 23)

Science & Technology

Lasers lift dirt of ages from artworks (BBC, Feb. 25)

A Sticky Little Lizard Inspires a New Adhesive Tape (New York Times, Feb. 24) Site requires free registration

Bloom Box Launch Is "Big Hype"--Invention Nothing New? (National Geographic News, Feb. 25)

iTunes sells 10 billionth track (BBC, Feb. 25)

Ocean robot 'plans experiments' (BBC, Feb. 24)

Sat-nav systems under growing threat from 'jammers' (BBC, Feb. 23)

Space

Deep Space Data Network Gets Antenna Boost (Yahoo/Space.com, Feb. 25)

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