Archaeology & Paleontology
 Humans Interbred with Neanderthals, Study Suggests (LiveScience, Apr. 29)
Dinosaur Feathers Changed With Age (National Geographic News, Apr. 28)
Noah's Ark Found in Turkey? (National Geographic News, Apr. 28)
Toothy Texas Pterosaur Discovered; Soared Over Dallas (National Geographic News, Apr. 28)
Mummies, skulls and bones shed light on human evolution (EurekAlert, Apr. 27)
Ancient Mayan Rituals Revealed by Ordinary Objects (LiveScience, Apr. 27)
Environment
Climate Change Increases Heat Waves, Floods: EPA (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 30)
Oil from massive spill reaching Louisiana coast (Washington Post/AP, Apr. 30) Site requires free registration
As oil spill hits Louisiana coast, critics assail Obama's offshore drilling plan (Washington Post, Apr. 30) Site requires free registration
Global Floating Ice In "Constant Retreat": Study (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 29)
Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be bigger than Exxon Valdez (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 29)
Two Mysteries Surround Gulf Oil Spill ... (ScienceInsider, Apr. 29)
Like Sept.11, Volcano Plane Ban May Hold Climate Clue (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 28)
Exploration & Adventure
Spaniard dies climbing Annapurna in Nepal (BBC News, Apr. 29)
Arctic Explorers Get Nasty Surprise: Rain (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 28)
Is Korean Oh Eun-sun first woman to climb 14 top peaks? (BBC News, Apr. 27)
Teen girls sail update: Abby ending non-stop attempt (ExplorersWeb, Apr. 26)
Medicine & Health
Hormone Spray Improves Male Empathy, German Research Finds (ScienceDaily, Apr. 29)
Little-Known Disorder: People Can't Recognize Faces (LiveScience, Apr. 29)
Promise Seen in Drug for Retardation Syndrome (N.Y. Times, Apr. 29) Site requires free registration
F.D.A. Approves ‘Vaccine’ to Fight Prostate Cancer (N.Y. Times, Apr. 29) Site requires free registration
Protein jab mends broken bones (Nature News, Apr. 28)
What You Eat Affects You, Your Kids and Your Grandkids (LiveScience, Apr. 28)
No evidence Alzheimer's prevention works (TerraDaily/UPI, Apr. 28)
Twins Study Points to Environmental Cause for MS (Yahoo News/HealthDay, Apr. 28)
War against cancer has more than one target (Washington Post, Apr. 27) Site requires free registration
Peoples & Culture
Belgian lawmakers pass burka ban (BBC News, Apr. 29)
Australia Fights Tobacco With Taxes and Plain Packs (N.Y. Times, Apr. 29) Site requires free registration
Sudan's date-gin brewers thrive despite Sharia (BBC News, Apr. 29)
Belgian bid to ban 'racist' Tintin in the Congo (BBC News, Apr. 28)
Can free market economics boost Amazonian land rights? (BBC News, Apr. 28)
Dating by blood type in Japan (BBC News, Apr. 28)
Natural Disasters & Weather
Study to measure impact of volcanic ash on marine life (BBC News, Apr. 29)
Quake analysis rewrites history books (Nature News, Apr. 29)
California Seismic Map Is Updated to Include Newly Found Fault Lines (N.Y. Times/AP, Apr. 28) Site requires free registration
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People & Places in the News
Cameron helping build 3-D camera for Mars rover ["Avatar" director] (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 29)
In Haiti's shattered capital, metal scavengers take to the streets (Washington Post, Apr. 29) Site requires free registration
Heartsick? An Estonian Pharmacy May Have A Cure (NPR, Apr. 28)
Life thrives in ocean canyon (Nature News, Apr. 27)
Genetics researcher Francisco Ayala discusses his life, his work and creationism (Washington Post, Apr. 27) Site requires free registration
Plants & Animals
Frog genome holds out conservation promise (BBC News, Apr. 30)
Many endangered turtles dying on Texas Gulf Coast (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 30)
U.N. Helicopters Fly Baby Congo Gorillas To Safety (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 29)
Frogs and humans are kissing cousins (Nature News, Apr. 29)
Explorers Census Hard-To-See Sea Life (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 29)
How does a panda fake being pregnant? (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 29)
Scientists discover new killer whale species (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 29)
Please DO Feed the Bears, Biologist Says (National Geographic News, Apr. 28)
Elephants Have Word for 'Bee-Ware' (ScienceDaily, Apr. 28)
No single cause for mass die off of honey bees: OIE (TerraDaily/AFP, Apr. 28)
Tracking Grizzly Bears (ENN, Apr. 28)
Found Alive: The Loch Ness Monster of the Northwest Prairie. Alas, It Disappoints (N.Y. Times, Apr. 27) Site requires free registration
Chimps May Mourn Lost Ones, Study Suggests (NPR, Apr. 26)
Science & Technology
Scientists Create Artificial Human Skin With Biomechanical Properties (TerraDaily/SPX, Apr. 29)
First U.S. Offshore Wind Power Project Approved (National Geographic News, Apr. 28)
Space
NASA May Stretch Out Mars Missions To Save Money (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 30)
Giant Blizzard Raging on Saturn (Yahoo News/Space.com, Apr. 30)
Humongous, expensive NASA balloon crashes in Australia (Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 29)
Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Spotted Passing Earth (Yahoo News/Space.com, Apr. 29)
Water Discovered on an Asteroid—A First (National Geographic News, Apr. 28)
Too risky to phone ET? Too late — NASA's tried it (Yahoo News/AP, Apr. 28)
World's Largest Telescope To Be Built In Chile (Planet Ark/Reuters, Apr. 27)
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