Archaeology & Paleontology

The Fishy Origins of Humans Revealed (LiveScience, May 20)

Somme dig reveals World War I trench secrets (BBC News, May 19)

Cyprus: crews stumble on 2-millennia-old coffins (YahooNews/AP, May 19)

King Tut's Leftover Bandages Yield New Clues (Discovery News, May 19)

Headless Egypt King Statue Found; Link to Cleopatra's Tomb? (National Geographic News, May 19)

Demoting a Dinosaur: New Fossil Material Redefines Azendohsaurus as a Peculiar Early Reptile (ScienceDaily, May 18)

Environment

NY Skyscraper Wins Highest "Green" Certification (PlanetArk, May 21)

Louisiana marshes hit by Gulf oil slick (YahooNews/AFP, May 21)

Ocean Warmed Significantly Over Past 16 Years (LiveScience, May 19)

Heavy Oil Seeping Into Louisiana Marshes (National Geographic News, May 19)

Gulf Oil Is in the Loop Current, Experts Say (National Geographic News, May 18)

Setting Standards for Big Polluters (eMagazine May 18, 2010)

Exploration & Adventure

Solo sailor braves Atlantic adventure (East Loathian Courier, May 20)

The Mutiny of Bounty resailed (ExplorersWeb, May 18)

Vogel Family on Bikes cycling through Peru’s Desert(ExplorersWeb, May 18)

Medicine & Health

Experimental vaccine protects monkeys from new Ebola virus (Physorg.com, May 20)

Climate change is 'distraction' on malaria spread (BBC News, May 20)

Long-Lasting Sensory Loss in World Trade Center Workers from Airborne Toxins After 9/11 Attacks (ScienceDaily, May 19)

Genetics shine new light on old diseases (YahooNews/Reuters, May 19)

Peoples & Culture

Pakistan bans Facebook, Youtube over 'Draw Mohammad Day' (Christian Science Monitor, May 20)

Malawi jails couple because they are gay

Natural Disasters & Weather

Haiti Earthquake Risk 'Not Over,' Scientist Says (LiveScience, May 21)

2010 Warmest on Record So Far (LiveScience, May 19)

Mysterious Ball Lightning: Illusion or Reality? (ScienceDaily, May 19)

America's Ten Most Dangerous Volcanoes (National Geographic News, May 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

Australian scientists find Timor Sea meteorite crater (Physorg.com, May 20)

Winter Leaves Mongolians a Harvest of Carcasses (N.Y. Times, May 20)Site requires free registration

Sylvia Earle to U.S. Congress: Cheap oil is costing the Earth (National Geographic News, May 19)

Nature Conservancy report details possible effects of climate change on Lake Champlain (Burlington Free Press, May 19)

Greenland Rapidly Rising as Ice Melt Continues (ScienceDaily, May 18)

Plants & Animals

Huge, Colorful Monitor Lizard Species Hid in Plain Sight(LiveScience, May 20)

How Hammerhead Sharks Evolved (LiveScience, May 20)

Researchers Solve Argonaut Mystery (redOrbit, May 20)

Turtle 'super tongue' lets reptile survive underwater (BBC News, May 20)

Four endangered mountain gorillas die in Rwanda (PlanetArk, May 20)

'Prehistoric' Frogs May Face Extinction If Conservation Area Is Opened to Mining (ScienceDaily, May 20)

China to train pandas to survive in wild (YahooNews/AP, may 20)

Animal's Scary Snort is Blatant Lie Aimed at Getting Sex (LiveScience, May 19)

Fish Fear Their Own Reflections (LiveScience, May 19)

Caribou still at risk under historic forestry deal (Edmonton Journal, May 19)

Smallest lily saved from extinction (Independent, May 19)

European herons relocate to Kent as temperatures rise (Independent, May 19)

Science & Technology

'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists (BBC News, May 20)

New Nuclear Energy Grapples With Costs (National Geographic News, May 20)

Toronto zoo to turn pachyderm poop to power (PlanetArk, May 20)

Earth's Gooey Insides Ooze Faster Than Thought (LiveScience, May 19)

Fly the Eco-Friendly Skies: Airplanes That Would Use 70 Percent Less Fuel Than Current Models (ScienceDaily, May 19)

Space

Japan launches Akatsuki probe to Venus (BBC News, May 20)

First Results Study on Impact of Large Celestial Body on Jupiter (ScienceDaily, May 20)

Hubble Finds Star Eating a Planet (Physorg.com, May 20)

Pluto's moons get ready for their close-up (naturenews, May 19)

Asteroid Caught Marching Across Tadpole Nebula (ScienceDaily, May 19)

Mars Rovers Set Longevity Record (redOrbit, May 19)

New Kind of Supernova Star Death Revealed (Space.com, May 19)

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