Archaeology & Paleontology

Tracking the Ancestry of Corn Back 9,000 Years (N.Y. Times, May 24)Site requires free registration

Teeth tell temperature tales (naturenews, May 24)

Revealing China's ancient past(Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom, May 24)

Ancient Civilizations Mastered Rubber Long Before Goodyear (redOrbit, May 24)

Scientists reveal the secrets of Easter Island's fallen idols (Independent, May 24)

Sahara cave may hold clues to dawn of Egypt (Reuters, May 24)

Settlement found under Qatar sand (BBC News, May 24)

2,000-year-old Shipwreck Creates Deep Sea Mystery(Discovery News, May 24)

57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in Egypt (YahooNews/AP, May 23)

Environment

Oil Hits Home, Spreading Arc of Frustration (N.Y. Times, May 25)Site requires free registration

More Effort Needed In Tackling Rising Ocean Acidity (TerraDaily/SPX, May 24)

Despite Moratorium, Drilling Projects Move Ahead (N.Y. Times, May 24)Site requires free registration

Methane Tracking Could Size Up Gulf Oil Slick (LiveScience, May 23)

Oil Spill to Wipe Out Gulf's Sperm Whales? (National Geographic News, May 21)

Using Remote Sensing to Track Invasive Trees (ScienceDaily, May 21)

Freeing a river (Nature Conservancy, Summer 2010)

Exploration & Adventure

Extreme adventure: When Everest's no longer the limit (Times of Inda, May 24)

The human polar bear: British adventurer completes 1km swim in Mount Everest lake (Daily Record, May 24)

Jordan Romero, 13, 'becomes youngest to scale Everest' (BBC News, May 22)

Medicine & Health

Can Sunscreen Do More Harm Than Good? (redOrbit, May 25)

Deadly New Algae Species Discovered (National Geographic News, May 24)

'Stress' protein could halt aging process, say scientists (Physorg.com, May 24)

Ancient origin for monkey version of HIV (naturenews, May 21)

Peoples & Culture

Plight of India's 'floating villagers' (BBC News, May 24)

Mongolia: Nomadic way of life at risk as harsh winter kills 17% of livestock (Guardian, May 23)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Costa Rica volcano erupts, national park evacuated (TerraDaily/AFP, may 24)

Odds Are About 1-in-3 That Mega-Earthquake Will Hit Pacific Northwest in Next 50 Years, Scientists Say (ScienceDaily, May 24)

Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano reduces activity (BBC News, May 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

Mediterranean Sea Getting Saltier, Hotter (LiveScience, May 24)

Planting saplings in tree-starved Mumbai 'is the least I can do.' (Christian Science Monitor, May 24)

Paris Champs-Elysees Turned Green Field By Farmers (PlanetArk, May 24)

Environmentalists fear Salt Lake mining plans (BBC News, May 24)

Canada seeks to turn Sable Island into national park (Independent, May 23)

Ready to Ship in Hawaii: 20,000 Tons of Garbage (N.Y. Times, May 23)

From rubbish dump to school room in Mumbai (BBC News, May 23)

Rainbow Bridge National Monument Turns 100 on Sunday (National Parks Traveler, May 23)

Five countries to mark first-time Carpathian Parks Day (WWF, may 23)

Astronomer Copernicus reburied as hero in Poland (YahooNews/AP, May 22)

Plants & Animals

Migrating Thousands of Miles With Nary a Stop (N.Y. Times, May 25)

Polar bears face 'tipping point' due to climate change (BBC News, May 25)

Should Whales And Dolphins Have Human Rights? (redOrbit, May 24)

Climate Change Wiped Out Woolly Mammoths, Saber-Toothed Cats (LiveScience, May 24)

Young coral 'threatened by noise pollution' (Independent, May 24)

Rare Black Rhinos Relocated To Africa's Serengeti (PlanetArk, May 24)

Fast-breeding mice dominate a warming world (naturenews, May 23)

Urban trees 'help migrating birds' (BBC News, May 21)

Science & Technology

GPS getting an upgrade - for $8 billion (Physorg.com, May 25)

The cutest robots in the world (MSNBC, May 24)

Seven atom transistor sets the pace for future PCs (BBC News, May 24)

Space

Phoenix Mars Lander is Silent, New Image Shows Damage (Physorg.com, May 24)

Comet Dives Into Sun: STEREO, SOHO Spacecraft Catch Crash (ScienceDaily, May 24)

Jupiter's Disappearing Cloud Stripe Mystifies Scientists (Space.com, May 21)

Space Potty Training Secrets Revealed by Astronauts (Space.com, May 21)

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