Archaeology & Paleontology

New Species of Plant-Eating Dinosaur Named for 'Grinding Mouth and Wrinkle Eye'(ScienceDaily, June 1)

Revealing the Ancient Chinese Secret of Sticky Rice Mortar (ScienceDaily, June 1)

Early American colonists 'were hit by severe drought' (BBC News, June 1)

Pagan Burial Altar Found in Israel (National Geographic News, May 28)

Ardi may be more ape than human (naturenews, May 28)

Newly uncovered dinosaur had longest horns of all (YahooNews/AFP, May 28)

Mystery fossil is ancestor of squid (BBC News, May 27)

Oldest Human Species Found: May Have Been Cannibal? (National Geographic News, May 26)

Ancient Jaw Bones Discovered in Sahara Help Scientists Identify New Pterodactyl (ScienceDaily, May 26)

Prehistoric Birds Were Poor Flyers, Research Shows(ScienceDaily, May 26)

Horned dinosaurs 'island-hopped' from Asia to Europe (BBC News, May 26)

Environment

'Noise pollution' threatens fish (BBC News, June 1)

Gulf Oil Spill Threat Widens (PlaneArk, June 1)

Key Countries Partner to Reduce Deforestation Emissions (ENN, June 1)

Oil spill creates huge undersea 'dead zones' (Independent, May 30)

Ocean's carbon 'burp' helped end last ice age (Independent, May 29)

Global Floating Ice In "Constant Retreat" (PlanetArk, May 28)

Exploration & Adventure

On Sasquatch's trail in Virginia's Spotsylvania County (Washington Post, May 30)Site requires free registration

Volcano Chasers Have a Red-Hot Passion for Eruptions (MSNBC/USA Today, May 29)

Adventurer flies across Channel in helium filled balloons (Daily Telegraph, May 28)

First Norwegians through Northeast Passage since Amundsen (Explorer's Web, May 27)

Adventurer leaves NY career to walk across US (AP, May 27)

Medicine & Health

Sugary band-aid may help heal post-operative tissue (Physorg.com, May 31)

Hopes for breast cancer vaccine (BBC News, May 31)

Where Did the Flu Go? It's Hiding (LiveScience, May 30)

Hey Jude: Get That Song out My Head! (ScienceDaily, May 27)

Peoples & Culture

Talk of Women’s Rights Divides Saudi Arabia (N.Y. Times, June 1)Site requires free registration

Child Brides Escape Marriage, but Not Lashes (N.Y. Times, May 31)Site requires free registration

Iranian artists, musicians give voice to opposition amid censorship (Washington Post, May 29)Site requires free registration

Scientists prove even the thought of money spoils enjoyment (Physorg.com, May 27)

Inside the radio station helping Egyptian divorcees (BBC News, May 26)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Deadly storm kills more than 140 in Central America (TerraDaily/AFP, May 31)

Quebec forest fires black out skies(TerraDaily/AFP, May 31)

Risk of giant quake off American west coast goes up (naturenews, May 31)

Hurricane Season Raises New Fears (N.Y. Times, May 31)Site requires free registration

West Poised for Worst Grasshopper Outbreak in 30 Years (LiveScience, May 27)

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

China pins food-security hopes on humble potato (Washington Post, May 31)Site requires free registration

Warmer Climate Makes Baltic More Salty, New Research Suggests (ScienceDaily, May 31)

Rhetoric grows heated in water dispute between India, Pakistan (Washington Post, May 28)Site requires free registration

Brazil: Key facts and figures (BBC News, May 27)

Plants & Animals

World's 'number one frog' faces extinction from New Zealand government (ENN, June 1)

Virus Ravages Cassava Plants in Africa (N.Y. Times, June 1)Site requires free registration

The cave of bones: A story of solenodon survival (BBC News, June 1)

How Whales Have Changed Over 35 Million Years (ScienceDaily, May 31)

Scientists breed goats that produce spider silk (Physorg.com, May 31)

Researchers Discover Secret of Success For Mysterious Hybridized Caribbean Bats (Physorg.com, May 31)

New Species of Invertebrates Discovered in the Antarctic (ScienceDaily, May 30)

No more eating shark fin in Hawaii after new law (YahooNews/AP, may 29)

Virulent wheat fungus invades South Africa (naturenews, May 26)

Madagascar Wetland Bird Declared Extinct (LiveScience, May 26)

Science & Technology

With advanced sensors, cars become increasingly capable of driving themselves (Washington Post, June 1)Site requires free registration

China Vies For Top Spot On Supercomputer List (redOrbit, June 1)

Squeezing Information from Materials under Extreme Pressure (Physorg.com, May 31)

Physicists unlock mystery of subatomic particle (L.A. Times, May 31) Site requires free registration

Baseball Science: Perfect Baserunning Path Revealed (LiveScience, May 30)

Volcanic Japan could be geothermal energy leader (Independent, May 29)

Space

Comet strike could explain Neptune's air (naturenews, May 28)

Chasms on Mars (ENN, May 27)

Astronomers Discover New Star-Forming Regions in Milky Way (ScienceDaily, May 27)

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