Archaeology & Paleontology

Scars from lion bite suggest headless Romans found in York were gladiators (Guardian, June 7)

Researchers: Cavemen feasted on lions (USA Today, June 7)

Before the Mississippi, minerals show ancient rivers flowed west (Science News, June 7)

1,000-year-old revamped frescoes unveiled in China (DNA India, June 5)

Building found during Rochester Cathedral excavation (BBC News, June 3)

Environment

World's Oceans Remain Largely Mysterious (Yahoo!/LiveScience, June 8)

Paper industry tests genetically altered trees (Yahoo!/AP, June 8)

Gulf Oil Spill Could Widen, Worsen 'Dead Zone' (Science Daily, June 8)

Want to see better? We'd have to turn out the lights [The detriments of light pollution.] (Washington Post, June 8) Site requires free registration

Oil Spill Puts Commercially Significant Cold-Water Reefs in Peril (Science Daily, June 6)

Coast Guard Sees Cleanup of Spill Lasting Until the Fall (N.Y. Times, June 6) Site requires free registration

Even With a Cleanup, Spilled Oil Stays With Us (N.Y. Times, June 5) Site requires free registration

Fossil-Fuel Use And Feeding World Cause Greatest Environmental Impacts (Terra Daily, June 3)

Reforestation May Lower The Climate Change Mitigation Potential Of Forests (Terra Daily, June 3)

Exploration & Adventure

City to mark hero Scott’s big send-off (Wales Online, June 8)

Doctor climbs Mount Everest, twice (WXOW News, June 6)

Walking to the North Pole? Hurry up (Globe and Mail, June 4)

Diary from Captain Scott's polar expedition reveals high spirits of explorers (Telegraph.co.uk, June 3)

Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race 2010: Part 1 (Fun Sporting, June 3)

Medicine & Health

Secondhand Smoke Associated With Psychiatric Distress, Illness (Science Daily, June 8)

When a Child Gets Hurt, a Sibling May Be at Risk (N.Y. Times, June 7) Site requires free registration

Mosquito saliva may signal infection outbreaks (Nature News, June 7)

Findings May Alter Care for Early Breast Cancer (N.Y. Times, June 7) Site requires free registration

New Technique Turns Proteins Into Glass: Could Lead to New Ways to Deliver Medication (Science Daily, June 7)

Remains of another ancient varsity found (Times of India, June 7)

Scientists Cite Advances on Two Kinds of Cancer (N.Y. Times, June 5) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

She Doesn’t Trust You? Blame the Testosterone (N.Y. Times, June 7) Site requires free registration

Daring to Discuss Women in Science (N.Y. Times, June 7) Site requires free registration

Laws Might Change as the Science of Violence Is Explained (LiveScience, June 7)

Strangers Influence Dating Choices, Study Reveals (LiveScience, June 7)

Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price (N.Y. Times, June 6) Site requires free registration

Adolescent Brains Biologically Wired to Engage in Risky Behavior, Study Finds (Science Daily, June 6)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Floods and landslides kill 53 in southwest China (ENN, June 7)

Cyclone hits Oman, disrupting oil and gas infrastructure (ENN, June 7)

Cyclone Phet hits Pakistan's coastline: officials (Terra Daily, June 6)

UN warns climate change could trigger 'mega-disasters' (Terra Daily, June 6)

Predicting An Active 2010 Hurricane Season (Terra Daily, June 3)

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

On a Mission to Sequence the Genomes of 100,000 People (N.Y. Times, June 8) Site requires free registration

Water Source Discovered for Desert Oasis near Death Valley (LiveScience, June 7)

Nigeria lead poisoning: 'Hundreds' could die (BBC News, June 7)

Yangtze River’s Ancient Origins Revealed (Science Daily, June 6)

8 Scientists Share $3 Million in Prizes (N.Y. Times, June 3) Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

'Salty' Aussie crocs go long-distance surfing (Yahoo!/AFP, June 8)

Bats Are Keeping an Ear out for Kin (Science Daily, June 8)

For Plants, Resistance to Infection Comes at a Cost (N.Y. Times, June 7) Site requires free registration

New Species Of Invertebrates Discovered In The Antarctic (Terra Daily, June 7)

Humpback whales form friendships that last years (BBC News, June 7)

Cockroaches Share 'Recommendations' of Best Food Sources, Research Finds (Science Daily, June 7)

Mongooses Pass Traditions on to Their Young, Too (Science Daily, June 5)

Science & Technology

Blight-resistant GM potatoes field trial begins (BBC News, June 8)

Insects Inspire Robot Design (LiveScience, June 7)

Lasers could 'sense' vapours released by explosives (BBC News, June 7)

Hold the Salt: Engineers Develop Revolutionary New Desalination Membrane (Science Daily, June 7)

Space

Huge seas 'once existed on Mars' (BBC News, June 8)

In New Space Race, Enter the Entrepreneurs (N.Y. Times, June 7) Site requires free registration

For Mission to Mars, a New Road Map (N.Y. Times, June 7)Site requires free registration

Life on Titan? New Clues to What's Consuming Hydrogen, Acetylene on Saturn's Moon (Science Daily, June 7)

NASA Rover Finds Clue to Mars' Past and Environment for Life (Science Daily, June 7)

Could Life Survive on Mars? Yes, Expert Says (Science Daily, June 5)

Jupiter collision 'was asteroid' (BBC news, June 4)

Private Rocket Has Successful First Flight (N.Y. Times, June 4) Site requires free registration

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