Archaeology & Paleontology

Prehistoric Europeans Hunted, Ate Lion? (National Geographic, June 14)

Prehistoric mammal hair found in Cretaceous amber (BBC, June 14)

Fossils Reveal that Maya People Knew about Prehistory (ArtDaliy, June 14)

Ancient cave paintings found in Romania (Physorg.com/AFP, June 13)

Native site on Patuxent could date to 1000 BC (Baltimore Sun, June 12)

Oldest prehistoric pelican also had big beak (BBC, June 11)

Environment

West Africans Rue Rising Seas As Climate Talks Stall (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 15)

Offshore Drilling Backlash May Boost Shale, Oil Sands (Planet Ark/Reuters, June 15)

Japan may quit whaling commission if ban stays put (Yahoo/AP, June 15)

Oil industry 'double checking' deep drilling safety (BBC, June 14)

Obama: Oil spill 'an environmental 9/11' (BBC, June 14)

Exploration & Adventure

The face of courage: Iranian Leila Esfandiari for K2 (Explorer's Web, June 14)

Medicine & Health

US donates tuberculosis facility to Nigeria (Terra Daily, June 14)

Scientists Spot More Genes Related to Alzheimer's (Yahoo/Health Day, June 14)

World Cup Vuvuzela Horn Warning (WebMD, June 14)

Peoples & Culture

Regional group agrees plan to stop Kyrgyzstan violence (BBC, June 14)

Good or Bad, Baby Names Have Long-lasting Effects (Live Science, June 13)

Bangladesh 'Eve teasing' craze takes a terrible toll (BBC, June 11)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Landslides and floods kill 58 in Bangladesh (BBC, June 15)

Floods in Oklahoma City strand residents on rooftops (BBC, June 14)

NASA Demonstrates Tsunami Prediction System (Science Daily, June 14)

Rescuers hunt for dozens missing in Arkansas floods (BBC, June 13)

"Ominous" Pre-Katrina Conditions Now in Atlantic (National Geographic, June 11)

Europe, US to see snowy, cold winters: expert (Terra Daily, June 11)

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

Afghans say US team found huge potential mineral wealth (BBC, June 14)

Africa: 10 million fear worst as Sahel faces new food crisis (Terra Daily, June 11)

Plants & Animals

Paternal Bonds, Special and Strange (New York Times, June 15) Site requires free registration

Ancient woodland record updated to help protect sites (BBC, June 15)

Nepal orders probe into slaughter of rhinos (Yahoo/AP, June 14)

'Green light' for global biodiversity science panel (BBC, June 14)

French oyster business faces fresh plague crisis (BBC, June 13)

Seal whiskers sense faraway fish (BBC, June 11)

Science & Technology

Study: Aircraft can produce precipitation (Terra Daily, June 14)

US experiment hints at 'multiple God particles' (BBC, June 14)

Artificial life 'needs regulation' - public survey says (BBC, June 14)

Space

Moon Has a Hundred Times More Water Than Thought (National Geographic, June 14)

Ancient Mars Had Vast Ocean? (National Geographic, June 14)

Hayabusa Probe Returns (National Geographic, June 14)

Moon's Interior Has Much Higher Water Content Than Previously Believed (Science Daily, June 14)

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