Archaeology & Paleontology

Fossil Of Mega-Toothed Killer Whale Found In Peru (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 6)

Book presents evidence of human connections across Bering Strait land bridge (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, July 5)

Way Back When Sperm Whales Were Able to Chew Their Food (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

Ancient Hunting Weapon Discovered in Melting Ice (LiveScience, July 5)

The Human Edge: Finding Our Inner Fish (NPR, July 5)

Sinking oil threatens historic Gulf shipwrecks (Boston Globe/AP, July 4)

Discovery of U-boat wrecks rewrites the history books (Independent, July 4)

Peshawar: 'Oldest Living City' in South Asia (Dawn.com, July 3)

David Livingstone letter deciphered at last (Yahoo News/AP, July 2)

Humans Altered Climate 10,000 Years Ago, Study Claims (LiveScience, July 2)

Saber-toothed Cats Wrestled Prey with Powerful Arms (LiveScience, July 2)

The 'Other' Silk Road: China Peers Into Maritime Past (NPR, July 2)

African American historical site excavated in New Jersey (Philadelphia Inquirer, July 1)

'Cookie-shaped' fossils point to multicellular life (BBC News, July 1)

Study: Archimedes Set Roman Ships Afire with Cannons (LiveScience, June 28)

Environment

Tar balls reach Texas as stormy weather hampers cleanup (L.A. Times, July 6)

Recovery effort falls vastly short of BP's promises (Washington Post, July 6) Site requires free registration

Indonesian Firm Accused of Clearing Rain Forests (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

Few fishy facts found in climate report (Nature News, July 5)

Special Report: Should BP Nuke Its Leaking Well? (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 5)

Hitting a Tiny Bull’s-Eye Miles Under the Gulf (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

Oil Found in Gulf Beach Sand, Even After Cleanups (National Geographic News, July 2)

Exploration & Adventure

Adventurer set to water-ski across Loch Ness (STV, July 6)

Paragliding Over Mosul – Because Iraq Just Isn’t Dangerous Enough Already (N.Y. Times, July 1) Site requires free registration

Medicine & Health

Brain biology linked to severe teenage antisocial behaviour (PhysOrg, July 6)

Swine Flu: The Epidemic That Wasn't (LiveScience, July 6)

Scientists find natural way to curb your greed (PhysOrg, July 5)

The Benefits of Blowing Your Top (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

The Claim: Exposure to Plants and Parks Can Boost Immunity (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

Our Brains Are More Like Birds' Than We Thought (ScienceDaily, July 5)

Longevity Genes Found; Predict Chances of Reaching 100 (National Geographic News, July 1)

Tibetans adapted to altitude in under 3,000 years: study (Yahoo News/AFP, July 1)

Peoples & Culture

In ambitious India, workplace etiquette rounds out the coursework (Washington Post, July 6) Site requires free registration

Iran Issues Approved Haircuts Catalog (NPR, July 6)

Origins of Tournament in an Infamous Prison (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

TV matchmaking show runs afoul of China's morality campaign (Washington Post, July 5) Site requires free registration

Researchers explore the impact of social networking on shyness (PhysOrg, July 5)

Preserving Papiamentu [Language spoken in the islands of Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba] (N.Y. Times, July 3) Site requires free registration

The US may be the richest nation, but it's not the happiest (Christian Science Monitor, July 1)

Congo war leaves legacy of sexual violence against women (Christian Science Monitor, June 30)

Natural Disasters & Weather

La Nina expected in Pacific this year: WMO (Yahoo News/Reuters, July 6)

Hundreds of Russians die from drowning during heatwave (TerraDaily/AFP, July 5)

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

Haitian Orphans Have Little but One Another (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

China sentences American geologist to 8 years for stealing state secrets (Washington Post, July 5) Site requires free registration

Turkey goes into battle with Google (BBC News, July 2)

Plants & Animals

For Female Baboons, Too, It's Good to Have Friends (ScienceDaily, July 6)

Ostriches Provide Clues To Dinosaur Movement (TerraDaily/SPX, July 6)

Tiger 'rescue plan' to be drafted in Indonesia (Yahoo News/AFP, July 6)

Study from Uganda says chimpanzees attack neighbors to expand their domain (Washington Post, July 6) Site requires free registration

Cold snap in Florida halts advancing python snakes (BBC News, July 5)

Malians mobilise to protect dwindling elephant population (TerraDaily/AFP, July 5)

Whale Sharks May Be Latest Gulf Oil Spill Victims (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 5)

Deal Struck To Save Turtles From Gulf Oil Burns (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 5)

Nut? What Nut? The Squirrel Outwits to Survive (N.Y. Times, July 5) Site requires free registration

Butterflies: Science On The Wing (NPR, July 3)

Whales and humans linked by 'helpful grandmothers' (BBC News, July 2)

Scientists peer inside a python to see swallowed rat (BBC News, July 2)

Why Bonobos Don’t Kill Each Other (N.Y. Times, July 2) Site requires free registration

Mouse Tears Are Aphrodisiacs (National Geographic News, July 1)

Science & Technology

Super-High Pressures Used to Create Super Battery: 'Most Condensed Form of Energy Storage Outside of Nuclear Energy' (ScienceDaily, July 5)

A Soft Spot for Circuitry [Robots designed to sooth] (N.Y. Times, July 4) Site requires free registration

Solar lamp wins award for helping developing countries (BBC News, July 2)

Gum Boots Designed With A Blast To Charge Mobile Phones (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 2)

Treating Cockroach Phobia With Augmented Reality (Technology Review, July 2)

Inventor Takes Tip From Whales To Clean Oil (NPR, July 2)

Space

Hayabusa capsule particles may be from asteroid (BBC News, July 6)

First-Hand Look: One Family's Unforgettable Zero Gravity Holiday (Space.com, July 5)

Moon's Craters Hold Clues to the Lunar Interior (Science Now, July 4)

Out-of-control Russian robot ship careens past space station (Christian Science Monitor, July 2)

Scientist says nuclear weapons may be best bet for saving Earth from asteroids (PhysOrg, June 28)

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