Archaeology & Paleontology

Mojoceratops: New Dinosaur Species Named for Flamboyant Frill (Science Daily, July 8)

Egypt unveils discovery of 4,300-year-old tombs (Yahoo!/AP, July 8)

Primitive Cinema Used Echoes and Rock Engravings (Yahoo!/LiveScience, July 8)

Humans' early arrival in Britain (BBC News, July 7)

Archeologists Explore Rural Galilee and Find Ancient Synagogue (Science Daily, July 7)

Environment

Russian sub 'could stop oil leak' (BBC News, July 9)

Court Rejects Moratorium on Drilling in the Gulf (N.Y. Times, July 8) Site requires free registration

Anesthetics Could Add to Global Warming (Yahoo!/Health Day, July 9)

Research Helps Predict Future Impact Of Climate Change (Terra Daily, July 8)

Anti-whaling group says activist ban 'a strategy' (Yahoo!/AP, July 8)

Mississippi coast faces environmental crisis (Yahoo!/Reuters, July 8)

Photos: Glowing Oil Could Aid Gulf Spill Cleanup(National Geographic News, July 8)

Energy Department Lags in Saving Energy (N.Y. Times, July 7) Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Indonesia, United States Launch Deep-Sea Expedition (Bernama, July 9)

Historic expedition to be recreated this summer (Canada.com, July 9)

Helicopters revolutionise mountain rescue in Nepal (Google/AFP, July 9)

Medicine & Health

Goal for High School Smoking Is Unmet (N.Y. Times, July 8) Site requires free registration

Souped-up antibody fends off HIV (Nature News, July 8)

New obesity pills try to shed past problems (Yahoo!/Reuters, July 8)

How Active Immune Tolerance Makes Pregnancy Possible (Science Daily, July 7)

Inactivity 'No Contributor' to Childhood Obesity Epidemic, New Report Suggests (Science Daily, July 7)

Peoples & Culture

Tests Predicts Whether Relationships Will Last (LiveScience, July 7)

'Romantic Love Is an Addiction,' Researchers Say (LiveScience July 6)

Divorce Not Always Bad for Kids (LiveScience, June 30)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Heat Waves Could Be Commonplace in the US by 2039 (Science Daily, July 9)

Geoscientists Find Clues to Why First Sumatran Earthquake Was Deadlier Than Second (Science Daily, July 8)

La Nina developing, could mean more hurricanes (Yahoo!/AP, July 8)

Earth at Farthest Distance From Sun—Why the Heat Wave? (National Geographic News, July 7)

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

Easter Island braces for eclipse, tourist influx (Yahoo!/AFP, July 9)

Scientists Criticize Study on Genetics of Old Age (N.Y. Times, July 8) Site requires free registration

BP oil spill: relief well drilling 'ahead of schedule' (BBC News, July 8)

British Panel Clears Scientists (N.Y. Times, July 7) Site requires free registration

Plants & Animals

Wild Cat Mimics Monkey Sounds to Capture Prey (Yahoo!/LiveScience, July 9)

Gene Knockout Makes Female Mice Masculine (Science Daily, July 9)

Interesting environment wards off cancer (Nature News, July 8)

Marine Scientists Return With Rare Creatures From The Deep (Terra Daily, July 8)

Survival Tactic Evolves in Flies Using Bacteria, Not Genes (LiveScience, July 8)

Chinese tree flowers for first time in 90 years (BBC News, July 8)

Thousands of Undiscovered Plant Species Face Extinction Worldwide (Science Daily, July 7)

Say What?! Whales Shout over Noise Pollution (LiveScience, July 7)

Science & Technology

‘Grim Sleeper’ Arrest Fans Debate on DNA Use (N.Y. Times, July 8)

Solar-powered plane lands safely after 26-hour flight (BBC News, July 8)

Deadly Robots Need a Sensitive Side (LiveScience, July 7)

Proton Smaller Than Thought—May Rewrite Laws of Physics (National Geographic News, July 7)

Space

Renegade Planets: Weird Alien Worlds Challenge Theories (Yahoo!/Space.com, July 9)

Senate Panel Near Agreement on Bill to Roll Back NASA Changes (N.Y. Times, July 8) Site requires free registration

Giant Propellers Discovered In Saturn's Rings (Yahoo!/Space.com, July 8)

Black hole blows huge gas bubble (BBC News, July 8)

Newborn Stars Discovered in Dark Cosmic Cloud (Science Daily, July 8)

Europe studies new rocket options (BBC News, July 7)

Saturn System Moves Oxygen from Enceladus to Titan (Science Daily, July 7)

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