Archaeology & Paleontology

Cave yields marsupial fossil haul (BBC News, July 19)

World's oldest doodle found on rock (Telegraph UK, July 17)

Alexander the Great Killed by Toxic Bacteria? (Discovery News, July 16)

Mayan King’s Tomb Discovered in Guatemala (Brown Univ., July 16)

Century-old dinosaur mixup confuses two horned monsters (Christian Science Monitor, July 16)

Ground Zero builders uncover centuries-old hull (Independent UK, July 15)

Environment

World simmers in hottest year so far (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 19)

Taking Lessons From What Went Wrong [Gulf oil spill.] (N.Y. Times, July 19) Site requires free registration

China seals oil port after spill (Yahoo!/Reuters, July 19)

Louisiana constructing islands in the gulf to aid in oil cleanup (Washington Post, July 19) Site requires free registration

After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years (N.Y. Times, July 18) Site requires free registration

Our Beaker Is Starting to Boil [Editorial] (N.Y. Times, July 18) Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Swimming from Asia to Europe (BBC News, July 18)

British Olympian to Race 3,600 Miles Across America Solo [Raising money for military charity.] (Outside, July 15)

Medicine & Health

Scientists say vaginal gel cuts HIV-infections by half (BBC News, July 19)

Military reckons with the mental wounds of war (Washington Post, July 18) Site requires free registration

Microneedles may make getting flu shots easier (Yahoo!/AP, July 18)

Why going green won't make you better or save you money [Human behavior.] (Washington Post, July 18) Site requires free registration

New Scan May Spot Alzheimer’s (N.Y. Times, July 17) Site requires free registration

Malaria-proof mosquito engineered (BBC News, July 16)

Scientists identify role of brain's 'star cells' in regulating breathing (Wellcome Trust, July 16)

Peoples & Culture

Cajuns on Gulf Worry They May Need to Move Again (N.Y. Times, July 19) Site requires free registration

Women’s Role in Holocaust May Exceed Old Notions (N.Y. Times, July 17) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Unlocking secrets of 'eerie' clouds (BBC News, July 19)

Thousands evacuated as storm batters Vietnam (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 19)

Antarctic cold snap kills nine in Argentina (BBC News, July 18)

Russia swelters in heatwave, many crops destroyed (ENN/Reuters, July 17)

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

Scientists to make detailed map of Calif. coast (Yahoo!/AP, July 18)

Lawmaker seeks to defrock 'toxic' official state rock (BBC News, July 17)

Ecologists shun the urban jungle (Nature News, July 16)

Atlantic Rising update: Driving the coastlines of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela (ExplorersWeb, July 14)

Plants & Animals

Birds Chose Different Path to Manage Their Sexes (N.Y. Times, July 20) Site requires free registration

Antarctic orcas dine on penguins scientists discover (BBC News, July 20)

First Ever Photos Of Rare Primate Revealed [Horton Plains slender loris.] (redOrbit, July 19)

Before and After: Deadly Fungus Wipes Out Amphibians (Yahoo!/LiveScience, July 19)

Fish can be picky eaters (PhysOrg, July 19)

Rescued Gulf turtles released on Atlantic coast (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 19)

Curry spices for cows and sheep could cut methane emissions (Independent UK, July 19)

Nevada roundup of wild horses in need of water resumes (Washington Post, July 19) Site requires free registration

Red Sea coral growth 'to halt by 2070' (BBC News, July 16)

Science & Technology

Adventures in Very Recent Evolution (N.Y. Times, July 20) Site requires free registration

Model of Bloodhound supersonic car unveiled (BBC News, July 19)

Breakthrough Achieved in Explaining Why Tectonic Plates Move the Way They Do (ScienceDaily, July 17)

Space

NASA’s Messenger Spacecraft Discovers Surprises on Mercury (N.Y. Times, July 20) Site requires free registration

Russia to kick off construction of a new spaceport (BBC News, July 20)

Developers Say Lunar Elevator Could be Built Within a Decade (Universe Today, July 19)

Virgin's Spaceship Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight (Universe Today, July 19)

Researchers Puzzled By Collapse of Earth's Upper Atmosphere (redOrbit, July 16)

Astronomers Discover an Unusual Cosmic Lens (ScienceDaily, July 16)

Single star count ups odds of ET (New Scientist, July 16)

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