Archaeology & Paleontology

Peru Archaeologists Find Hall For Human Sacrifice (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 23)

Bowls of Fingers, Baby Victims, More Found in Maya Tomb (National Geographic News, July 21)

Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge (BBC, July 22)

Divers find ancient monkey fossil (BBC, July 21)

Elephant tooth fossil found in Brazil (Yahoo/AP, July 21)

Wooden "Stonehenge" Emerges From Prehistoric Ohio (National Geographic, July 20)

Pre-Columbian burial ground unearthed in Costa Rica (Yahoo/AFP, July 20)

A Discovery Could Help Date Monkey-Ape Split (New York Times, July 19) Site requires free registration

Environment

Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill (Yahoo/AP, July 22)

UK Seas Cleaner But Getting Warmer And Higher: Government (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 22)

Ethanol Future Looking for More Fuel (National Geographic, July 21)

Scientists to Thad Allen: Stop 'Massive Re-Engineering' of Gulf Coast (Science Now, July 21)

4 Oil Firms Commit $1 Billion for Gulf Rapid-Response Plan (New York Times, July 21) Site requires free registration

Exploration & Adventure

Canadian archaeologists hunt long-lost Arctic explorers (BBC, July 21)

Medicine & Health

Bone 'turnover' link to diabetes (BBC, July 23)

New Health Risk Found in Public Pools (Live Science, July 22)

'Cut down on meat to lose weight' (BBC, July 22)

Voice technology 'could help detect autism'

Peoples & Culture

Botswana bushmen lose right to Kalahari water well (BBC, July 21)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Russia Swelters In Heatwave, Many Crops Destroyed (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 22)

"Fresh" Crater Found in Egypt; Changes Impact Risk? (National Geographic News, July 22)

Tropical storm could hit site of BP oil spill (BBC, July 22)

Storm chasers complete largest-ever tornado study (Christian Science Monitor, July 21)

China floods deadliest in 10 years, conditions set to worsen (Terra Daily, July 21)

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

Germans Hold 60 KM-Long Party On Motorway (Planet Ark/Reuters, July 23)

DNA check on remains from grave of Romania's Ceausescu (BBC, July 21)

Huge DR Congo gold mine to open, displacing 15,000 (BBC, July 21)

China oil spill after pipe blast 'worse than thought' (BBC, July 21)

Plants & Animals

Pet Owners, Squeezed by Oil Spill, Turn to Shelters (New York Times, July 22) Site requires free registration

Mama Monkey Adopts Baby of Another Species (Live Science, July 22)

Caterpillar's Guts Crawl Independently of Their Bodies (Science Now, July 22)

Hundreds of dead penguins dot Brazil's beaches (Yahoo/AP, July 22)

Death Does Not Deter Jellyfish Sting (New York Times, July 22) Site requires free registration

Oil Devastation Found at Major Gulf Breeding Site (Science Daily, July 22)

Unlocking meerkats' alarm calls (BBC, July 22)

New 'walking' fishes discovered in Gulf oil-spill zone (ENN, July 21)

Sled Dogs: A Breed of Their Own (Science Now, July 21)

Ecology: A world without mosquitoes (Nature News, July 21)

Science & Technology

'Eternal plane' heads for landing (BBC, July 23)

"Lost" Languages to Be Resurrected by Computers? (National Geographic, July 19)

Facebook hits 500m user milestone (BBC, July 21)

Space

Evidence of Water in Lunar Rocks: Water on Moon May Be Widespread, Similar to Earth's (Science Daily, July 22)

Most Massive Star Discovered: Over 300 Suns at Birth! (Universe Today, July 22)

Nemesis hypothesis: Is there a small hidden star orbiting the sun? (Christan Science Monitor, July 22)

Virgin Galactic spaceship test glide could happen this fall (Christian Science Monitor, July 21)

NASA’s Messenger Spacecraft Discovers Surprises on Mercury (New York Times, July 20) 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