Archaeology & Paleontology

Translating Stories of Life Forms Etched in Stone (N.Y. Times, July 27)Site requires free registration

Biologists find that red-blooded vertebrates evolved twice, independently (Physorg.com, July 27)

Guatemala tomb may hold founder of a Maya dynasty (L.A. Times, July 26)Site requires free registration

Now that's what I call a rat (Physorg.com, July 26)

New Hypothesis For Human Evolution And Human Nature (TerraDaily/SPX, July 26)

Chinese search for Ming shipwreck off Kenyan coast (BBC News, July 26)

Remains of Roman villa near Aberystwyth discovered(BBC News, July 26)

Ancient woman suggests diverse migration (Guardian, July 24)

World's Oldest Dog Debated (Discovery News, July 23)

Environment

Pollution makes quarter of China water unusable (ENN, July 27)

China Dalian Oil Spill Cleaned 9 Days After Accident (PlanetArk, July 27)

Predictions of Coal, CO2 Production Flawed, Says Latest Research (Physorg.com, July 27)

Freshwater wetlands 'vulnerable in hurricanes' (BBC News, July 27

Amount of Dust, Pollen Matters for Cloud Precipitation, Climate Change (ScienceDaily, July 26)

Icy Arctic Waters Facing Acidic Threat (redOrbit, July 26)

Satellite spies vast algal bloom in Baltic Sea (BBC News, July 23)

Aquatic Dead Zone (NASA, July 17)

Exploration & Adventure

New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck (YahooNews/AP, July 27)

Wayne Maynard flying to the North Pole (explorersweb.com, July 26)

Mount Rainier climber going for 500th summit (Seattle PI, July 26)

Boat made from plastic bottles completes Pacific voyage (BBC News, July 26)

UK's Zephyr robo sun-plane in record-buster 2-week flight (Register, July 23)

Solar boat launch sets Mediterranean conservation campaign ablaze (WWF, July 23)

Medicine & Health

Sniffing device may help the severely disabled communicate (L.A. Times, July 27)Site requires free registration

What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D (N.Y. Times, July 27)

California whooping cough outbreak largest in decades (USA Today, July 26)

Alzheimer's disease: The best bets for prevention, so far (L.A. Times, July 26)Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

Successful Conversations Involve Mind Melds, Study Reveals (LiveScience, July 26)

Indigenous groups occupy Brazil hydro-electric plant(BBC News, July 26)

As English Spreads, Indonesians Fear for Their Language (N.Y. Times, July 25)Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

China Three Gorges flooding set to peak (BBC News, July 27)

Heat Wave: 2010 to Be One of Hottest Years on Record (National Geographic News, July 26)

Converging weather patterns caused last winter's huge snows (Physorg.com, July26)

Iowa lake drains after dam bursts amid heavy rains (BBC News, July 26)

Fog from peat fires blankets Moscow amid heat wave (BBC News, July 26)

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

Raising Coffee in Ethiopia, With Help From Harlem (N.Y. Times, July 27)Site requires free registration

New findings explain the mystery behind the development of the Banda arc (Physorg.com, July 26)

China Warns U.S. Against Wading Into Islands Dispute (N.Y. Times, July 26)Site requires free registration

Mexican 'climate migrants' predicted to flood US (nature news, July 26)

Japanese Village Creates Art From Hues of Rice (N.Y. Times, July 25)Site requires free registration

In midst of river cleanup, supporters are divided (YahooNews/AP, July 25)

Amazon deforestation in dramatic decline, official figures show (Guardian, July 23)

Plants & Animals

Animal Warfare: Could the Taliban Train Monkeys to Shoot? (LiveScience, July 26)

How Moles Survive Subterranean Life (LiveScience, July 26)

Research reveals how monarchs fly away home (Physorg.com, July 26)

Giant Pandas: Landscape Has Big Effect on Movement of Genes Within Population (ScienceDaily, July 26)

Rarest otter discovered in Sabah, Borneo (BBC News, July 26)

Despite oil, baby turtles being released to Gulf (YahooNews/AP, July 24)

Why mini cows could save the planet (Guardian, July 25)

Bellyflop shows how frogs evolved (BBC News, July 23)

Secret of Whale's Open-Mouth Feeding Tactic Revealed (LiveScience, July 23)

Science & Technology

Wind Turbine Design Could Potentially Generate 20 Megawatts (redOrbit, July 26)

Exploring Algae as Fuel (N.Y. Times, July 26)Site requires free registration

A Plane That Lands Like a Bird (ScienceDaily, July 26)

Largest Particle Accelerator 'Rediscovers' Fundamental Subatomic Particles (Science Daily, July 26)

Space

Hints of Earth Splash a Saturnian Moon Landscape (N.Y. Times, July 27)Site requires free registration

Scots engineers prove space pioneer's 25-year-old theory (Physorg.com, July 26)

Dark matter hunt eyes deeper home (BBC News, Jluly 25)

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