Archaeology & Paleontology

Ancient bone find may change Filipino history (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 3)

Excavation of sites such as Timbuctoo, N.J., is helping to rewrite African American history (Washington Post, Aug. 3) Site requires free registration

Oxygen Fuels the Fires of Time (ScienceDaily, Aug. 2)

Food For Thought: Meat-Based Diet Made Us Smarter (NPR, Aug. 2)

Philistine Temple Ruins Uncovered in Goliath's Hometown (Israel National News, Aug. 2)

Researchers uncover 'oldest' dog remains in Swiss cave (Physorg, Aug. 2)

Caring for Animals May Have Shaped Human Evolution (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Aug. 2)

Pictures: Human-Sacrifice Chamber Discovered in Peru (Nat'l. Geographic News, July 30)

Environment

Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" overlaps BP spill zone (ENN/Reuters, Aug. 3)

Air conditioning: Cold comfort (Independent UK, Aug. 3)

Gulf Spill Is the Largest of Its Kind, Scientists Say (N.Y. Times, Aug. 3) Site requires free registration

Ice-Free Arctic Ocean May Not Be Of Much Use In Soaking Up Carbon Dioxide (SpaceDaily/SPX, Aug. 3)

China Oil Spill Could Be 60,000 Metric Tons: Greenpeace (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 2)

Everglades and Madagascar forests on Unesco danger list (BBC News, July 31)

Exploration & Adventure

Climber, 82, sets new world record for Kilimanjaro (Independent UK, Aug. 3)

U.S.-Canadian Mission Set To Map Arctic Seafloor (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 2)

Crafton family enjoys rare closeness after seven years together at sea Washington Post, Aug. 1) Site requires free registration

Wayne Maynard’s flight across the North Pole (ExplorersWeb, July 29)

Medicine & Health

Confronting Racial Bias Has Surprising Motivation [Human behavior.] (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Aug. 3)

Teen Web Addicts Face Higher Risk Of Depression (redOrbit, Aug. 3)

Risk of Disease Rises Amid Deadly Pakistan Floods (N.Y. Times/AP, Aug. 2) Site requires free registration

Catching Up Is Hard to Do: Negative Effects of Sleep Restriction May Linger After One Night of Recovery Sleep (ScienceDaily, Aug. 1)

New insights into how stem cells determine what tissue to become (Physorg, Aug. 1)

Peoples & Culture

District's first synagogue slated for move to make way for mixed-use development [Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.] (Washington Post, Aug. 3) Site requires free registration

New Hampshire Farm Closes After 378 Years (ENN/Triple Pundit, Aug. 3)

Mother’s Savior: A Revelation [Holocaust.] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 1) Site requires free registration

A French Castle Built of Stone and Dreams (N.Y. Times, Aug. 1) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Tropical Storm Colin forms in the Atlantic (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 3)

Midwest Seismic Zone Became Frozen in Time (N.Y. Times, Aug. 3) Site requires free registration

'2.5m people affected' by Pakistan floods officials say (BBC News, Aug. 2)

In Koreas, Floods Carry Land Mines (N.Y. Times, Aug. 1) Site requires free registration

Hundreds of New Wildfires Break Out in Russia (N.Y. Times, Aug. 1) Site requires free registration

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

King Tut’s Chariot Arrives in Times Square (N.Y. Times, Aug. 3) Site requires free registration

Pacific islands want louder voice on climate (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 3)

Sri Lanka, Hawaii Sites Get World Heritage Status (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 2)

India Digs Under Top of the World to Match Rival (N.Y. Times, Aug. 1) Site requires free registration

Innovative India water plant opens in Madras (BBC News, July 30)

Plants & Animals

Census of marine life released (Nature News, Aug. 3)

White lions: Fighting for them tooth and claw (Independent UK, Aug. 3)

Spider size is a question of gravity (BBC News, Aug. 3)

Russia tiger habitat gets a boost with protection of key tree species (ENN/WWF, Aug. 2)

Most Panda Habitat Is Outside Nature Reserves (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 2)

Migrating Birds Can't Control Themselves(TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 2)

Jellyfish: The Next King of the Sea (Smithsonian, August 2010)

Five Species Most Likely to Become Extinct in the Next 40 Years (Smithsonian, August 2010)

Chernobyl zone shows decline in biodiversity (BBC News, July 30)

A solar salamander: Photosynthetic algae have been found inside the cells of a vertebrate for the first time. (NatureNews, Aug. 3)

Monkeys hate flying squirrels, report monkey-annoyance experts (Christian Science Monitor, July 30)

Science & Technology

Tracing Oil Reserves to Their Tiny Origins (N.Y. Times, Aug. 3) Site requires free registration

New catalyst of platinum nanoparticles could lead to conk-out free, stable fuel cells (PhysOrg, Aug. 2)

Scientists Take Quantum Steps Toward Teleportation (NPR, Aug. 1)

Charging Ahead With a New Electric Car (Smithsonian, August 2010)

Space

With a Glimmer of a Chance, Stardust Is Identified (N.Y. Times, Aug. 3) Site requires free registration

Radar Images Reveal Tons of Water Likely at the Lunar Poles (Universe Today, Aug. 2)

Cooling system fault hits International Space Station (BBC News, Aug. 1)

Blowing in the Wind: Cassini Helps With Dune Whodunit on Saturn's Moon Titan (ScienceDaily, July 31)

"Spacequakes" Discovered in Earth's Upper Atmosphere (Nat'l. Geographic News, July 30)

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