Archaeology & Paleontology

Mexico finds Aztec remains during subway drilling (Reuters, Aug. 19)

Divers find prehistoric artifacts in North Port spring (Tampa Bay Online, Aug. 19)

'Terror bird' was prize fighter (BBC News, Aug. 18)

Fossil Reveals 48-Million-Year History of Zombie Ants (Science Daily, Aug. 18)

Skeleton of 'dismembered' child discovered by Chiltern Arcaeologists (Bucks Free Press, Aug. 18)

Environment

UN to get report on climate panel August 30 (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 20)

Bleaching In Indonesia (Terra Daily, Aug. 20)

Greenhouse Gas Calculator Connects Farming Practices With Carbon Credits (Seed Daily, Aug. 19)

Indonesia Coral - Impacts of hotter water temperatures (ENN, Aug. 19)

BP oil spill: Undersea oil remains in Gulf of Mexico (BBC News, Aug. 19)

Ocean Garbage Patch Still a Mystery (LiveScience, Aug. 19)

Oil Plume Is Not Breaking Down Fast, Study Says (N.Y. Times, Aug. 19) Site requires free registration

Missing the Chance for Big Energy Savings (National Geographic News, Aug. 18)

Exploration & Adventure

Two British mountaineers trapped on Mont Blanc call for help... by texting a friend 800 miles away (Daily Mail, Aug. 20)

Expedition Titanic gets underway (Physorg.com, Aug. 20)

Alaska-2010 expedition - visit to Russian America (Voice of Russia, Aug. 20)

Medicine & Health

Green leafy veg 'may cut diabetes risk' (BBC News, Aug. 19)

Illnesses linked to eggs will likely grow (Washington Post, Aug. 19) Site requires free registration

Brain Connections Break Down as We Age, Study Suggests (Science Daily, Aug. 19)

Thymus Cells Transform Into Skin Cells in Swiss Laboratory(Science Daily, Aug. 19)

Reanimated ‘Junk’ DNA Is Found to Cause Disease (N.Y. Times, Aug. 19) Site requires free registration

Predictive blood test for TB 'a step closer' (BBC News, Aug. 18)

Peoples & Culture

For the U.S. Military, Video Games Get Serious (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Aug. 20)

Kids with 'Wandering Eye' Not Accepted by Peers (LiveScience, Aug. 20)

Walk 'could track down criminals', researchers claim (BBC News, Aug. 18)

Brains of Introverts Reveal Why They Prefer Being Alone (LiveScience, Aug. 18)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Scores still missing in SW China mudslides(Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 20)

Moscow wildfires extinguished by weekend: minister (Terra Daily, Aug. 19)

Afghanistan and Africa food supplies most at risk from drought & floods (ENN, Aug. 19)

Plant growth declines as warming causes drought (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 19)

Damaged ecosystems magnify Asia's killer floods (Yahoo!/AFP, Aug. 19)

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

Chernobyl species decline linked to DNA (BBC News, Aug. 20)

58 pilot whales die in New Zealand beach stranding (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 20)

Deadly Samoa-Tonga Earthquake Concealed Two Other Quakes, Seismic Sleuths Discover (Science Daily, Aug. 19)

Whooping cranes may return to Louisiana (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 19)

Plants & Animals

Brain Gene Expression Changes When Honey Bees Go the Distance (Science Daily, Aug. 19)

Bat and moth arms race revealed (BBC News, Aug. 19)

Cultured Chimps Invent and Share Back-Scratching Tool (LiveScience, Aug. 19)

Fearful Snail Becomes Better Breeder (LiveScience, Aug. 18)

Evolution Surprise: Bacteria Have "Noses," Can Smell (National Geographic News, Aug. 18)

Science & Technology

Extreme Darkness: Carbon Nanotube Forest Covers Ultra-Dark Detector (Science Daily, Aug. 19)

Roller Coaster Superconductivity Discovered (Science Daily, Aug. 18)

High-Tech Knee Holds Promise for Veterans (N.Y. Times, Aug. 18) Site requires free registration

Finding New Ways to Fill the Tank (N.Y. Times, Aug. 18) Site requires free registration

Space

Over a Billion Years, Scientists Find, the Moon Went Through a Shrinking Phase (N.Y. Times, Aug. 20) Site requires free registration

Fate of Universe revealed by galactic lens (BBC News, Aug. 19)

Black hole mystery unveiled by magnetic star discovery (BBC News, Aug. 18)

Cosmic Accelerators Discovered in Our Galaxy (Science Daily, Aug. 18)

Eclipsing Pulsar Promises Clues to Crushed Matter (Science Daily, Aug. 18)

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