Archaeology & Paleontology

Mother Of All Humans Lived 200,000 Years Ago (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 24)

What the locals ate 10,000 years ago (Physorg.com, Aug. 23)

Afghan Archaeologists Find Buddhist Site As War Rage (PlanetArk, Aug. 23)

Discovery of ancient cave paintings in Petra stuns art scholars (Guardian, Aug. 22)

First Jamestowne church likely found (Virginia Gazette, Aug. 21)

Fossil Reveals 48-Million-Year History Of Zombie Ants (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 20)

Environment

NOAA Stands by "the oil is mostly gone" conclusion (ENN, Aug. 24)

Geoengineering won't curb sea-level rise(naturenews, Aug. 23)

Russian Heat Wave Dents Hopes of climate "winners" (PlanetArk, Aug. 23)

Backers Of Electronics Recycling Seek Unified Laws (PlanetArk, Aug. 23)

As 'plant productivity' dips, a search for answers (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 23)

Researchers monitoring Hawaii coral for bleaching (YahooNews/AP, Aug. 22)

Study measures Atlantic plastic accumulation (BBC News, Aug. 20)

Exploration & Adventure

50 Years Ago: Photographs of an Antarctic Odyssey(N.Y. Times, Aug. 23)Site requires free registration

Deep Ocean Research Just a Click Away (LiveScience, Aug. 23)

Technology Leads More Park Visitors Into Trouble(N.Y. Times, Aug. 22)Site requires free registration

In New Approach to Titanic, an Exhibitor Aids Scientists (N.Y. Times, Aug. 22)Site requires free registration

Adventurer, 84, to cross Atlantic on raft (Telegraph, Aug. 22)

14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sets sail – despite growing controversy (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 21)

Medicine & Health

Your Hair Reveals Whether You're a Morning Person (National Geographic News, Aug. 23)

Potential Treatment For Ebola Announced (redOrbit, Aug. 23)

Hand Sanitizer at Work May Lower the Number of Sick Days (LiveScience, Aug. 23)

Peoples & Culture

'Yoga wars' spoil spirit of ancient practice, Indian agency says (Washington Post, Aug. 23)Site requires free registration

Bangladesh bans enforced Islamic dress code (BBC News, Aug. 22)

Peruvian hallucinogen ayahuasca draws tourists seeking transforming experience (Washington Post, Aug. 21)Site requires free registration

Egypt's lantern-makers threatened by imports from China (BBC News, Aug. 20)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Hurricane Danielle strengthens in Atlantic (YahooNews/AFP, Aug. 24)

Analysis shows up deadly combination in fire disaster States (WWF, Aug. 23)

As Floods Go South, Pakistan Races to Keep a City Dry (N.Y. Times, Aug. 23)Site requires free registration

Erupting Vanuatu volcano lures thrill-seeking tourists (TerraDaily/AFP, Aug. 22),

Drought Drives Decade-Long Decline in Plant Growth (ScienceDaily, Aug. 21)

Big Quakes More Frequent Than Thought on San Andreas Fault, Research Shows(ScienceDaily, Aug. 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

Claims of growth in India's forests 'misleading' (naturenews, Aug. 24)

Maine Town Rolls Out Trash Metering (ENN, Aug. 23)

Australia Steps Up Renewable Energy Efforts (N.Y. Times, Aug. 23)Site requires free registration

Sweet oil turns the Niger delta sour (Guardian, Aug. 22)

Mauritania plants trees to hold back desert (ENN, Aug. 22)

Plants & Animals

Desert Dwellers on a Fast-Food Diet (N.Y. Times, Aug. 24)Site requires free registration

Eggshells Look More Colorful Through the Eyes of Birds (LiveScience, Aug. 24)

Experts Warn Of Possible Yellowstone Grizzly Attacks (redOrbit, Aug. 23)

Why It's OK for Birds to Be Gay (LiveScience, Aug. 23)

Researchers gain focus on a bug with bifocals (Physorg.com, Aug. 23)

Alligator Surfaces Beneath a Car in Queens(N.Y. Times, Aug. 23)Site requires free registration

Polar bear threat to Solway geese(BBC News, Aug. 23)

NZ rescuers save 9 whales stranded on beach(YahooNews/AP, Aug. 22)

"Snot Otter" Sperm to Save Giant Salamander? (National Geographic News, Aug. 20)

Looking for Trouble on ‘Highway’ for Manatees (N.Y. Times, Aug. 21)Site requires free registration

Science & Technology

The world is running out of helium (Physorg.com, Aug. 24)

Tapping into the Electric Power of Heat (National Geographic News, Aug. 23)

Fashion of the Future: Is That Your Dress Ringing? (ABCNews, Aug. 23)

Self-Cleaning Technology from Mars Can Keep Terrestrial Solar Panels Dust Free (ScienceDaily, Aug. 23)

DNA Puts Chemists on Scent of Better Artificial Nose (ScienceDaily, Aug. 23)

Could urine be a source of renewable energy? (Physorg.com, Aug. 22)

Space

Rich exoplanet system discovered (BBC News, Aug. 24)

Cosmologist's theory about black holes puts a new spin on the universe (Washington Post, Aug. 24)Site requires free registration

SETI may be looking in the wrong places: astronomer (Physorg.com, Aug. 24)

'Hot Jupiter' planets unlikely to have moons (Physorg.com, Aug. 23)

Space is the final frontier for evolution, study claims (BBC News, Aug. 23)

Beer microbes live 553 days outside ISS (BBC News, Aug. 23)

Solar System older than previously thought (naturenews, Aug. 22)

Fate of Universe revealed by galactic lens (BBC News, Aug. 20)

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