Archaeology & Paleontology

Ancient city by the sea rises amid Egypt's resorts (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 7)

In Amazon, traces of an advanced civilization (Washington Post, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

Desert Roads Lead to Discovery in Egypt (N.Y. Times, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

The 12th-century facebook of Angkor Wat (Independent.co.uk, Sept. 6)

Prehistoric baby sling 'made our brains bigger' (Independent.co.uk, Sept. 6)

Environment

New Detailed Map Shows Carbon In Peru's Amazon (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 7)

Melting Rate of Icecaps in Greenland and Western Antarctica Lower Than Expected (Science Daily, Sept. 6)

Diverse water sources key to food security (ENN, Sept. 6)

U.N. Climate Panel Urged To Reform, Stick To Science (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 6)

Mosquitoes: Genetic Structure of First Animal to Show Evolutionary Response to Climate Change Determined (Science Daily, Sept. 5)

Focus of Gulf oil disaster shifts to finding the culprit (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 5)

Most New Farmland in Tropics Comes from Slashing Forests, Research Shows (Science Daily, Sept. 4)

Exploration & Adventure

Research team airlifted out of snowy mountain (China.org, Sept. 6)

French science vessel sails again on climate voyage (Google/AFP, Sept. 5)

Expedition girl is youngest person to reach mountain (WalesOnline, Sept. 4)

Medicine & Health

Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 7)

In Feast of Data on BPA Plastic, No Final Answer (N.Y. Times, Sept. 7) Site requires free registration

Insect brains 'are source of antibiotics' to fight MRSA (BBC News, Sept. 6)

Men More Susceptible to Memory Decline (LiveScience, Sept. 6)

Peoples & Culture

Money Buys Happiness Only Up to a Point (LiveScience, Sept. 6)

Role of Key Genetic Catalyst for Human Diversity Discovered (Science Daily, Sept. 6)

Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits (N.Y. Times, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

More Parents 'Redshirting' Kindergartners (LiveScience, Sept. 5)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Eight Die As Wildfires Consume Russian Villages (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 7)

Tropical Storm Hermine slams into far northeastern Mexico (ENN, Sept. 7)

Amazon May Be Headed For Another Bad Drought (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 6)

Floods displace thousands more in Ethiopia (Terra Daily, Sept. 6)

Torrential rains kill 18 in Guatemala (ENN, Sept. 4)

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

Greenpeace urges Japan to probe whaling graft (Yahoo!/AFP, Sept. 7)

Climate shifts 'not to blame' for African civil wars (BBC News, Sept. 6)

Malaysian 'Lizard King' jailed for smuggling snakes (Terra Daily, Sept. 6)

Paris Metro Body Heat To Help Warm Building (Planet Ark/Reuters, Sept. 6)

Sceptical green urges smart billions to fight warming [Bjoern Lomborg] (Terra Daily, Sept. 5)

Plants & Animals

Extreme Survival: 'Conan the Bacterium' Reveals Its Recipe for Success (Science Daily, Sept. 7)

In a Fight for a Tree, Ants Thwart Elephants (N.Y. Times, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

Inbred bumblebees 'face extinction threat' (BBC News, Sept. 6)

Clues to Human Thought Found in Worm’s Brain (N.Y. Times, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

Surviving by Disguising: Nature’s Game of Charades (N.Y. Times, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

Fears of a Decline in Bee Pollination Confirmed (Science Daily, Sept. 5)

Mothers Matter! High Social Status and Maternal Support Play an Important Role in Mating Success of Male Bonobos (Science Daily, Sept. 6)

Science & Technology

Researchers Create Nanostructures, and Whip Up a Recipe, Too (N.Y. Times, Sept. 6) Site requires free registration

Tiny solar cells fix themselves (BBC News, Sept. 5)

Magnetism's Subatomic Roots: Study of High-Tech Materials Helps Explain Everyday Phenomenon (Science Daily, Sept. 4)

Space

Better Mars Atmosphere Maps to Come From New Mission (Space.com, Sept. 7)

Airbag Designer Casts Eye on NASA's Escape Ship (Yahoo!/Space.com, Sept. 7)

Mars may not be lifeless, say scientists (BBC News, Sept. 6)

Galactic 'Supervolcano' Seen Erupting With X-Rays (Yahoo!/AP, Sept. 6)

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