Archaeology & Paleontology

The dinosaur that died in its tracks (New Scientist, Aug. 8)

'Hobbit' just a deformed human? (Nature News, Aug. 8)

Did Past Climate Change Encourage Tree-Killing Fungi? (Science Daily, Aug. 7)

Anthropologist believes he has found B.C. village that may be 10,000 years old (Globe and Mail, Aug. 7)

What Shapes a Bone? Diet and Genetics Dictate Adult Jaw Shape (Science Daily, Aug. 6)

Environment

Arctic open for exploitation: Obama administration grants Shell approval to drill (ENN, Aug. 9)

Weeds acquire genes from engineered crops (Science Daily, Aug. 9)

Crop breeding could slash CO2 levels (Seed Daily, Aug. 9)

Human impact on the last great wilderness of the deep sea (Terra Daily, Aug. 9)

Aerosols affect climate more than satellite estimates predict (Terra Daily, Aug. 9)

Reducing the Costs of the Offshore Wind Turbine Supply Chain (ENN, Aug. 8)

Schools of fish help squeeze more power from wind farms (BBC News, Aug. 8)

Better desalination technology key to solving world's water shortage (Terra Daily, Aug. 8)

Exploration & Adventure

Polar bear attack investigation begins (Guardian, Aug. 8)

Students go offline in the Arctic (Metro News, Aug. 8)

Everest expedition to find Irvine's remains slammed as 'distasteful' (Guardian, Aug. 7)

Medicine & Health

Scientists pinpoint river flow associated with cholera outbreaks, not just global warming (Terra Daily, Aug. 9)

Toxic School Supplies Pose Threat to Children's Health (ENN, Aug. 8)

Nose Is Gateway for Virus Tied to Brain Disorders (LiveScience, Aug. 8)

Brain Finding May Explain Disoriented Pilots, Astronauts (LiveScience, Aug. 8)

Gene-therapy enzymes make unpredicted errors (Nature News, Aug. 7)

Mathematical model predicts growth of cancer (New Scientist, Aug. 6)

Peoples & Culture

Tiny Gene Changes Linked to Intelligence (LiveScience, Aug. 9)

World survey links religion and happiness -- for some (Medical Xpress, Aug. 9)

Veterans in College Face Higher Risk of Suicide (Yahoo!/LiveScience, Aug. 8)

After Attack, Reclusive Amazon Tribe Feared Missing (LiveScience, Aug. 8)

Math ability is inborn (Physorg, Aug. 8)

Is Constant 'Facebooking' Bad for Teens? (LiveScience, Aug. 6)

Natural Disasters & Weather

Large variations in Arctic sea ice (Space Daily, Aug. 9)

Japan Tsunami Broke Huge Icebergs Off Antarctica (Live Science, Aug. 8)

East Africa climate under the spell of El Nino since the last Ice Age (Terra Daily, Aug. 8)

Ocean probes to help refine climate change forecasting (Terra Daily, Aug. 8)

More extreme weather in store across U.S. (Yahoo!/Reuters, Aug. 7)

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

Mountain near Ullapool could lose Munro status (BBC News, Aug. 9)

Mysterious orange goo washing ashore in Alaska (ENN, Aug. 9)

Major Deep-Sea Smokers Found—"Evolution in Overdrive" (National Geographic News, Aug. 8)

Lionfish Invasion Comes to Rhode Island (ENN, Aug. 8)

Plants & Animals

Honey ant queens share a throne (BBC News, Aug. 9)

Lions Kill and Go Away, to Kill Again Another Day (LiveScience, Aug. 8)

Abused baby boobies grow up to abuse other chicks (BBC News, Aug. 8)

'Paranoia' about rivals alters insect mating behavior (Physorg, Aug. 8)

Like Humans, Chimps Show Selfless Behaviors (LiveScience, Aug. 8)

New Conducting Properties Discovered in Bacteria-Produced Wires (Science Daily, Aug. 8)

Scientists grow plants with friendly fungi (Physorg, Aug. 8)

Science & Technology

Black gold holds a charge for green cars (New Scientist, Aug. 8)

Artificial Skin Spun from Spider Silk (LiveScience, Aug. 8)

Spermless mosquitoes hold promise to stop malaria (BBC News, Aug. 8)

Cell-Based Alternative to Animal Testing? Genomic Biomarker Signature Can Predict Skin Sensitizers, Study Finds (Science Daily, Aug. 7)

Nanoscale Secret to Stronger Alloys: Scientists Find Nanoparticle Size Is Readily Controlled to Make Stronger Aluminum Alloys (Science Daily, Aug. 7)

Space

Surviving NASA rover nears rim of Martian crater (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 8)

Space junk could be tackled by housekeeping spacecraft (BBC News, Aug. 8)

Moonless Earth (ENN, Aug. 8)

Space Station to Fall to Earth—Find Out How and Where (National Geographic News, Aug. 8)

Building Blocks of DNA Found in Meteorites from Space (LiveScience, Aug. 8)

Mars' northern polar regions in transition (Mars Daily, Aug. 8)

Antimatter belt around Earth discovered by Pamela craft (BBC News, Aug. 7)

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