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29 Aktivisten gegen Kaution aus Gefängnis entlassen: Colin Russell nach wie vor in Untersuchungshaft

By Guest PostNovember 25, 2013Environment, Politics29 aktivisten, alexandre paul, arctic 30, ben ayliffe, canada, colin russell, colins familie, detention centre, England, gegen kaution, gericht, greenpeace international, greenpeace international activist, internationale seegerichtshof, isgh, phil ball, praesident putin, primorskiy court, russland, st. petersburg, tony abbott, vladimir baryshev

Phil Ball aus England verließ heute als Letzter der 29 auf Kaution freigelassenen Aktivisten das Gefängnis in St. Petersburg. Für den Australier Colin Russell wurde für Donnerstag ein neuer Termin vor Gericht anberaumt, bei dem ein Antrag auf Freilassung gegen Kaution angehört wird. Für Russell war die Untersuchungshaft bis Ende Februar verlängert worden.

Noch ist es nicht sicher, ob die Aktivisten, die nicht aus Russland stammen, das Land verlassen und in ihre Heimatländer zurückkehren dürfen. Phil Balls Bruder Steve freut sich über das Ende der Untersuchungshaft: (more…)

One in 2,000 of UK population carries variant CJD proteins

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2013Healthabnormal prion protein, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, bse, cjd proteins, creutzfeldt jakob disease, degenerative brain disease, England, genotypes, infection, mad cow disease, methionine homozygous, mm, prnp, protein in blood, sebastian brandner, uk population, valine homozygous, vcjd, vv

One in 2,000 people in the UK are estimated to be carrying variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) proteins, according to a study led by Professor Sebastian Brandner (UCL Institute of Neurology).

The research, published in this week’s BMJ, is based on samples from more than 32,000 people and provides the most robust prevalence measure to date. (more…)

Protecting 17 Percent of Earth’s Land May Preserve 67 Percent of Its Plant Species

By Guest PostSeptember 12, 2013Natureafrica, asia, biological diversity, central america, computer algorithms, duke university, earth, ecuador, England, kew, lucas n joppa, Madagascar, microsoft research, new guinea, north Carolina, northern andes, piero visconti, plant species, protecting key regions, royal botanic gardens, spatial database, state university, stuart l pimm, the caribbean

Protecting key regions that comprise just 17 percent of Earth’s land may help preserve more than two-thirds of its plant species, according to a new study by an international team of scientists, including a biologist from North Carolina State University.

The researchers from Duke University, NC State and Microsoft Research used computer algorithms to identify the smallest set of regions worldwide that could contain the largest numbers of plant species. They published their findings in the journal Science. (more…)

For many who work in his lab, Robert Crabtree is the quintessential mentor

By Guest PostSeptember 7, 2013Education19th century, british literature, cnrs, England, everybody happy, joseph chatt, malcolm green, oana luca, oxford university, professor, robert crabtree, scientific knowledge, ulrich hintermair, university of sussex, yale chemistry

Periodically, Yale chemistry professor Robert Crabtree strolls through his laboratory, sometimes whistling, and pauses to ask the students who work with him: “Everybody happy?”

According to Ulrich Hintermair, who conducted research in his lab as a postdoctoral fellow for the past two-and-a-half years, Crabtree’s concern with his research team’s wellbeing is just one of many qualities that distinguish him as a mentor at Yale. (more…)

Two decades of work at Yale prove emotions matter in the classroom

By Guest PostAugust 11, 2013Educationadmissions assessments, australia, center, classroom, connecticut, curriculum, emotional intelligence, emotions matter, England, fran rabinowitz, hamden, italy, john d mayer, marc brackett, peter salovey, program called ruler, spain, work at yale

In August, leaders from more than 50 schools from around the country will gather at Yale to hear a simple but profound message — emotions matter in the classroom.

The training session will be the largest ever held by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, which has built a sophisticated, science-based program that is anchored in the seminal work of now Yale University President Peter Salovey and fellow psychologist John D. Mayer. Less than a quarter century after publication of their paper, “Emotional Intelligence,” 75,000 educators in more than 500 schools in 30-plus states and countries including England, Spain, Italy, and Australia have learned about the key role of emotions in learning and behavior through a program called RULER. (more…)

Oldest European fort in the inland US discovered in Appalachians

By Guest PostAugust 11, 2013Culture, Scienceamerican south, appalachian mountains, appalachians, archaeologist, atlantic coast, carolina piedmont, catawba river, christopher rodning, city of morganton, coastal south carolina, colonial invasion, david moore, de aviles, earliest european fort, England, foothills, fort san juan, full scale, geophysical technique, inland us, jamestown, juan pardo, large scale excavations, latin america, lost colony, magnetometry, mound building mississippian, native americans, oldest european, pat berry, pedro menendez, robin beck, sir walter raleigh, spanish captain, spanish soldiers, team of archaeologists, tulane university, united states, university of michigan, warren wilson college

ANN ARBOR — The remains of the earliest European fort in the interior of what is now the United States have been discovered by a team of archaeologists, providing new insight into the start of the U.S. colonial era and the all-too-human reasons spoiling Spanish dreams of gold and glory.

Spanish Captain Juan Pardo and his men built Fort San Juan in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in 1567, nearly 20 years before Sir Walter Raleigh’s “lost colony” at Roanoke and 40 years before the Jamestown settlement established England’s presence in the region. (more…)

Two 6000-year-old ‘halls of the dead’ unearthed, in UK first

By Guest PostAugust 7, 2013General, Science6000 year old, archaeologists, artefacts, dorstone hill, eastern yorkshire, England, halls of dead, herefordshire council, julian thomas, keith ray, late neolithic, neolithic, neolithic heritage, peterchurch, prehistoric burial mound, uk, university of manchester, wales

The remains of two large 6000-year-old halls, each buried within a prehistoric burial mound, have been discovered by archaeologists from The University of Manchester and Herefordshire Council – in a UK first.

The sensational finds on Dorstone Hill, near Peterchurch in Herefordshire, were thought to be constructed between 4000 and 3600 BC.

Some of the burnt wood discovered at the site shows the character of the building’s structure above ground level- in another UK first.

The buildings, probably used by entire communities, are of unknown size, but may have been of similar length to the Neolithic long barrows beneath which they were found – 70metres and 30m long. (more…)

Mapping Out How to Save Species

By Guest PostJuly 14, 2013Natureamphibians, analytical methods, biodiversity, birds, blue moon foundation, cambridge, clinton jenkins, conservation, duke university, England, global concentration, global network, lucas joppa, mammals, map, microsoft research, north Carolina, priority areas, protected areas, saving species blog, species, state university, stuart pimm

In stunning color, new biodiversity research from North Carolina State University maps out priority areas worldwide that hold the key to protecting vulnerable species and focusing conservation efforts.

The research, published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pinpoints the highest global concentrations of mammals, amphibians and birds on a scale that’s 100 times finer than previous assessments. The findings can be used to make the most of available conservation resources, said Dr. Clinton Jenkins, lead author and research scholar at NC State University. (more…)

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