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Dogs likely originated in Europe more than 18,000 years ago, UCLA biologists report

Wolves likely were domesticated by European hunter–gatherers more than 18,000 years ago and gradually evolved into dogs that became household pets, UCLA life scientists report.

“We found that instead of recent wolves being closest to domestic dogs, ancient European wolves were directly related to them,” said Robert Wayne, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in UCLA’s College of Letters and Science and senior author of the research. “This brings the genetic record into agreement with the archaeological record. Europe is where the oldest dogs are found.” (more…)

Zerissenheit und Misstrauen in Nepal

Am 19. November wird in Nepal eine Verfassungsgebende Versammlung gewählt. Dem Land steht eine schwierige Zeit bevor.

Die maoistische Rebellion und der Bürgerkrieg in Nepal zwischen 1995 und 2006 mit über 16‘000 Toten fanden in den internationalen Medien grossen Widerhall. Der darauf folgende brüchige Friede mit dem Übergang von der absoluten Monarchie zur republikanischen Demokratie bewirkte dagegen weniger Aufmerksamkeit. Jetzt steht die Nation am Fusse des Himalaya erneut vor einer wichtigen Entscheidung. (more…)

The science of living better, longer

Did you ever wonder what science is doing to help us age more comfortably, in better health, doing the things we care about, for a longer span of time? (more…)

Apple is ahead of the rest

The world of technologies doesn’t cease to surprise. This time we have an innovation from Apple. It should seem, there only was a fuss about the new iPhone 5, and now we have the news about the brand-new iPhone 5S. Is there a big difference between these two models and how many people are going to buy the latest one?
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Experimental drug shows encouraging results in treating most common form of lung cancer

An experimental cancer drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death among men and women worldwide.

Dr. Edward Garon, director of thoracic oncology at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, presented the preliminary results of a Phase 1B study of the new drug, called MK-3475, on Oct. 29 at the World Conference on Lung Cancer in Sydney, Australia. (more…)

Russland: Greenpeace-Aktivisten sollen länger in Untersuchungshaft bleiben: Behörden fordern drei Monate mehr Zeit für Ermittlungen

Hamburg/St. Petersburg, 15. 11. 2013 – Die russischen Ermittlungsbehörden haben heute angekündigt, einen Antrag auf Verlängerung der Untersuchungshaft für die in Russland inhaftierten 28 Greenpeace-Aktivisten und zwei Journalisten zu stellen. Die sogenannten Arctic 30 sollen drei weitere Monate in Untersuchungshaft bleiben. Die Anträge sollen in der kommenden Woche vor Gericht verhandelt werden.

Bislang sind beim zuständigen Kalininsky Bezirksgericht sechs Anträge auf Verlängerung eingegangen. Greenpeace erwartet, dass heute und am Montag weitere Anträge folgen.

Den Anwälten der Greenpeace-Aktivisten wurde mitgeteilt, dass die Ermittlungsbehörde die Haft um drei Monate verlängern will, um weitere Untersuchungen durchzuführen. Sollte das Gericht dieses abweisen, müssen die Inhaftierten freigelassen werden. (more…)

Learning from the land

It’s late May in the freshly tilled soil of a three-plus-acre organic farm on the U of M St. Paul campus. Horticulture student Lindsay Mayer kneels, wearing purple gloves and an orange bandanna to keep the sweat out of her eyes as she plants shallot after shallot. (more…)

NASA Helps Melt Secrets of Great Lakes Ice

Two scientists from NASA and NOAA have developed a new space-based technique for monitoring the ice cover of the Great Lakes that is so accurate it can identify a narrow channel of open water cut through the ice by an icebreaker — even at night.

“In the dark, it’s difficult to read a map that’s right in front of you,” said Son Nghiem of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., one of the developers of the new technique. “Yet we now have a way to use satellite radars almost 500 miles [800 kilometers] out in space to see through clouds and darkness and map ice across the Great Lakes.” (more…)