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Friday, November 29, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top Science News

ScienceDaily: Top Science News


Follow your gut down the aisle, new study says

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:13 AM PST

Although newlyweds may not be completely aware of it, they may know whether their march down the aisle will result in wedded bliss or an unhappy marriage, according to new study.

Pushing limits of light microscopy

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST

A team of researchers established a new microscopy technique which greatly enhances resolution in the third dimension. In a simple set-up, the scientists used the translation of position information of fluorescent markers into color information. Overcoming the need for scanning the depth of a sample, they were able to generate the precise 3D information at the same speed as it would take to acquire a 2D image.

Eat crow if you think I'm a bird-brain

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 07:38 AM PST

Scientists have long suspected that corvids – the family of birds including ravens, crows and magpies – are highly intelligent. Now, neurobiologists have demonstrated how the brains of crows produce intelligent behavior when the birds have to make strategic decisions.

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