Researchers look for concrete answers to decades-old art mystery
UChicago owns “Concrete Book #83.” It’s roughly two inches thick and supposedly contains a copy of artist Wolf…
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Calming overexcited neurons may protect brain after stroke: New data prompts…
A new study has prompted scientists to reconsider a once-popular yet controversial idea in stroke research.
Neuroscientists believed that, in the aftermath of a stroke, calming overexcited…
Wines at decades-old prices? What am I missing?
Why is wine so cheap? More than 40 years ago, when I was a teen, a decent bottle was $5 to $15 by the case; today it’s $10 to $15. How are winemakers making any money?P.G., Thirroul,…
Decades-old structural mystery surrounding the birth of energy-storing lipid droplets…
In humans, virtually every cell stores fat. However, patients with a rare condition called congenital lipodystrophy, which is often diagnosed in childhood, cannot properly store fat, which…
An Injection of Chaos Solves a Decades-Old Fluid Mystery
Fluids can be roughly divided into two categories: regular ones and weird ones. Regular ones, like water and alcohol, act more or less as expected when pumped through pipes or stirred with a…
New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement: Game-changing…
A new study, led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers, shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues, like collagen, are a key component in controlling the…
High Lumber Prices Add Urgency to a Decades-Old Trade Fight
In 2016, toward the end of the Obama administration, the American lumber industry petitioned the government to impose duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports in response to what it…