Bacteria may offer an unexpected way to immobilize uranium in contaminated water. Uranium contamination is difficult to manage because the metal can change chemical form. When uranium remains locked inside minerals, it is relatively immobile. But when environmental conditions or mining activity convert it into a soluble form, it can move through groundwater and spread […]
Bacteria Turn Toxic Uranium Into a Surprisingly Stable Compound
Bacteria may offer an unexpected way to immobilize uranium in contaminated water. Uranium contamination is difficult to manage because the metal can change chemical form. When uranium remains locked inside minerals, it is relatively immobile. But when environmental conditions or mining activity convert it into a soluble form, it can move through groundwater and spread […]
“One in a Million” Find: Soft Tissue Discovered in 450-Million-Year-Old Fossil
A rare 450-million-year-old fossil with preserved soft tissue is revealing how some of Earth’s earliest reef animals lived and evolved. More than 450 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared or forests covered the continents, Earth’s shallow seas were already filled with complex animal communities. Among the most striking inhabitants were crinoids, relatives of starfish […]
Strange “Chimeric” RNA Linked to Women’s Health and Wellness
A little-known RNA molecule found only in women may influence immunity, infection severity, and autoimmune risk. Some RNA molecules once dismissed as genetic mistakes may actually perform essential jobs in healthy cells. New research suggests that one such molecule, found only in women, could influence immune function, blood cell development, and the body’s response to […]
Strange “Chimeric” RNA Linked to Women’s Health and Wellness
A little-known RNA molecule found only in women may influence immunity, infection severity, and autoimmune risk. Some RNA molecules once dismissed as genetic mistakes may actually perform essential jobs in healthy cells. New research suggests that one such molecule, found only in women, could influence immune function, blood cell development, and the body’s response to […]
Strange “Chimeric” RNA Linked to Women’s Health and Wellness
A little-known RNA molecule found only in women may influence immunity, infection severity, and autoimmune risk. Some RNA molecules once dismissed as genetic mistakes may actually perform essential jobs in healthy cells. New research suggests that one such molecule, found only in women, could influence immune function, blood cell development, and the body’s response to […]
Chimpanzees Keep Throwing Stones at the Same Trees – Scientists Want To Know Why
Chimpanzee stone-throwing sites may preserve rare evidence of primate culture and communication. In the savanna woodland of Boé National Park in Guinea-Bissau, a scarred tree can tell a strange story. Around its base, rocks may lie in small piles, while its trunk bears the marks of repeated impacts. The chimpanzees that made them may already […]
The Surprising Cellular Benefit of the Pigment Behind Red Hair
Orange pigment may help protect cells by turning excess cysteine into inert pigment. The same pigment that gives red hair and orange feathers their color may also help cells manage a chemical problem. Pheomelanin, an orange to red pigment found in human red hair, fair skin, and some bird feathers, is made using the amino […]
The Surprising Cellular Benefit of the Pigment Behind Red Hair
Orange pigment may help protect cells by turning excess cysteine into inert pigment. The same pigment that gives red hair and orange feathers their color may also help cells manage a chemical problem. Pheomelanin, an orange to red pigment found in human red hair, fair skin, and some bird feathers, is made using the amino […]
The Surprising Cellular Benefit of the Pigment Behind Red Hair
Orange pigment may help protect cells by turning excess cysteine into inert pigment. The same pigment that gives red hair and orange feathers their color may also help cells manage a chemical problem. Pheomelanin, an orange to red pigment found in human red hair, fair skin, and some bird feathers, is made using the amino […]