Northwestern University researchers are actively overturning the conventional view of iron oxides as mere phosphorus "sinks." ...

X-ray fluorescence images map iron (blue) and phosphorus (red) in soil before (left) and after (right) iron oxide minerals react with ribonucleotides for 7 days.

Phosphorus – a key ingredient for life as we know it – was thought to be relatively rare in space. But now, astronomers have detected a surprising amount of the stuff on the fringes of the ...

The most common forms are white phosphorus, made up of phosphorus atoms arranged like a tetrahedron (a four-sided pyramid), and red phosphorus, a solid but non-crystalline form of the element.

Other studies also show widespread ignorance of phosphorus in the dialysis population. For instance, in a study of 117 dialysis patients, Rajiv D. Poduval, MD, and colleagues found that 74% of ...

Gas cloud WB89-621 has phosphorus oxide and phosphorus mononitride in similar abundance to what has been found in the Solar System, around it, and in the inner galaxy.

Researchers warn in a new study that a fair amount of processed and fast food contains phosphorus additives, which can be harmful for people with advanced kidney disease.

Soil testing may help minimize potassium, phosphorus costs WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - With fertilizer prices the highest they've ever been, the most important thing row crop growers can do is take a soil ...

Iron oxides act as natural catalysts to unlock phosphorus to fuel plant growth New study finds minerals drive phosphorus release at enzyme-like rates Date: March 4, 2025 Source: Northwestern ...

While goethite was more efficient with ribonucleotides containing three phosphorus, hematite was more efficient with ribonucleotides containing one phosphorus. Hematite is found in the midwestern part ...