Scientists just found a natural solution to nuclear waste.
In an article published in Nature Communications, scientists note that they discovered that unique bacteria living in the contaminated waters of a flooded former Soviet mine in Germany possess the remarkable ability to neutralize toxic uranium.
When fed glycerol as a carbon source under low-oxygen conditions, these microbes convert soluble, highly toxic uranium into a rare, stable compound called FeU(V)O4. Over a 130-day period, the bacteria successfully removed approximately 95% of the dissolved uranium from water samples, locking it away safely within their cell walls as solid minerals.
This biological process offers a game-changing alternative to traditional, expensive water treatments that typically produce hazardous secondary sludge. By safely binding the uranium in a stable, solid state even when exposed to oxygen, these natural microscopic allies could revolutionize environmental cleanup. Because uranium contamination is a persistent global threat affecting groundwater systems in the United States, Canada, and Australia, researchers are optimistic that this bioremediation method can be adapted to secure toxic waterways worldwide.
source: Newman-Portela, A. M., et al. (2026). Pentavalent and tetravalent uranium formation via glycerol-stimulated bacteria in mine water. Nature Communications, 17(1), 4030.
A woman who had been married for 17 years was transferred from a private hospital to the Federal Hospital yesterday night because she wanted to give birth.
When she arrived, we carried out a scan, and the result shocked everyone, no womb was seen.
But somehow, there was a pregnancy.
The scan showed just one baby, and the team prepared to deliver her safely. During the delivery procedure, everyone was filled with emotions when not one, but two beautiful baby girls were delivered.
The room became filled with tears. Her husband and mother-in-law could not control their emotions. They cried tears of joy after 22 years of waiting, hoping, and believing that one day they would hold a child.
I remember when I decided to go back to schoolâto medical school, to be precise. I was 27 years old.
The dream never left me. The desire was just too potent.
I started by discussing it with a friend who was also like a spiritual leader. He told me, âSister Dunsin, God gave Abraham a word. He fulfilled it in Isaac. That God told you youâll be a doctor doesnât mean it has to be you yourself. It can be fulfilled in your children. Even if you want to go back to school, just do your masterâs, marry, and settle down.â
I knew I didnât want to pass the weight of unfulfillment to my children.
Months passed before I finally had the courage to tell my parents I wanted to go back to schoolâthis time to medical school. More importantly, I didnât want to study in Nigeria.
I had always nursed the dream of becoming a doctorâa dream I nurtured daily but was too scared to share because my present reality didnât match the weight of my dreams.
Before I ever told them, I had already gotten my international passport, secured admission to the school, and even visited the embassy to find out the requirements. (A story for another day.)
It was in those days when information wasnât so easily accessible on our phones and âJapaâ wasnât really a thing.
That day my mom called my two uncles, who also doubled as my fathers.
I was summoned to a family meeting.
I remember the conversation like it was yesterday.
Mom: Dunsin, you know me. You know my worth. Even if I sell everything I have, it wonât take you through medical school abroad. What is your plan? Do you have a man who promised you anything? Please open up to me.
Me: No, Mummy. God promised me, and I can go to the bank with His words.
Uncle: I believe in faith, but I also believe in being realistic. Even with all this faith, I think itâs better you go for your masterâs. Itâs just one year, and youâll come back home to marry.
Me: I want to be a doctor, sir.
My older cousin, who found his way to the meeting: Okay, letâs say you have big dreams and itâs commendable. What if it doesnât work? What is your plan B?
Me: Plan B? I donât have a Plan B, bro. If God gives me a word, do I have to make a Plan B in case He fails me?
Him: I didnât say that ooo.
Uncle: My Mary. Okay. What is the plan? You need to start by getting an international passport, then decide on a country, look for schools. All these things take process.
Me: [pulled out international passport from the pocket of my bubu] I already got that, sir.
Mom: Where did you get the money?
Me: I saved my NYSC money.
Uncle 1: So which country are you looking at?
Me: [pulled out admission letter] I already have admission to the university, sir. I just need to go to the embassy for the interview.
Seven years later, my uncle looked me in the eyes and said, âGod, give me the faith of Mary.â
Just thinking about the many doors and places that have opened to me through medicineâI recovered many years in a short while.
I would have lived an unfulfilled life and wouldnât even have known how much I short-changed myself.
If you want to be anything today, the best time to have started was when you were younger. The second-best time is today.
Either you fulfill your dream or not, youâll get older.
Hebrews 1:3
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Confession
Jesus is the brightness of Godâs glory and the express image of His Person. Jesus upholds all things by the Word of His power. He purged my sins and then sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
#InHim