Scientists finally resolved a mystery you may not have known needed solving — we now know why urine is yellow. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Scientists have some whiz-dom to share with those who have wondered what gives urine its distinct color. For over 150 years, it has been a mystery why urine from the human body comes out as yellow.

There are many mysteries in life that we end up shrugging off. Why is urine yellow? It just is, right? Rather than flush that 125-year-old question down the toilet, scientists sought out the answer, ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland have finally found the elusive answer to a question that’s likely crossed the mind of anyone with a bladder: Why is pee yellow? While scientists have ...

A bacterial enzyme called bilirubin reductase appears to be responsible for urine’s signature yellow color. [Related: Renaissance-era doctors used to taste their patients’ pee.] According to study ...

Ur-ine luck if you've always wondered why pee is yellow. Researchers identified the enzyme responsible for urine's color, unraveling a mystery that's puzzled scientists for years, according to a study ...

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Scientists say they’ve finally answered an age-old question: Just why is our pee yellow? In new research, a team found the enzyme produced by gut bacteria that plays a major role in turning our urine ...

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What time you eat dinner and breakfast the next morning can affect your risk of heart issues and stroke. Researchers from INRAE, France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and ...