A growing body of research suggests that combining enzymes with biochar, a carbon-rich material made from agricultural and organic waste, could transform how scientists clean polluted water and soil.

Scientists are invited to submit their latest research to a new special issue focusing on the intersection of artificial ...

Biochar, a carbon rich material made by heating biomass under low oxygen conditions, has long been known for its ability to store carbon in soils and ...

Researcher see the interconnections between the systems in nature and how each component impacts the others. In Connecticut, rich in forests and farmland, experts see the potential that could position ...

A Brazilian researcher is working with Mexican farmers to test soils using biochar: a carbon-rich material showing promise in increasing water retention and fertility. Biochar is a porous, solid ...

Innovative biochar-infused phase-change materials show significant improvements in thermal conductivity and energy storage, advancing sustainable construction.

Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils is a growing global concern, threatening food safety, crop productivity, and human health. New research ...

Twelve countries have the technical ability to sequester over 20% of their current total greenhouse gas emissions by converting crop residues to biochar. Bhutan leads the way with the potential to ...

In the quest for climate solutions, Pat Jones, the president of Clean Maine Carbon, is among the Maine entrepreneurs banking on this charcoal-like substance. They say it can bind up carbon for decades ...

When Beauregard Burgess and three friends decided to start a hog and poultry farm in 2015, they chose an odd location: 20 acres of swampy land on the east side of Homer, Alaska, a coastal hamlet south ...