A new study reveals how an advanced iron-modified biochar can harness the natural chemistry of soils to break down persistent ...

A new study offers a promising solution to one of agriculture’s toughest challenges: how to grow more food while using less ...

Biochar has many uses in agricultural systems, with the most common being as a soil amendment, typically applied at rates of ...

The Pacific Northwest’s expansive forestlands have no shortage of raw material for biochar, a potent soil amendment that also sequesters carbon. However, slash piles and other sources of woody biomass ...

A new study offers a promising solution to one of agriculture's toughest challenges: how to grow more food while using less water and reducing ...

For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri is giving new ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal (mostly carbon) produced by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis. This avoids the production of carbon dioxide and locks up the ...

Seven cities across the globe will be investing in carbon sequestration projects made possible with investments from Bloomberg Philanthropies. In 2014, the Stockholm Biochar Project, which focused on ...

Recycling rates have stagnated in the United States despite the positive benefits recycling offers local economies. It reduces pollution and production of virgin plastics, while creating jobs and ...