Biochar could scale using crops grown on abandoned land, offering a low-cost way to remove carbon and improve soil health.

Researchers have developed a practical and low cost method to transform agricultural waste into high quality biochar, significantly increasing its ability to store carbon and help combat climate ...

A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic chemicals from pepper growing soils and restore healthy seed germination.

Simon Kitol’s 25-acre farm in western Kenya teems with maize, tomatoes, and beans, but also an invasive menace: Prosopis juliflora, better known as the mathenge plant. Its long roots steal water from ...

If brownfields are the forgotten stepchildren of infrastructure, carbon markets may soon become their redemption story. Across the U.S., more than 450,000 brownfield sites, land that is potentially ...

DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

A new study has revealed a promising nature-based strategy to clean up red mud, one of the world's most hazardous industrial wastes, by combining ...

Agriculture sits at a difficult crossroads: it must feed a growing global population while reigning in its massive ...