A growing body of research suggests that combining enzymes with biochar, a carbon-rich material made from agricultural and organic waste, could ...

Biochar has long been promoted as a climate-friendly soil amendment, but new research suggests that treating it as a one-size-fits-all solution may be ...

Common agricultural byproduct – biochar – could offer a practical solution to tackling high emissions of greenhouse gas 300 times more powerful than CO2 ...

Excavated soil from construction sites usually ends up in landfills, but it has great potential. Researchers at the Technical ...

On a site next to a sawmill in Waverly, Virginia, a startup takes sawdust and offcuts from the mill and heats it up to turn it into biochar, a material that can store carbon for hundreds or thousands ...

Improve your soil by making biochar in the ground. DIY biochar enhances nutrient availability and also enables soil to retain nutrients longer. Last year, I committed one of the great sins of ...

Biochar, a charcoal-like material derived from plant biomass, has long been hailed as a promising tool for carbon dioxide removal. However, a new study by Stanford researchers highlights a critical ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal made in high heat, low oxygen conditions It can be used to produce energy, capture and store carbon and improve soil health But a climate expert warns we should not "over ...

Biochar has been heralded as a solution to a number of agricultural and environmental ills. To get the most benefit from its application, environmental and social circumstances should both be ...

Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from burning organic materials in a low or zero-oxygen environment, can improve the quality of soil and trap carbon dioxide in the earth for potentially ...

Scientists believe that biochar, the partially burned remains of plants, has been used as fertilizer for at least 2,000 years in the Amazon Basin. Since initial studies published several years ago ...