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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research suggests that biochar could be a major agricultural tool to fight climate change. Biochar is created when biomass is ...

In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up. But leaving them in a landfill is a climate-warming issue.

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Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils is a growing global concern, threatening food safety, crop productivity, and human health. New research shows that not all biochars work the same way and ...

Biochar might sound like some kind of trendy new superfood, but it’s actually a powerful climate solution made from a very old idea. At its core, biochar is a type of charcoal made by heating organic ...