Find out what biochar is and how to use it to improve your garden soil.

Heavy metal pollution from mining and industrial activities continues to threaten soils, ecosystems, and human health ...

A newly engineered biochar material may offer a powerful and sustainable way to clean up toxic metals from polluted water and soil, according to a recent study published in Biochar.

Researchers have developed a new biochar-based composite that can capture uranium from water while also converting part of it into a less toxic ...

A company is processing wood chips into biochar for use as a soil amendment. Now, it wants to do the same with sewage solids.

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 ...

Shortages and increasing fertilizer prices are causing problems for farmers, and use of less fertilizer will result in lower ...

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 ...

As a multifunctional material, biochar traps microplastics and pollutants, enhancing environmental remediation and promoting ...