What if we told you that the secret to healthier soil, cleaner ecosystems, and smarter farming isn’t buried in a high-tech lab—but hidden in the data behind crop residues, wood chips, and food waste?

New company aims to commercialize technology that makes charcoal from woody wastes, a method to improve soil and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that is made from biomass through a thermochemical conversion process known as pyrolysis. Don’t worry if that all sounds like a mouthful—read on for an introduction ...

Overall effects of IPEG–CH4–N on mitigating GHG emissions from staple food production in China. Credit: Nature Food (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s43016-023-00694-0 Agriculture accounts for a large share of ...

Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...

Hopes that Kern County almond byproducts will one day be converted into biochar — and with it, marketable energy and valuable carbon-removal credits — may finally be realized by a project planned to ...

A new comprehensive review highlights how biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from biomass, could transform the cement ...

Biochar, a carbon-rich material made from agricultural waste, has long been valued for improving soil and capturing carbon. Now, a new review ...