Soil acidification is quietly threatening agricultural productivity worldwide, reducing crop yields and degrading soil health. Now, a new global study shows that biochar, a carbon-rich material made ...

A five-year field study reveals that biochar can do far more than improve soil chemistry. It can reorganize entire soil ...

A five-year field study shows biochar improves soil chemistry and transforms microbial communities in acidifying paddy soils ...

While you typically need fertilizer when gardening, charcoal is an effective alternative that serves more functions, too.

As climate change intensifies heatwaves around the world, soils are increasingly exposed to repeated drying and rewetting cycles that can mobilize ...

As the climate changes, large parts of southern Australia are projected to get drier. Extreme rains are also becoming more common. For farmers, these changes pose big risks. What can we do to manage ...