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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Apr-2026 15:15 ET (11-Apr-2026 19:15 GMT/UTC)

Biochar particle size plays a decisive role in boosting tomato yields under salty soils

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

A new study reveals that not all biochar works the same way in agriculture. The size of biochar particles can significantly influence how well crops grow, especially in salt-affected soils that challenge global food production.

Journal: Biochar

Biodegradable microplastics and biochar team up to curb cadmium in crops

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

A new study reveals that combining biodegradable microplastics with biochar may offer an unexpected solution to one of agriculture’s most persistent problems: toxic metal contamination in food crops.

Journal: Biochar

Biochar outperforms straw in locking carbon into soils, new study finds

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

A new study reveals that turning crop residues into biochar can significantly enhance soil carbon storage compared to simply returning straw to the field. The findings provide fresh insights into how different farming practices influence the stability of soil organic carbon, a critical factor for climate mitigation and sustainable agriculture.

Journal: Biochar

Biochar and crop residues store carbon in soil through distinct pathways, long-term field study finds

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

A new long-term field study reveals that biochar and crop residues help soils store carbon in fundamentally different ways, offering new insights for climate-smart agriculture and carbon sequestration strategies.

Journal: Biochar

Biochar offers a powerful, low-cost solution for emerging contaminants in soil and water

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

Emerging contaminants are rapidly becoming a global environmental challenge, posing risks to soil health, water quality, and human well-being. A new comprehensive review reveals that biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from biomass, may offer a sustainable and highly effective solution for removing these pollutants from the environment.

Journal: Biochar

Global forum highlights new strategies to balance soil health and carbon sequestration

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Meeting Announcement

A recent session of the Carbon and Soil Research International Forum brought together leading scientists to address a critical challenge in sustainable agriculture: how to improve soil health while maximizing carbon sequestration. The 22nd installment of the forum was held online on March 11, 2026, and is now available for public viewing via a recorded presentation on YouTube.

Exaggeration of real ocean climate risks to ireland disrupts future planning, says Maynooth University oceanographer

Maynooth University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The real climate risks to Ireland from changes to the Atlantic currents that sustain our mild climate are obscured by exaggerated claims in media headlines and movies.

That’s according to Dr Gerard McCarthy, a Maynooth University (MU) oceanographer at the Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS) in the Department of Geography, who has led a new article for Nature Climate Change.

The latest paper is a retrospective on a landmark 2015 study led by Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, which identified long-term Atlantic cooling as a sign that the Atlantic Meridional Circulation (AMOC) was weakening.

Journal: Nature

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