A new study reveals that biochar, a carbon-rich material made from biomass, can fundamentally reprogram how plants and soil microbes interact. By altering both plant root chemistry and the surrounding microbial community, biochar may provide a powerful tool for improving crop productivity while reducing environmental impacts.

A new study reveals that biochar made from crayfish shells can either reduce or increase arsenic risks in soil, depending on soil type, offering both opportunities and cautions for sustainable remediation strategies.

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 from agricultural waste, could offer a widely effective and sustainable solution.

New study in Science Advances reveals that sinking land, not just rising oceans alone, will be the main cause of future coastal flooding along Indonesia’s most populous island. 

Despite the common perception of landslides to be naturally controlled, a new study reveals that most fatal landslides occur in human-transformed environments. Conducted by an international team of researchers from the University of Vienna, Ankara University, Istanbul Technical University, Bursa Uludag University, and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, the study provides a global overview of how human pressure modulates landslide occurrences. The most important finding of the study is that land-use-land-cover change has a substantially greater influence on landslide fatalities than physical factors such as topography and precipitation, especially in low- and lower-middle-income nations. The study is published in the prestigious journal Science Advances.

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to measure how traffic contributes to rising urban temperatures, revealing that everyday vehicle use can play a measurable role in making cities warmer.