A new study reveals how manganese-modified biochar helps beneficial fungi break down agricultural residues and accelerate the formation of valuable humic substances, offering a promising approach to sustainable organic waste recycling and soil improvement.

Soils are among the planet's largest carbon reservoirs, yet salinity and land degradation threaten their ability to store carbon and support agriculture. Improving carbon storage in salt-affected farmland could therefore offer a dual benefit: restoring soil health while supporting climate change mitigation.

HONG KONG, October 12, 2026 — NEW HORIZON PRESS LIMITED (“New Horizon Press”), an independent open access academic publisher, has joined the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) as a Voting Member.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing a new way to measure stress in real time, combining smartphone surveys, wearable technology and laboratory testing to better understand how everyday experiences affect the body and potentially impact heart health.

A new study from researchers, including those in Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has found the fastest-growing plant on Earth may offer a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to petroleum-derived transportation fuels.

What does it take for an autonomous robot to be faster around a course than human drone-pilots? At these dizzying speeds, humans need lightning-fast reflexes. Researchers at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) have developed an AI system that enables a racing drone to navigate demanding courses at extreme speed using only a single camera. It outperformed even former world champion human drone-pilots in a race. Now published in Science Robotics, the scientific work behind this accomplishment shows how compact, efficient neural-network-based control can achieve high-performance autonomous flight under real-world conditions. The underlying principles could help advance a much broader class of autonomous robots, from vehicles to mobile and humanoid systems.