Biochar as a material is not novel. It has been produced by humans for more than 2,000 years. But churning out the material ...

A growing body of research suggests that combining enzymes with biochar, a carbon-rich material made from agricultural and organic waste, could transform how scientists clean polluted water and soil.

Scientists are invited to submit their latest research to a new special issue focusing on the intersection of artificial ...

When Beauregard Burgess and three friends decided to start a hog and poultry farm in 2015, they chose an odd location: 20 acres of swampy land on the east side of Homer, Alaska, a coastal hamlet south ...

Peter Marshall jokes that his biochar machines are made of old U boats, such is their submarine shape and their early industrial look. In his latest scheme, Mr Marshall is casting back to more ancient ...

Peter Hirst has moved to Swallow Valley Farm in Valley Ford, where he is busy setting the scene for what could be the new black gold in Sonoma County. Beginning later this summer, he will start ...