A new study reports that specially engineered biochar can significantly improve compost quality by reducing nitrogen loss and accelerating the formation of stable humic substances. The findings offer ...

Afforestation transforms degraded soils in semi-arid regions, increasing microbial necromass and enhancing soil carbon and nitrogen pools, thereby improving ecosystem health.

March is when gardeners' fingers start to really twitch. The sun's warmth and patches of bare earth make us yearn for the ...

The Evolution of Soil Loss Tolerance and Its Importance to Soil Productivity Protection, including Ecosystem Services. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 14, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/gep.2026 ...

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A research team led by Prof. LI Yang and Dr. GUO Zhuang from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS) conducted in-situ electron microanalysis of spherical iron-sulfide ...

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Researchers have developed a novel engineered biochar that can simultaneously immobilize arsenic and cadmium in contaminated water and agricultural ...