Waste cotton stalks and eggshells can become a smart biochar adsorbent for antibiotic removal. The material captured tetracycline up to 161.9 mg g⁻¹, retained 84–86% capacity after five cycles, and was validated by ML, DFT, and life-cycle assessment. #Biochar 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Harmful seaweed blooms can become a carbon capture resource. KOH-treated Sargassum biochar captured 120.5 mg CO₂/g and retained 98.9% of its capacity after 9 cycles. Ultra-micropores and hydroxyl groups worked together to boost performance. Full article 📖: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

Microbial carbon fixation continues beneath the ice of Qinghai Lake. Dark carbon fixation contributed about 61% of total microbial carbon uptake, revealing an overlooked pathway that sustains winter carbon cycling in alpine saline lakes. ❄️🦠🌊 Learn more 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Turning rice straw into biochar may work better than returning it directly to saline-sodic fields. A two-year field study found lower salt stress, stronger nitrogen metabolism, higher nitrogen use efficiency, and up to 16.25% greater rice yield. Full article 📖: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Routine water-quality data can do more than describe water. A new ML-QMRA framework uses indicators such as turbidity and temperature to predict pathogens and potential health risks. Tree-based models achieved R² > 0.75. Learn more 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

Shifting U.S.–China agricultural trade from animal feed to animal-derived food could cut global nitrogen loss by 38% and GHG emissions by 17%, while adding $10.5 billion in U.S. trade revenue. Full article 📖: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

Water erosion does more than remove soil carbon. It also reshapes microbial communities and accelerates carbon decomposition. In eroded upper slopes, SOC decomposition was 41%–48% higher, mainly within the top 40 cm of soil. #SoilCarbon #Microbiome #CarbonResearch 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

The atmosphere around biomass is more than a background condition. CO₂, steam, O₂ and NH₃ can tune biochar porosity, surface chemistry and product yields during pyrolysis. This review maps how process gases can enable one-step biochar engineering. #Biochar #Pyrolysis #Carbon doi.org/10.1007/s427...

A new internally heated “cigar-type” pyrolyzer turns reed straw into biochar and syngas. Process settings strongly shape pore structure and cleanliness, while PAH toxicity remains far below international limits. Average energy conversion efficiency reached 75.31%. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

A high R² does not always mean reliable AI predictions. This Viewpoint introduces W², a new metric that combines predictive accuracy with a penalty for systematic bias. It may help strengthen AI model evaluation in environmental health. Learn more 🔗: www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...

Liquid biochar fertiliser could offer a practical path to higher yields. An N-enriched biochar mineral complex produced 42.20 t ha⁻¹ of pasture and maintained positive N and P balances. The benefit-cost ratio reached 2.54. 🌱 #Biochar #Fertiliser #SustainableAgriculture 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Coffee waste can do more than fuel your morning! Researchers turned spent coffee grounds into porous biochar for a biodegradable insulation composite with a thermal conductivity of just 0.04 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹, comparable to commercial EPS. ☕🏠 #Biochar #CircularEconomy 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Biochar’s hidden radicals may help protect soil carbon, but the effect depends on soil type. Biochar-derived •OH suppressed carbon-degrading enzymes and reduced CO₂ emissions in acidic soils, while priming dominated in calcareous soil. Learn more 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Local livestock-free policies may reduce emissions at home while shifting a much larger carbon burden elsewhere. In Guangdong, the spillover effect was 3.14 times the local reduction. #CarbonResearch #ClimatePolicy Learn more 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

AI runs on electricity, concentrates power, reduces cognitive effort, and still cannot replace human wisdom. “Zhang’s Six Laws of Artificial Intelligence” offers a bold framework for understanding AI through energy, economics, human behavior, and society. 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

From molecular signals to ecosystem risk: this Perspective introduces the four-tier Z-PATH strategy to translate zebrafish toxicology of PFAS, microplastics, PPCPs and other emerging contaminants into ecologically relevant predictions. Full article 📖: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

AI could transform how wastewater plants track microplastics A review shows that treatment may remove up to 94% of particles, yet much of the pollution is transferred to sewage sludge. Machine learning can improve detection, prediction and operational decisions www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...

Two wastes, one circular solution: an Fe–phosphoric acid fishbone-char catalyst converts discarded agricultural mulch film into 89.32 wt.% bio-oil with 84.03% olefin selectivity under microwave-assisted pyrolysis. 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

Shopping emissions go far beyond delivery vehicles. A new standardized protocol tracks transport, packaging, storage, consumer travel and energy use, while providing ground-truth logic for AI-based retail emission calculations. 🔗: www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...

A county-level inventory maps veterinary antibiotic emissions from livestock and aquaculture across China. An estimated 23,110 tonnes were released in 2020, with 85% entering soil. The open dataset can support One Health risk assessment and targeted action. 🔗: www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...

Soil moisture can alter the microbial balance behind nitrogen cycling. Moderate moisture boosts nitrification, while waterlogging limits oxygen and suppresses key nitrifiers. High N inputs may also trigger nitrite buildup when microbial processes fall out of step. www.maxapress.com/article/id/6...

NEW Community made its debut at #Goldschmidt2026 in Montréal, connecting researchers across geochemistry, environmental science, AI, carbon removal, and sustainability. We are building a more open, inclusive, and interdisciplinary scholarly community. #OpenScience

Soil nitrogen decides how biochar stores carbon. A global meta-analysis of 932 observations found stronger gains in low-N soils: SOC +47.9%, microbial biomass C +37.4%, and necromass C +14.0%. Read more🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

From waste stream to soil-carbon resource: field evidence shows that biogas slurry topdressing reshapes dissolved organic carbon across maize growth stages and soil depths, supporting microbial reprocessing, humification, and sustainable dryland farming. #CarbonResearch 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Chitosan-functionalized biochar reduced soil-available arsenic by 21% and arsenic in rice grains by 43%. Even after natural aging, it continued to limit arsenic uptake, support root growth, and promote Fe-mediated sequestration.🌾 #Biochar #Rice #FoodSafety 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Hydrochar can strengthen soil while storing more carbon. In microcosm trials, stalk-derived hydrochar increased soil aggregate stability by 70–100% and SOC by 143–149%, outperforming straw and biochar. Feedstock choice helps tailor benefits. #Biochar #SoilHealth 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Microalgae-derived biochar is giving wastewater membranes a performance boost. An amine-functionalized biochar/cellulose acetate membrane doubled flux, improved organic matter removal, achieved complete bacterial removal, and showed strong antifouling recovery. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Not all biochar is created equal. A new Perspective in Biochar explains the trade-off between long-term carbon stability and soil co-benefits, calling for clearer reporting and purpose-designed biochar for credible carbon markets. 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

A biochar-Bacillus consortium helped greenhouse cherry tomatoes unlock legacy soil phosphorus, develop stronger roots, form more fruit-bearing branches, and increase yield by 23.53%. A promising soil-microbe strategy for sustainable cultivation. #Biochar #Agriculture 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

Large language models could transform aquatic risk assessment by turning scattered literature, monitoring reports, and policy documents into structured environmental knowledge. 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...