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• Global Meta-Analysis Identifies Soil Microbes as the Primary Gatekeepers of Biochar Carbon Storage Success

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Research

  A massive study encompassing 221 global experimental comparisons reveals that the effectiveness of biochar as a carbon negative technology is dictated by specific soil microbial co...

• Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer application found to disrupt vital plant growth supporting soil bacteria

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Environment

  MIT researchers have discovered that nitrous oxide, a common agricultural byproduct, is toxic to soil microbes that rely on vitamin B12 for growth. The study suggests that high lev...