A new study published in New Contaminants reveals that black carbon formed during wheat straw burning can significantly reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in soil and soybean crops, offering a promising strategy for safer and more sustainable farming in regions burdened by plastic mulch debris.

A team of scientists in Chile and Spain has developed an innovative electrocatalyst made from hazelnut shell biochar that could lower the cost and environmental footprint of green hydrogen production. The study, published in Biochar, shows that a new molybdenum cobalt catalyst supported on nitrogen doped biochar can drive both the hydrogen evolution reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction with low overpotentials and strong long term stability in alkaline conditions.

In a remarkable stride towards environmental sustainability, researchers at the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, have developed a novel approach to predict the adsorption capacity of biochar using machine learning. This breakthrough, detailed in their latest study titled "Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of Biochar Adsorption Capacity for Effective Removal of Congo Red Dye," offers a powerful solution to combat dye pollution.

Centella asiatica, also known as gotu kola, is widely valued for its triterpenoid saponins, especially asiaticoside and madecassoside, which are used in pharmaceuticals, skincare, and neurological health supplements. 

Ethylene is known to influence fruit physiology, but its specific role in regulating phenolic metabolism in grape seeds has remained unclear. 

Researchers have assembled the first telomere-to-telomere (T2T) gap-free genome of Platycodon grandiflorus, a traditional medicinal herb valued for its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties.