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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Dec-2025 14:11 ET (22-Dec-2025 19:11 GMT/UTC)

21-Oct-2025

Pressure makes perfect: ECU innovator refines essential oil production

Edith Cowan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has pioneered an innovative essential oil extraction process that could cut costs and increase yields.

Journal: Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

21-Oct-2025

Biochar and wetter soils offer breakthrough path to slash farm emissions without cutting crop yields

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Raising groundwater levels and adding biochar to agricultural peat soils could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining healthy crop production, according to a new study from Bangor University.

Journal: Biochar

21-Oct-2025

From data to dirt: Tianjin University of Commerce pioneers AI-powered breakthrough in sustainable biochar production

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

What if we told you that the secret to healthier soil, cleaner ecosystems, and smarter farming isn’t buried in a high-tech lab—but hidden in the data behind crop residues, wood chips, and food waste?

Meet the future of sustainable agriculture: a powerful new machine learning tool that can predict exactly how much biochar—a carbon-rich, soil-boosting material—can be made from any type of biomass, and how much nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium it will contain. No crystal ball needed. Just smart science, powered by data.

Journal: Carbon Research

20-Oct-2025

Most of Wine Country’s agricultural workers have been exposed to wildfires, new survey finds

University of California - Berkeley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sonoma County is known for its rolling fields and famed vineyards, making the region a pillar in California’s wine industry. But a sweeping new survey from UC Berkeley has found that approximately 75% of agricultural workers there have worked during wildfires since 2017, raising questions about worker safety and a program that could further expose workers during wildfire evacuations.

20-Oct-2025

Revealing the 'carbon hoofprint' of meat consumption for American cities

University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Depending on where you live in the United States, the meat you eat each year could be responsible for a level of greenhouse gas emissions that's similar to what's emitted to power your house. That's according to new research from the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Journal: Nature Climate Change
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

20-Oct-2025

Machine learning and solar energy drive sustainable soil decontamination

Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Soil contamination remains a global challenge, threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human health. Conventional remediation strategies, while effective, are often energy-intensive and carbon-heavy, limiting their long-term sustainability.

Journal: Eco-Environment & Health

20-Oct-2025

Invisible poison: Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating African food crops, new study warns

European Geosciences Union
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research reveals airborne mercury from unregulated gold mining is contaminating African food crops directly through the leaves, not the soil, as previously thought. This urgent finding shows plants are "breathing in" a neurotoxin, raising urgent concerns for food security and human health in communities reliant on local agriculture.