When lightning strikes a paddock, it does more than scorch grass and scare the cows. The electrical discharge breaks apart nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere, converting them into a form that falls ...

Learn how the RENURE project is driving nutrient circularity in EU agriculture, offering a sustainable alternative to mineral ...

Humanity has an insatiable appetite for ammonia: this substance is used to make fertilizer, which in turn is used in most modern agriculture. Until now, the Haber-Bosch process has been the method of ...

Taking inspiration from how nature --including lightning -- produces ammonia, a team has developed a reactor that produces the chemical commodity from nitrogen in the air and water, without any carbon ...

Your plants need nitrogen in order to thrive. Here are some simple ways to add it to your soil. Nitrogen is a critical element for the plants growing in your garden. They need nitrogen to help them ...