Anthropocene

Biochar and ants. A goldilocks story in the dirt. (opens in new tab)

At the right concentration, the carbon-rich soil booster makes ants forage 2x as fast, build threefold more complex nests, and bond more tightly. At the wrong one, it poisons them.

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