The discovery that new peatlands are forming in high-altitude, montane landscapes offers a rare glimmer of hope in an ...

Over thousands of years, plants, such as mosses and grasses, slowly break down in soggy conditions, and this slow decomposition leads to the formation of peat. Peat itself is dark, spongy ...

Even under moderate emissions reductions, many of these landscapes may no longer sustain the conditions necessary for peat formation. However, western Scotland is projected to retain areas that remain ...

For example, dead animals and plants can be preserved in amber, peat bogs, tar pits, or in ice. Amber close amberHardened tree resin. is a substance that is formed from hardened tree sap or resin.