Hidden within sphagnum moss, commonly known as peat moss, is an adsorbent material that can help us combat oil spills. A study by researchers from China presents a new bio-based oil adsorbent derived ...

The Great Patriotic War required a huge strain on Soviet healthcare. There was an acute shortage of bandages for the ...

Spring signals the end of peatland restoration season across the Peak District and South Pennines. This year walkers ...

Restored peatland in the Cambrian mountains acted as a firebreak, slowing the spread of wildfires, Natural Resources Wales ...

Chinese scientists have developed a new material from moss that could transform how we clean up oil spills. The team from Guizhou Education University modified sphagnum moss to absorb oil while ...

Brown’s Lake Bog, located near Shreve in Wayne County, is maintained by the Nature Conservancy. A seven-acre lake covered by a floating mat of sphagnum moss, it is the home of 20 rare plants including ...

According to ODNR, bogs are threatened by a natural event called succession ... Unlike Ohio’s other bogs, which contain sphagnum moss surrounding a lake, it is actually a “floating island ...

With the support of the British Dragonfly Society, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Natural England, RSPB staff and volunteers will collect small amounts of Sphagnum moss containing dragonfly larvae, ...