Peat bogs sequester a huge amount of carbon dioxide. But as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, they're under threat.

By the 2080s, climate change will mean most of Britain’s peatlands could be too dry to form new peat. That’s the stark warning from a new academic study my colleagues and I just published in the ...

Peat comes from wetlands (bogs) filled with partly decayed vegetation. The waterlogged conditions and acidity in these bogs prevent vegetation from decaying fully after death. Over thousands of ...

From alternative fuels to greenways, the Emerald Isle is moving ahead with ambitious sustainability efforts. Here’s what ...

On a summer's day in 1958, a walker in Salford found a human skull. Discovered in a peat bog, the man noticed a piece of bone ...

Peat bogs are found in areas where there is lots of rain but poor drainage. These vital ecosystems are relied upon to deliver drinking water, host rare plant and bird life and to mitigate the risk of ...

These soggy spots have been dismissed as inhospitable smudges on the map — even serving as a metaphor for corruption that ...

Peat bogs are found in areas where there is lots of rain but poor drainage. These vital ecosystems are relied upon to deliver drinking water, host rare plant and bird life and to mitigate the risk ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' ...

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

Where are the windmills? It struck me on a recent drive on the disappearing back roads heading into a town too far away. This ...