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

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

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 ...

If you have ever bought a plant from a big box store ... crumbly material in which the roots are growing. Peat comes from wetlands (bogs) filled with partly decayed vegetation.

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' ...

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

The waters of Ondiri Wetland flow quietly, winding through Kikuyu town in Kiambu County. A worn but sturdy wooden bridge arches over a narrow stream. Birds flit between reeds, their chirping blending ...

A fountain has been replaced for the first time since the 1960s after a "gift" was made to a town. The new water feature at ...

Peat is a spongy mass of organic material that forms when plants die but ... acidic environment of the swamp. From the bogs of Ireland to the Siberian tundra, peatlands cover just 3 percent ...