A wildlife trust needs to raise an additional £25,000 if it is to realise a plan to bring in beavers to revive a bog of ...

Deep in the Estonian woodlands, a group of volunteers is toiling to restore a bog that was drained last century for mining purposes, turning the area into a major source of greenhouse gas emissions no ...

Months before the long-awaited, brand new Rainier Beach High School opened to students last April, engineers on the $297-million project reported problems with the building’s foundation to the city, ...

The strategic use of peat bogs, marshes and floodplains in warfare has a long history. As early as the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch destroyed their dykes to repel Spanish and French invaders. In ...

Russian tanks bogged down in mud in Ukraine. On 26 February, 2022, two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainians flooded the plains around the Irpin River to slow down the advance of Russian ...

AI2Peat lead Dr Corrado Grappiolo tells SiliconRepublic.com that he wants government agencies to use their data for effective policymaking. An AI-powered peatland monitoring platform and an EV battery ...

Bogs, fens and peatlands store more CO2 worldwide than forests and are under massive threat. Franziska Tanneberger fights for their protection and rewetting. Peatlands like bogs and fens are vital ...

Labour ignored warnings from fire chiefs that its rewilding plans could put the public at risk, The Telegraph can reveal. The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) wrote to the Government opposing an ...

For many gardeners, peat moss is a trusted soil helper. It is often marketed as one of the best soil amendments and is frequently used in DIY soil mixes. It improves soil water-holding capacity, ...

When it comes to mummification, the Ancient Egyptians usually spring to mind. But archaeologists have unearthed evidence that show civilisations were using the technique to preserve their dead ...

Cranberries are Massachusetts' No. 1 food crop, contributing $1.7 billion to the state economy. The fruit grows on low-running vines in bogs, with some vines in Massachusetts being over 150 years old.

My mother comes from the Isle of Skye, so for many years family holidays were annual pilgrimages north to rendezvous with cousins, scramble up mountains and stagger into peat bogs, cursing at midges.