Over the past few centuries, and likely before then, men harvesting peat in European bogs have struck upon remarkable and, to the peat cutters, no doubt frightening discoveries. More than a ...

Peat is a broader term for decomposed plant matter that's found in bogs, while peat moss is just ... and this slow decomposition leads to the formation of peat. Peat itself is dark, spongy ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat. On a cold winter afternoon ...

When most of us think of bog bodies, we think of northwestern Europe—Ireland, say, or Denmark. But North America has its peat bogs, too, and some of them contain the remarkably well-preserved ...

Scotland’s Flow Country looks from a distance like a vast expanse of dull, wet brown vegetation — not the kind of view that ...

Why shouldn’t we use peat products anymore? Are there any peat bogs in Minnesota? Answer: Gardeners have been adding peat moss to potting soil and gardens for years, and most commercial potting ...

What exactly is bog snorkelling? The clue is in the name, but basically participants swim along a water-filled trench that has been cut into a peat bog – using a snorkel and face mask to breathe ...

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.

The Flow Country in northern Scotland, which contains one of the largest expanses of blanket bog in the ... up to 97% of its peatland may become unsuitable for sustained peat formation.

SAERI says it will help to learn the difference between a swamp, marsh and bog, and how the peatland science is conducted, for which it invites families and friends to attend. The program follows ...