Peat is a nonrenewable resource because it is being consumed much faster than it can be produced; a bog regrows at a rate of ...

By the 2080s, climate change will mean most of Britain’s peatlands could be too dry to form new peat. That’s the stark ...

No sooner do the leaves on Britain’s trees turn from tired green to a multitude of reds and oranges, than winds blow the branches bare. In some exposed places it happened almost overnight; in more ...

During the Bay Area’s damp winters, we can’t afford to be fair-weather hikers. Fortunately, some hikes in the Bay Area are ...

Human remains were found in a bog in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday. A resident found the remains Saturday afternoon in Garcelon Bog, Maine authorities said. Officials believe the remains ...

Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. View on euronews ...

Learn more about the earliest evidence of human-caused contamination from lead, found in the ancient Aegean.

Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production Jan. 16, 2025 — If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria ...

It was over 5,000 years ago that the ancient Egyptians started bringing plants — most likely ferns and palm trees — indoors ...

Video / Fire and Emergency NZ Signs of recovery are growing from the ashes of Whangamarino Wetlands after a scrub fire burned through more than 1000ha of vegetation in October. The fire was first ...

Ancient Greece, renowned for its contributions to democracy and philosophy, also holds the unfortunate distinction of ...

Soil microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa) that ...