If we want to protect the world's peatland ecosystems and do something for the climate, then we need to stop using peaty soil when gardening. Here's what you need to look out for on a bag of soil.

Microbes are central to all life on Earth due to their huge diversity in form and function. In soils, one teaspoon of topsoil contains around 1 billion individual microscopic cells and around 10,000 ...