Outside the Midlands, most peatlands in Ireland, especially in the West, are described as blanket bog. They form in areas ...

Peat is an unusual kind of soil that forms in rainy areas with poor drainage, so the earth becomes waterlogged. In the UK, ...

New research reveals that post-ice age sea levels rose over a meter per century during key periods and totaled about 38 ...

Nearly half of Indonesia’s peatlands are vulnerable to flooding due to degradation caused by unchecked exploitation, with 6 ...

Peat is one of those terms that pops up often in whisky conversations, especially when discussing scotch. But what exactly is ...

This area flooded as sea level rose. By analyzing the submerged peat layers from this area, dating them and applying modeling techniques, researchers showed that, during two phases in the early ...

layers of decayed organic matter (peat) that are buried beneath marine muds. The authors analysed the remains of algae known as diatoms, along with other botanical and geochemical evidence ...

In Estonia as well, mud and peat layers tens of meters deep have been measured. If a large vehicle moves over such an area, it can quickly go from firm ground to a very deep spot," Kohv explained.

Collins, 28, was the final soldier found deceased Tuesday in the peat bog, one week after being reported missing.

These peatlands have protected status because of their deep peat layers that hold vast quantities of carbon, and also because of their high conservation value. But converting peatlands for ...

The M88A2 Hercules was recovered from a swamp during a recovery operation for four US Army soldiers who went missing during a ...

Three U.S. soldiers were declared deceased Monday after crews in Lithuania retrieved the armored recovery vehicle they were ...