Markus Koch starts up the conveyor belt system, and it roars into life, separating black lumps of peat from larger pieces.

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.

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

Khan is in the Department of Earth Sciences and the Swire Institute of Marine Science, University of Hong ... layers of decayed organic matter (peat) that are buried beneath marine muds.

Now, new geological data show that sea levels rose about 125 feet (38 meters) between 11,000 and 3,000 years ago, according ...

For two centuries now, people have been coming to German spas famed for peat baths. This 19th century spa trend promises relaxation, anti-bacterial effects and pain relief. Or is just an expensive ...

Soil blocking is an environmentally friendly method to prep seedlings. The technique has captured the attention of serious ...

According to a predictive model developed by a CNRS researcher and his European colleagues, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO 2 emissions, thanks to their ...

Chelsea Flower Show organisers have rowed back on a pledge to make the event peat-free by the end of this year, blaming a “legislative black hole” on the issue. The Royal Horticultural Society ...

The bodies of three of four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing last week in Lithuania were found Monday after their armored vehicle sank into a peat bog during training. The Army said the ...

Organic matter from degraded peat can discolour the water which runs into Loch Katrine Hundreds of hectares of peatland is being restored in a project which aims to prevent Glasgow's tap water ...

Turning bogs from wastelands to nature-scapesOpens in new window ] The research was published in the soils science journal Geoderma. While peat depth cannot be directly measured, their analysis ...