This is Everyday Science with Clare Wilson, a subscriber-only newsletter from The i Paper ... For a long time, the dominant growing medium used was peat, taken from peat bogs in the UK and other north ...

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.

Markus Koch starts up the conveyor belt system, and it roars into life, separating black lumps of peat from larger pieces. Then, with a deafening noise, rotating blades transform the lumps into a ...

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 ...

Peatlands' potential to capture carbon upgraded as temperatures rise Date: March 20, 2025 Source: CNRS Summary: According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up ...

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 ...

"Take your fingers and go, boom boom boom boom," he says, demonstrating how to pack a mixture of peat moss, dirt, lime, perlite and other components into galvanized metal boxes equipped with a lever.