Everything around the bog is timber and clear-cuts, making this bog something of an ecological island. The peat moss we’re ...

Blanket bogs are wetland ecosystems created when peat, a soil made up of partially decayed matter, accumulates in waterlogged conditions. Achieving world heritage status is a rare honour ...

Using carbon dating, scientists discovered that the “Glen Affric” fabric, uncovered in a peat bog in the Highlands during ...

We don’t always think of growing media when talking about innovations. Other areas of the plant-growing business often get most of the attention, including new lighting tech, climate controllers, the ...

A Somerset MP has called for a ban on the use of peat by professional growers to be sped up. From 2025, amateur gardeners ...

For example, dead animals and plants can be preserved in amber, peat bogs, tar pits, or in ice. Amber close amberHardened tree resin. is a substance that is formed from hardened tree sap or resin.