Peatlands are globally important ecosystems that serve as archives of past environmental change. Peatlands form over thousands of years from the accumulation of decaying plants and hold water, or in some cases purely rainwater. ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 06, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 1

Nitrogen pollution is giving carnivorous plants on Swedish bogs so many nutrients that they don't need to catch as many flies, new research shows.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 11, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 2 |

The price tag of Britain’s bogs could be set to soar, making them just as valuable as prime farmland.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 28, 2011 2.4 / 5 (5) 3

Russia is battling wildfires spreading across Siberia and the Far East, with officials scrambling to prevent a disastrous repeat of last year's deadly blazes, the emergencies ministry said on Monday.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 23, 2011 not rated yet 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo veterinarians, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species ...

Biology - Ecology

May 10, 2011 not rated yet 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Traditional methods of restoring peat bogs may be doing more harm than good to the diversity of plant and animal life, research has found.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 09, 2010 3 / 5 (2) 0