Over the past few centuries, and likely before then, men harvesting peat in European bogs have struck upon remarkable and, to the peat cutters, no doubt frightening discoveries. More than a ...

Peat is a broader term for decomposed plant matter that's found in bogs, while peat moss is just ... and this slow decomposition leads to the formation of peat. Peat itself is dark, spongy ...

When most of us think of bog bodies, we think of northwestern Europe—Ireland, say, or Denmark. But North America has its peat bogs, too, and some of them contain the remarkably well-preserved ...

A common use of sphagnum moss is for seed starting or as a growing medium for succulents and orchids—any plants where a light ...

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 ...

Peat landslides—slides, flows and bog bursts—are a significant natural hazard particularly associated with areas of blanket peat where steeper slopes, complex topography and generally higher ...

What exactly is bog snorkelling? The clue is in the name, but basically participants swim along a water-filled trench that has been cut into a peat bog – using a snorkel and face mask to breathe ...

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.

The personal belongings of an 18th-century murder victim, hastily buried in a peat bog, have gone on display on the Isle of Lewis, forming part of a rare exhibition shedding light on one of ...

SAERI says it will help to learn the difference between a swamp, marsh and bog, and how the peatland science is conducted, for which it invites families and friends to attend. The program follows ...