Peat bogs, which cover 3% of the world's land surface, are special places. While historically often considered as worthless morasses, today they are recognised as beautiful habitats providing ...

There are, arguably, only two interesting facts about bogs. The first is that some people have a jolly good time swimming through them, notably at the World Bog Snorkelling Championships held each ...

CARVER, Mass. – It's peak season for cranberry farmers in southeastern Massachusetts. The Bay State ranks second behind Wisconsin in cranberry production across the U.S. "Massachusetts has an ...

Streamers of police tape decorated the deserted Offaly bog in central Ireland. Heavy rain poured down on Cathy Moore and Conor McDermott as they trudged through the thick mud. Their boots squelched ...

Earlier this week a family friend shared a newspaper article from the early 1980s by the late UK gardening correspondent Graham Rose. In it he wrote about Ireland’s 10,000-year-old bogs, many with a ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth’s carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs’ sequestration, the wetlands are under threat. On a cold winter afternoon, ...

Peatlands are more than carbon sinks and havens for rare species. Amid rising security tensions, they are seen across Europe ...

Ever wanted to wade into a cranberry bog? No need to audition for an Ocean Spray commercial—you can immerse yourself in a sea of burgundy berries by taking a cranberry bog tour. The best time to visit ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat. On a cold winter afternoon, ...