An icy wind stings my cheeks as I sprint from my warm Subaru to the front porch of a stranger’s home in my suburban neighborhood. I look between the milk delivery box and a patio chair and locate my ...
"If you find tussock cottongrass swaying in the wind, take a moment to appreciate all that it does to survive such harsh environments." ...
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 ...
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, ...
As delegates from more than 100 nations haggle over solutions to the climate crisis at the high-stakes COP26 U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, carbon dioxide, a main culprit in global warming, is ...
Dustin Combs, president of Portland, Ore., based Bogs, may have grown up in his family’s business, but he’s been busy leaving his own mark on the company known for its performance outdoor footwear ...
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 ...
Bogs are perhaps best known for preserving prehistoric human remains. One of the most famous examples of these so-called "bog bodies" is Tollund Man. Getty Images Peat bogs are notoriously ...
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 ...