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, ...

By Bobby Bascomb Peatlands are boggy wet ecosystems found from boreal forests in the Russian Arctic to the tropics of central ...

For travelers who prefer serious nature over polished parks, this massive North Carolina bog delivers peaceful birding and a ...

WASKISH, Minn. — It is unlikely that Winston Churchill ever visited the vast bog north of Red Lake in some of Minnesota’s most remote country, but when he famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to ...

Mentor: Deidra Jacobsen, Ph.D. Bogs are ecologically important ecosystems that sequester carbon, absorb and filter water, and support unique biodiversity. Sphagnum moss is the dominant plant in bogs.

I thought it might be fun to delve into something extra fun and a little different this week… the world of bog plants. Some ...

If you don’t know what to look for at Crowberry Bog, you’re liable to miss something miraculous, ecologist Joe Rocchio says over the squish squish of his boots through peat on a gray May morning.

This year’s citizen science event, July 8, is when participants fan out to find bugs, plants, fungi and more. Participants in a past BioBlitz in the Sax-Zim Bog verify different sedges near Stone Lake ...

Disappearing habitat threatens North America’s tiniest turtle. A bog turtle, North America’s tiniest turtle, is no bigger than your hand. Its habitat is disappearing, and it needs help. Scientists are ...

The Flow Country is considered the most outstanding example of a blanket bog ecosystem in the world. This blanket peat and its intricate network of pools, hummocks and ridges stretches across nearly ...