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 ...

‘Unauthorised activity’ seen, with €39m worth of turf exported last year EPA opens scores of investigations into suspected illegal peat extraction at bogs countrywide The Environmental ...

That's how Micheal Boyle's story went. Boyle was conducting work on his farm in County Donegal, when he found what turned out to be an ancient slab of bog butter. In ancient times, dairy or animal ...

Bogs are formed by the accumulation of plant debris over long periods of time. Interestingly, these wetlands also have an ...

The southern bog lemming is more closely related to the voles than to the true lemmings that inhabit higher latitudes. Grooved upper incisors and a relatively shorter tail, 17-21 mm (0.75 in), which ...

But you don’t have to wait until Thanksgiving to get a taste of the sweet, tart fruits this season has to offer—countless growers invite travelers to tour their bright red bogs on cool ...

But where do they come from, and how are they harvested? Cranberry bogs are wetland environments characterized by thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, and spongy peat. During the growing season ...

That's according to Cormac Ó hÁdhmaill, presenter of a new BBC Northern Ireland documentary on the secret life of bogs. In his new Irish language series, Rúin na bPortach (Secrets Of The Peat ...

If you love them, get them. But we still think the handled shaft on the women’s-model Bogs boots is an inspired design touch. We found the Joules Tall Welly Print easy to walk in, but it bunched ...

"I got to know the paramo and the peat bogs. There I learned about their enormous importance in water regulation and their potential to mitigate climate change, which motivated me to dedicate ...