Most of Britain’s peat bogs could stop forming new peat as the climate changes – new study

But bad news for peatlands could trigger the funding needed to preserve them.

Jonathan Ritson, Research Fellow, Geography, University of Manchester • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 • ~6 min

D-day’s secret weapon: how wetland science stopped the Normandy landings from getting bogged down

Scientists with expertise in mud and peat were a key part of planning the Normandy landings in 1944.

Christian Dunn, Professor in Natural Sciences, Bangor University • conversation
June 5, 2024 • ~6 min

UK peatlands are being destroyed to grow mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants – here’s how to stop it

Hidden Peat, a new campaign from The Wildlife Trusts, encourages people to look out for peat-free alternatives and support their wider use.

Casey Bryce, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 • ~7 min

What is a wetland? An ecologist explains

The US Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 term with a case that could greatly reduce federal protection for wetlands. Here is what makes these ecosystems valuable.

Jon Sweetman, Assistant Research Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State • conversation
Sept. 30, 2022 • ~5 min

Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world

The UK's marshes, bogs and fens provided the bare necessities of daily life for many centuries.

Ian D. Rotherham, Professor of Environmental Geography and Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~8 min

Wind farms built on carbon-rich peat bogs lose their ability to fight climate change

We discovered wind farms in Spain that had carved up peat bogs, causing them to release carbon to the atmosphere.

Nicholas Midgley, Lecturer in Physical Geography, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Aug. 5, 2020 • ~7 min

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