DW’s Richard Baynes has been delving into the strange and wonderful world of Europe’s biggest peat bogs. To listen to the full story, click the audio player above. The post This Scottish peat ...

FIREFIGHTERS are urging the public to be aware of the risk of wildfires – as scientists warn the danger is increasing in ...

The personal belongings of an 18th-century murder victim, hastily buried in a peat bog, have gone on display on the Isle of ...

The bonnet and personal belongings of an unknown murder victim who was hastily buried in a peatbog in the 18th Century are to ...

A former ‘ghost distillery’ on Islay and a vast peat bog in Scotland have been included in TIME’s prestigious list of the world’s greatest places for 2025. The two locations, Port Ellen ...

Despite accounting for only a quarter of the total UK land area that burns each year, peatland fires have caused up to 90% of annual UK fire-driven carbon emissions since 2001.

According to a predictive model developed by a CNRS researcher and his European colleagues, the microalgae present in peat ...

Stobo Hope is just one forestry scheme set to blanket the landscape in conifers. There are others - as well as local campaigns fighting back ...

TWO Scottish destinations have been named among the World’s Greatest Places to Visit by TIME magazine. From the US to India ...

According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...

The body was first discovered in 1964, with forensic analysis at the time revealing he was around 20 to 25 years old.