Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up of two hands holding peat moss - Tortoon/Getty Images When it comes to gardening or soil health, both peat and peat ...

For two centuries now, people have been coming to German spas famed for peat baths. This 19th century spa trend promises relaxation, anti-bacterial effects and pain relief. Or is just an expensive way ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

The harvesting of peat moss used by gardeners and the nursery industry to improve drainage and retain water in soil contributes to climate change, according to an Oregon State University Extension ...

On Nathaniel Peat's leg, he has a tattoo that reads: "More Life." He got that tattoo around his sophomore year when he was at Stanford. It means he's not looking in the past and not looking at what he ...

Between macro- and micro-, the Goldilocks scale for controlling an experiment while still using real-world systems. (see also: peat bog in a box.) × Dirty hands. Trace gases. Ericaceae. The life of a ...

Max Wegner, left, a Michigan Tech researcher, and Collin Tucker, a U.S. Forest Service scientist, take measurements of gasses coming off an area of the Sax-Zim Bog northwest of Duluth. Keeping pet ...

New research shows that even healthy tropical peat forests can release more warming gases due to water level changes and drought.