A sustainably sourced sorbent for cleaning up oil spills has been formulated by researchers from Guizhou Education University ...

Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and its French renaissance style is reflected in the garden, where topiaried ...

This enabled them to purchase sphagnum plug plants to help restore damaged peatland. This initiative is part of the festival's commitment to reduce its environmental impact. Left Sean Stembridge and ...

New mapping data has shown 80% of England's peatlands to be dry and damaged. The government said the findings, shown on an ...

A group picking up the pieces after wildfires devastated thousands of acres in and around the Mourne mountains is calling for ...

A significant piece of history in Ilkley has had a new lease of life as Gardener & Broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh and 'Improving Ilkley' have unveiled a new fountain at the top of Brook Street. Tesco ...

Insecticide used to control mosquito populations is a blunt instrument that could harm vulnerable snake and butterfly species ...

In a milestone for ecological restoration, researchers have developed a method for restoring carbon-storing peatlands to old ...

Roughly 140 million to 100 million years ago, the piece of land that is modern day Australia was located much further south ...

Flowering plants and ferns featured in the understorey, alongside liverworts, hornworts, lycophytes and sphagnum-like mosses.

As vital carbon sinks, healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.