If you’re an avid gardener, you may have considered peat moss — decomposed Sphagnum moss that helps retain moisture in soil — to enhance your home soil mixture. And while the potting medium can help ...

Microorganisms may provide hope that peatlands can withstand hotter temperatures in a changing climate. Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that certain ...

Researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosystems for storing carbon from the atmosphere -- and could decouple vital processes in microbial ...