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 ...

Port Ellen, a historic distillery on Islay, is renowned for its return after years of closure, while The Flow Country, the ...

What a hat and comb found in a peat bank tell us about a 300-year-old murder - Newly unveiled artefacts paint a picture of a ...

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

The blade was buried in the highlands of Coire a’Bhradain on the isle of Arran, located off Scotland’s west coast ... blade ...

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.

Peat landslides—slides, flows and bog bursts—are a significant natural ... Although peat landslides are rare in Scotland, it's important to consider the risks when planning any peatland ...

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 ...

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 ...