At the same time, the Arctic is greening, which might sound great, but it’s actually a slow-motion nightmare for the region’s ability to keep carbon sequestered.Like peat, permafrost—a ...

Although peat is used in many soil mixtures, it is not an adequate option for root growth and often needs to be mixed with the material perlite to even work. Ken Druse with The Garden Rant writes ...

The UK is the world’s largest exporter of whisky, which has been distilled in Scotland for 500 years. But the peat used to flavour some Scotch whiskies is increasingly under the spotlight as the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Lignite, Peat, and Coal-Dust Fuel ” in SA Supplements Vol. 55 No. 1426supp (May 1903), p. 22846 doi:10.1038 ...