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We Thought Peatlands Were Useless—Turns Out, They Might Save Us
For centuries, peatlands—also known as swamps, bogs, and fens—have been dismissed as wastelands. Too wet for farming, too ...
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Suicide among persons who entered same-sex and opposite-sex marriage in Denmark and Sweden, 1989–2016: a binational, register-based cohort study
Methods A cohort study of all males and females who entered an SSM (n=28 649) or OSM (n=3 918 617) in Denmark and Sweden during 1989–2016 was conducted. Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for suicide were ...
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First cranes appear on reserve's newest waterway
A £1.8m peat restoration project began in Wicken Fen in October and within a few months cranes had appeared at the new habitat Cranes have appeared for the first time at a wetland nature reserve ...
BBC19d
First cranes appear on reserve's newest waterway
The National Trust began a £1.8m peat restoration project in the autumn at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, to restore 531 acres (215 hectares) of peat. Ajay Tegala, from its countryside team ...
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Most of Britain’s peat bogs could stop forming new peat as the climate changes – new study
Peat bogs are found in areas where there is lots of rain but poor drainage. These vital ecosystems are relied upon to deliver drinking water, host rare plant and bird life and to mitigate the risk ...
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The problem with peat -- and what could replace it?
Peat comes from wetlands (bogs) filled with partly decayed vegetation. The waterlogged conditions and acidity in these bogs prevent vegetation from decaying fully after death. Over thousands of ...