Antarctica + climate change + green = media storm
Ok, maybe a storm is taking it a smidge too far, but it was at least a strong breeze! In May, we published a paper in Current Biology that showed […]
Ok, maybe a storm is taking it a smidge too far, but it was at least a strong breeze! In May, we published a paper in Current Biology that showed […]
As Bogologists interested in using peatlands as a source of information on past climate change, we are primarily here due to the work of one man. That man is Professor […]
If you’re a regular Bogology reader than you’ll already be aware of the important role peatlands play in the global carbon cycle. Whilst they cover just 2-3% of the earth’s […]
One of the perks of being a Bogologist is the chance to travel around and see cool bogs in interesting places (I’m writing this just home from Russia). Over the […]
When I was a teenager I spent a lot of time walking the moors of the Peak District National Park in northern England. I guess we all tend to think […]
Putting bogs to one side for the briefest of moments, one of my other great passions in life is food. Since eating is something that all of us have to […]
Tropical peatlands represent a large pool of terrestrial organic carbon and are found in Asia, Africa and South America. They are also under threat from the effects of burning, drainage, […]
Originally posted on From inside the shell:
Sampling testate amoebae in a tropical peatland. A recent paper in Microbial Ecology by Swindles et al. suggests that testate amoebae have good…
I have a philosophy in life that if there’s something I want to achieve, but that’s also a bit scary, I’ll just say yes to it without too much thought […]
If the popularity of Tom’s blog on bog bodies was anything to go by, then the finer details of peatland archaeology can be pretty engaging! It’s not hard to see […]