In regions of northern Mali, the parched ground is punctuated with smoking, glowing holes that reach 750C at their rims. Locals have long attributed the appearance of these holes and the superheated ...

MEADOWLANDS, Minn. — Colin Tucker slid on rubber waders, hoisted a 50-pound pack stuffed with carbon dioxide and methane analyzers and other heavy scientific monitoring equipment, and prepared to ...

KNOCKVICAR, Ireland -- As an autumn gale assails his hilltop cottage, Pepijn Martius sits beside a peat-fired stove, savoring the earthy smell and glowing warmth that has cost him little more than a ...

FOR many years peat was looked on as a source of fuel in poor countries only, where communications were undeveloped, and where cottagers extracted it by their personal labour for use in their own ...

Dig up dahlias about two weeks after the first frost so the tubers can form eyes for next year’s growth. Clean, divide, dry, and store tubers in moist peat moss or vermiculite in a cool, dark spot.