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Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades

by Saima May Sidik 17 February 202617 February 2026

That’s much faster than what most scientists thought.

Aerial photo of a rectangular patch of light green peatland surrounded by dark green forest
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Surface Conditions Affect How Mosses Take to Former Well Pads in Canada’s Boreal Fens

by Kaja Šeruga 18 June 202518 June 2025

With the help of key moss species, a new approach aims to restore the fens of the Western Boreal Plain.

Close-up of lichen and mosses on the ground in Antarctica with the coast in the background
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New Map Reveals the Extent of Vegetation in Antarctica

by Larissa G. Capella 19 September 202415 November 2024

More than 40 square kilometers of vegetation cover Antarctica, including in previously unknown areas. A new map offers fresh insights for conservation amid climate change.

Close-up of star moss on a black rock
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Mosses Play Key Roles in Ecosystems from Tropics to Tundra

by Carolyn Wilke 29 June 202329 June 2023

A global survey of mosses growing on soil found that the somewhat underappreciated plants cover a vast area and perform tasks such as sequestering carbon.

A landscape view of a peatland in Estonia
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Resilient Peatlands Keep Carbon Bogged Down

Laura Poppick, freelance science writer by L. Poppick 8 October 201921 June 2023

Boreal peatlands contain some of the world’s largest reservoirs of soil carbon, and new research suggests some peatlands may hold on to that carbon even as the climate changes.

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