Long before we had modern antibiotics to rely on, people often turned to traditional medicines from plants to treat infections. The root of tormentil (Potentilla erecta), a small yellow wildflower ...

Wetter winters, more flooding. Storm Chandra earlier this month saw scientists' predictions of climate change effects on Ireland ringing true. Heavy rain falling on saturated ground, particularly in ...

Was it murder, a burial, an accident or even a religious sacrifice? Around 60 bog bodies in Germany tell stories from long ago. Some of the details are astonishing and science was not always entirely ...

This story of a teenage druid whose body is discovered in a peat bog has memorable moments – but its evocation of time and place is unconvincing Anna North’s fourth book, Bog Queen, is a stranded or ...

Cover art for ‘Bog Queen’ owned by Coffee House Press. Stories are constantly being lost to the past. Historians and scientists may attempt to piece history together with their discoveries, but gaps ...

This collection of macabre stories set across England explores class, hierarchy and the enduring nature of inequality Folk horror may have had a dramatic resurgence in recent years, but it has always ...

AND UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS CRUSHED. HE’S A HARD WORKING PEOPLE. AND TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, IT’S HEARTBREAKING. RIGHT NOW, A MAN IS DEAD, TRAPPED UNDER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED TO SAND CRANBERRY BOGS.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

SHADOW LAKE NATURE PRESERVE is good at keeping secrets. As you drive past the fields and an occasional horse in a Renton neighborhood, it’s easy to miss a small roadside sign that hints at what lies ...

As Europe ramps up defence spending in the face of the growing threat posed by Russia, states on Nato’s eastern flank are turning to a more unusual line of defence: bogs. “Water has played a role in ...

Bath-based school teacher, Rutter, has been signed by the car brand Dacia, making him the sport's first professional athlete The championship involves racing through 120 yards of muddy bog Not for the ...

Not for the faint of heart or faint of smell, bog snorkelling is often considered an acquired taste. But the wacky challenge, which involves racing through 120 yards of peat bog trench, saw nearly 200 ...