Coastal habitats, coral reefs and mangrove swamps, can reduce flood losses, according to a new Swiss Re Institute study that includes analysis of flood insurance claims.

Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...

The world's peatlands are "dangerously under-protected", warns a new study, despite their critical role in storing vast ...

Rivers, marshes, bogs, mangroves, mudflats, ponds, swamps, billabongs, lagoons, lakes, and floodplains are among the types of ...

For centuries, peatlands—also known as swamps, bogs, and fens—have been dismissed as wastelands. Too wet for farming, too ...

In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural 'carbon sinks:' those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...

Another Spartan looking to find extra success in 2025 is wide receiver Nick Marsh. The only difference between Smith and Marsh is that Marsh was one of the brighter players on the team and was ...

A farmer has branded the government’s proposed inheritance tax changes as “ill-thought-out” as ministers stand firm on the policy. New smoke-free areas are set to be introduced in six Kent ...

Nov. 18, 2024 — Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States ...