Researchers studied the carbon locked away in cores of wetland mud from around the world. They say that the preservation of coastal wetlands is critical for mitigating global warming. The team was ...

Beyond its cultural significance, pluff mud plays a critical role in the health of South Carolina’s coastal ecosystem. The salt marshes where pluff mud accumulates act as natural buffers against ...

An ongoing study of a coastal marsh in Scotland has shown the potential to lock carbon emissions into mud. A stretch of the Skinflats RSPB reserve near Falkirk was restored in 2018. "It's now ...

Miles thick, that ice retreated thousands of years ago and an almost unfathomable amount of mud and sand flowed south ... debate over Louisiana’s largest coastal restoration project, the $3 ...