Scientists say beavers keep wetlands wet, leaving them less less prone to burn.

What is a beaver festival?

How do scientists actually study beavers? How do beavers build dams? And what is “beaver butt juice”?

Beavers, Castor canadensis in North America and Castor fiber in Eurasia, are widely referred to as nature's engineers due to their ability to rapidly transform diverse landscapes into dynamic wet...

Meet the researcher who informed the writers about beaver behavior and threats to their habitat

In Pixar's new film, humans and animals fight to block a freeway overpass that would destroy a wetland habitat. It's a brilliant climate parable.

A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.

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Colorado Headwaters Restoration Science Program

A creature whose footprints produce and protect life.

For the first time, researchers are able to add hydrologic estimates to find where reintroducing beavers could best benefit a watershed and the humans who live within it.

Beaver dams reduce flooding, create wetlands that boost biodiversity and can even slow wildfires. But bringing back beavers would require a shift in public attitude — and finding ways for humans and beavers to coexist.

New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes.

Dam length, woody vegetation height, and stream power index explain 74% of the variation in pond area, providing a foundation for beaver restoration and watershed management in the western US, accordi...

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The history of the West has always been defined by water. Long before settlers arrived, Indigenous peoples designed complex water management systems to cultivate the arid land. In the 19th and 20th ce...

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