Beaver dams carbon storage: For years, beaver dams have been viewed mainly as features that reshape rivers and wetlands. But new research suggests these hardworking animals may also be helping store ...

A University of Alberta study has whittled down climate-related reasons beavers are emerging earlier onto the ice from their lodges in the spring—a shift that helps them store more winter food but ...

Felled trees. Gnawed tree stumps. Leftover wood chips. These are all signs that you've probably got a colony of busy beavers on your hand, particularly if you live near water. And while these animals ...