Beaver hotspots The beaver dam's Arctic origins Paleobiologist Natalia Rybczynski will never forget her first visit to the Beaver Pond fossil site on Ellesmere Island, in the Canadian High Arctic.

But how best to assist the buck-toothed architects? Corwin knew that beaver infrastructure—their sinuous dams, sprawling ponds, and spidery canals—is often so epic it can be seen from space.

Beaver ponds are found throughout the Colorado High Country. Toss a lightweight fly rod in your vehicle and hit some High Country roads. Any short hike along a mountain stream will lead to a beaver ...

He found that the methylmercury levels in the water of beaver ponds were very low, whereas the levels in the sediment— the soil and sand at the bottom and around the ponds—were very high. This ...

Beaver ponds contain nitrogen, an essential nutrient that can become a pollutant when too much is present. Land managers need to know if beaver ponds are storing or releasing nitrogen, but ...

The Beaver Pond site also holds bones of Dipoides, an extinct beaver species that lived around 3.9 million years ago. It was about two-thirds as large as a modern beaver and had less powerful jaws.

Chemical testing for nitrogen in beaver ponds can be expensive, but a new study shows that mapping the pond's depth and sediment can reveal whether it's a nitrogen source or sink.

Beaver build ponds for several reasons. The overriding purpose for ponds in Alaska is to provide a safe, stable location for a winter abode.

Founded by former immigration attorney Jerry Friedman, Beaver Pond Distillery creates eau de vie and other distilled spirits in Petersham.