They do this by chewing through tree trunks with their huge teeth and building dams in streams, flooding large areas to create beaver ponds.

Jul 17, 2013 · Doin' their bit for the environment Beavers aren't going to save the world – but they are doing their bit for carbon capture and storage . The dams they build, and the wetlands produced as a ...

Mar 13, 2025 · The 2023 breach of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam caused deadly flooding downstream, threatened to disrupt the cooling system of a nuclear power plant and deprived the region of water …

Jun 15, 2017 · Who are the winners and losers? Dams are supposed to collect water from rivers and redistribute it to alleviate water shortages, right? Not so fast. It turns out that in most cases they …

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Dec 21, 2012 · Dam-builder's dream - shame about the wildlife The Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, may soon hold another record: it could become home to the greatest density …

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May 8, 2019 · The Three Gorges Dam is a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze River, China Nearly two thirds of the world’s longest rivers have had their flow tampered by humans in the form of …

Oct 22, 2014 · Letter: Material claims Published 22 October 2014 From Peter Urben Biodegradable plastics are more ancient than you credit in your special report on wonder materials (11 October, p …

Jun 27, 2012 · Letter: Bloodletting benefit? Published 27 June 2012 From Linda Shields You reported research showing that blood donation is good for your health, based on a study in BMC Medicine, …