Beaver-built dams create wetlands that trap and store carbon, making these landscapes powerful natural climate solutions. New research shows that beaver ecosystems can sequester significantly more ...

6:46 p.m. May 27, 2025: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to double-crested cormorants as double-breasted cormorants. Water began flowing from a pipe onto hundreds of acres of ...

Consider wetlands, which provide flood protection, aid water quality, and are linchpins of larger ecosystems. How can we best preserve wetlands while enhancing economic activity? According to a new ...

Mekong wetlands are often overlooked in conservation efforts, but new research shows they are essential to local ecosystems and economy. The 958-foot-tall Xiaowan Dam—the world’s sixth ...

ST. MARY PARISH — Amid the rapid erosion of Louisiana’s coast, something hopeful is happening where the Atchafalaya River meets the Gulf. A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has ...

Brad Rogers and Brett Berkley stepped carefully on the gravel sill along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in South Baltimore, which when covered with sandy fill will serve as the bed for 11 ...

Regenerative-material supply chain startup Ponda announced the close of its $2.4 million seed funding round. The UK biomaterials company’s oversubscribed round was co-led by Faber Ventures in Lisbon ...

Gov. Matt Meyer's signature would establish a new wetlands program and permitting process in Delaware, the only Mid-Atlantic ...

In the past, wetlands were often seen as undesirable landscapes – waterlogged areas that were difficult to navigate, impossible to build on or farm, and a source of pests such as mosquitoes. But the ...