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Meet the Players of Puppy Bowl XIX
Digger and Mark walking through the woods to their hidden still sites.
Shiners Tested Like Never Before in Moonshiners Season 12
Villalobos Rescue Center Rushes to Save Dogs as Hurricane Ida Hits Louisiana
"I went with hope on this one. Social media and TV is so much negativity. I'd hope we could get back to that child that's all in us. That little boy that's in a grocery store that's in his Halloween Batman suit that doesn't have a car in the world."
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Chainsaw Carvers Turn Wood into Art on Competition Series A Cut Above
Aya Blaine | 18 years carving experience | New York, USA
Meet the Chainsaw Carvers of A Cut Above
No more braces for Gabe!
The Browns Move Forward Despite Tragedy on Alaskan Bush People
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A Rare Glimpse of Disappearing Snowy Owls
Peak Inside the Scales with Reptile X-Rays
Meet The Champions of Fat Bear Week 2022
Channel Islands: A Tale of Two Worlds
Close up of Galapagos giant tortoise in San Cristobal, Galapagos Island.
Galápagos Giant Tortoises Are Mysteriously Turning Up Dead in Ecuador
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Supertrees That Suck Up More Carbon Could Be Forest Climate Fix
A young coastal brown bear cub lays on a beach waiting for mom to catch fish in Alaska
Baby Bear Takes a Trip on Hallucinogenic ‘Mad Honey’
Hero Rats Are Being Trained to Rescue Earthquake Survivors
Further upstream the river becomes more trout friendly. This is an example of what a restored LA River might look like, with trees and pools for fish to hide in as they migrate up and downstream.
Can the Los Angeles River be Restored?
The LA River where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, California. This is the entry point for migrating steelhead salmon that would hope to return to their spawning grounds in the mountains above Los Angeles. This marks the start of a nearly 40 mile journey upstream, though barriers above prevent a successful migration.
Helping the Los Angeles River Change Course
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A Rare Glimpse of Disappearing Snowy Owls
This is the ultimate test to compare iPhone camera with my DSLR. It's amazing how well this came out, but still some limitations balancing the shadows of the bush on the rocks with the highlights on the mountain. I even tried to adjust this one a bit afterward, but the contrast range just wasn't there, even considering that I was shooting in RAW mode.
Year in Review: Nature in Focus Adventures
A captive Snowy Owl in winter quarters at the Raptor Center, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey. They, too, migrate. No matter where you are in North America, there are different opportunities to see different species.
Nature in Focus: Look Back at 2022
Snow geese are some of my favorite birds. They are beautiful to photograph, fun to watch, and their large congregations make for dramatic imagery.
Great Migrations
The Tipple Family Goes Behind the Scenes at Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Fall in Love with the Marine Animals of Georgia Aquarium
The Oldest Complete Fish Fossil was Discovered Thanks to Kung Fu
Peak Inside the Scales with Reptile X-Rays
While hiking in Sequoia National Park, California, on the mountain trail known as the Lakes Trail, I limited myself to only the most basic set-up, the camera on my iPhone Pro Max 13.
Giant Sequoia Trees Through a Tiny Lens
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Photographing Sequoia National Park with a Smartphone
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Pinnacles National Park, California California Condors, one of the rarest birds in the world.
Caves to Condors: Uncovering Pinnacles National Park
Pinnacles National Park, California
Photos from Pinnacles National Park
Chaco Cultural HIstoric Park, New Mexico. Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico. One of the most enigmatic archaeological sites of the ancestral Puebloans, found in one of the most remote and rugged parts of the American Southwest.
Explore the Rugged, Remote Chaco Canyon in New Mexico
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Photos from New Mexico's Remote Chaco Canyon
The Hunt for Outlaw Jesse James’ Treasure
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What's Inside the Secret Chambers in the Pyramids of Giza
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Women May Have Been Powerful Rulers of the Ancient World
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A Canadian Teen Once Discovered an Ancient Temple – Using Google Maps
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A Spanish Sunken Galleon Has a $17B Bounty Onboard - and Now You Can See It
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How to Save Humanity from Extinction
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Asteroid Ryugu Has Dust Grains Older Than the Sun. How?
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How Relocated Beavers Fight Climate Change

By: Discovery

Relocated beavers cooled stream temperatures and restored the water levels only a year after their arrival.

September 13, 2022

Busy beavers have turned out to be an effective tool in alleviating certain effects of climate change within water ecosystems.

A colony of seven beavers was moved to a new home along the Skykomish River from a lake near Seattle and set to work on building a new dam, increasing water storage and lowering stream temperature by about 2 degrees Celsius.

The region around the Skykomish River has been affected by the effects of climate change. Less snow has caused the river to grow warmer which can be fatal for the salmon population who live there.

Beavers instinctually build dams, ponds, and wetlands, for their homes. The dams then slow down the flow, restoring cooler water temperatures and raising water tables.

At five of the sites where beavers were relocated, they built 14 dams. The construction of those dams increased the volume of surface water in the area by about 20 times that of streams with no new beaver activity.

Researchers hope to study beavers' impact on further restoration efforts into the next generation as they mate and raise their kits that form new colonies.

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