Wildfire
To Study Mass Die-Offs, Scientists Dumped 15 Tons of Feral Pig Carcasses Into a Field
The rotting, putrefying bodies flooded with insects, attracted scavengers and devastated local plants and microbes
Australian Firefighters Have Saved the Last Groves of a Rare, Prehistoric Tree
Just 200 Wollemi pines exist in a remote gorge, prompting a critical operation to protect them from bushfires
Australia’s National Park Staff Is Now Air-Dropping Food to Wallabies
Wallabies often survive the bushfires, but their natural food sources do not
More Than One Billion Animals Have Been Killed in Australia’s Wildfires, Scientist Estimates
Some researchers believe the number could be ‘a very conservative figure’
Australia Is Battling ‘Catastrophic’ Bushfires
‘I’ve been in this industry for 40 years and I have not seen a scenario like this before,’ one fire official said
Scientists Around the World Declare 'Climate Emergency'
More than 11,000 signatories to a new research paper argue that we need new ways to measure the impacts of a changing climate on human society
Hungry Goats Helped Save the Reagan Library From a California Wildfire
Some heroes wear capes, others like to eat flammable weeds
New York’s Last Fire Watchtower Has Been Restored
Built in the 1850s, the structure was once part of the city's fire-fighting network
Extra Thumb Discovered on Aye-Aye Lemurs, Giving These Primates Six Fingers
Used for gripping limbs, a “pseudo-thumb” makes the hands of these bizarre primates even creepier
Northern California Cuts Power to 700,000 Homes and Businesses in an Effort to Prevent Fires
In an unprecedented move intended to reduce fire risk, power will be purposefully cut in 34 California counties, an outage that may last up to a week
Three Things to Know About the Fires Blazing Across the Amazon Rainforest
Experts say the majority of blazes were set by farmers hoping to clear land for agricultural endeavors
Could Goats Help Solve Portugal’s Wildfire Crisis?
About 11,000 goats are involved in a pilot program to help reduce overgrowth that fuels forest fires
The Arctic Is Experiencing Its Worst Wildfire Season on Record
Arctic infernos released 50 megatons of carbon dioxide—the equivalent of Sweden’s total annual emissions—into the atmosphere in June alone
A Brief History of Smokey Bear, the Forest Service's Legendary Mascot
How the beloved figure has become a lightning rod in a heated environmental debate
A Large Fire Is Raging Through the Everglades
Officials are concerned about reduced visibility on motorways and respiratory issues for people in residential areas
Fire Tore Through the Forest That Inspired Winnie the Pooh’s ‘Hundred Acre Wood’
Officials are confident England's Ashdown Forest will recover from the blaze
Twelve Epic Migratory Journeys Animals Take Every Spring
As temperatures rise and foliage blooms in the north, creatures from insects to whales set out for long treks across the planet
Untangling the Physics Behind Drifting Embers, 'Firenadoes' and Other Wildfire Phenomena
Fires can leap rapidly from building to building and even cause extreme weather events such as pyrocumulonimbus storm clouds
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2018
From the most ancient animal known to a newly defined ocean zone, the world's watery places never cease to amaze
How Satellites and Big Data Are Predicting the Behavior of Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters
Leveraging machine learning could help diminish the damages of storms and wildfires
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