BOULDER, Colo. — Mushrooms might be the latest tool in helping to fight wildfires. Boulder Mushroom is researching fungi's ability to decompose wildfire fuels like fallen trees and dead grass that can ...

For roughly about 65 million years, the forests of the Amazonian were resilient to changes in the climate. But that is ...

Clare Boerigter, a science writer specializing in wildland fire, and Jonathan Coop, a forest ecologist with Western Colorado ...

Mark Finney studies the science behind wildfires for a living. He believes we're not heeding lessons of the past.

A number of fires broke out in the Southeastern U.S. last week. Hurricane-downed trees may help fuel the flames, experts say.

A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material ...

Canada’s forest is in trouble – and so are we. Chainsaws and fossil fuel burning are draining billions of tonnes of CO2 out ...

And while spring is usually the worst time for brush fires, officials say this past fall put a huge strain on resources across the region.

Embers from a fire sparked by a family trying to make s'mores in their Manorville yard are believed to have ignited four ...

As part of those preparations, Mr Poddi’s team at MEDSEA, a Sardinia-based environmental non-profit organisation, has ...