The suppression of Indigenous burning practices in Australia after British colonization probably transformed swathes of the ...

Our recent research interrogates why Australia needs a national bushfire database and maps out what it could look like.

New research reveals how British colonization transformed Australia's open woodlands into dense forests, increasing wildfire ...

Scientists have blamed Captain Cook for Australia's recent wave of deadly mega-fires, more than 250 years after the British ...

Skies over southeastern Australia darkened with huge plumes of smoke and lightning storms Friday after an epic heatwave, with raging wildfires claiming one life and residents warned to “leave and live ...

Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia Friday for a second straight day, offering further relief from a months-long crisis, but dozens of blazes remained out of control. This week’s wet ...

Researchers from the University of Melbourne, working with the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, reconstructed 1,000 years of ...

The Gold Coast Council said the new maps are being released to build public awareness rather than to drive changes in ...

Australia's wildfires have burned millions of acres, scorching an area twice the size of Maryland, and killing at least 25 people nationwide. Thousands of firefighters are battling the more than ...