16 Apr 2019

Autumn colour changes are celebrated worldwide and, however, recent temperature trends and extremes have changed the growing conditions experienced by trees...

25 Mar 2019

Fenner environmental lecturer Dr Matthew Brookhouse speaks with the Canberra Times about climate impacts on Canberra's autumn leaf displays.

30 Apr 2018

A landmark study from ANU has found that a vital forest in Victoria faces imminent collapse

6 Apr 2018

New research suggests some Australian ecosystems are more threatened than might be suggested by looking at vegetation loss alone. 

2 Aug 2017

The ANU Research Forest at the National Arboretum Canberra is proving to be an ideal place to "see" trees and forests in a new way.

21 Jun 2016

Researchers at ANU have found the current management practices in the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria's Central Highlands don't stack up...

26 Apr 2016

Researchers have found large old trees need greater long-term protection from the threat climate change and logging if they are to be saved for future...

13 Oct 2015

Fires raging across the countryside through forests and farms create headlines around the world when they invade cities and towns and create mayhem. 

23 Jan 2013

A research team led by Professor Peter Kanowski and Dr Kulala Mulung is conducting a five-year study in the province that seeks to support the local balsa...

23 Jan 2013

Dr Geoff Cary, who leads an international consortium of bushfire computer modellers, is looking at the impacts of fire around the world.

23 Jan 2013

Dr Matthew Brookhouse uses tree ring samples to document the growth chronology of individual trees, building a comprehensive climate record and fire history...