17 Apr 2020

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found that animals may be an "untapped" resource to help manage fuel loads for...

1 Apr 2020

A home without trees and shrubs around it is the safest option during a bushfire. But realistically, many people will want to retain some vegetation. And there...

12 Mar 2020

A leading Australian bushfire recovery scientist has called for an immediate end to native forest logging in Victoria in the wake of the catastrophic summer...

4 Mar 2020

The worst fire danger spots will be much easier to identify, thanks to revolutionary new technology being developed at the Australian National University.

19 Feb 2020

60 Minutes CBS (USA) spoke to Dr Joelle Gergis from the Fenner School of Environment & Society about the link between the recent summer bushfires and...

10 Feb 2020

Opinion piece - Despite all of the earth observation data being used to retrieve critical fire information over our current fire crisis, Australia can...

30 Jan 2020

In this opinion piece, Professor David Lindenmayer discusses the environmental risks of logging a forest that has been damaged by fire.

29 Jan 2020

As the climate has warmed, the cool mountain habitat of species in the Kosciuszko National Park is shrinking; bushfires have decimated a lot of what was left....

16 Jan 2020

Efforts by firefighters on the ground and in the air have saved the only known natural grove of the world-famous Wollemi pines from destruction during the...

14 Jan 2020

Australia has a long history of bushfires. But several factors make eastern Australia’s recent crisis different to infamous bushfires in the past.

13 Jan 2020

While parts of Australia are now beginning to rebuild after devastating bushfires, an inevitable part of that is clearing the debris, including ash and fallen...

9 Jan 2020

Experts are pleading for leaders to look at the science and not make kneejerk decisions when it comes to managing fuel loads for bushfire risk. Professor David...