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Mar. 21, 2023 Researchers have built and tested a bushfire safe room that exceeds current Australian standards and could keep people alive or protect valuables when evacuation is no longer an ...
Apr. 26, 2022 When you live in the driest State in the driest country in the world, bushfires are an unfortunate, and all-too-regular part of life. Learning how to survive such emergencies is important for all ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Every year, more than one million deaths globally occur because of exposure to short-term (hours to days) fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in air pollution, according to a new report, with Eastern ...
Oct. 4, 2023 Australia's emerging pattern of severe mega bushfires and heavy rainfall may be driving platypuses from their homes, a new study has shown. Analysis of platypus DNA in rivers and creek water ...
Sep. 6, 2023 As the climate and wildfire crises have intensified, so too have concerns regarding the loss of carbon captured and stored in forests from decades to centuries of tree growth. A new study describes ...
May 18, 2023 A new study found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like grasses, spot fires can occur farther away from the original fire ...
Feb. 28, 2024 Scientists uncover the intricate dance between drought, wildfires and invasive species in Southern California's coastal sage scrub ...
July 6, 2023 Research has revealed that Queensland native forestry, including timber harvesting, could actually help conserve biodiversity and mitigate climate ...
Sep. 25, 2023 Ecological disturbances like wildfires disrupt microbial communities. Researchers found that dispersal played a pivotal role in re-establishing surface-level ...
Aug. 22, 2023 New research has revealed Australia's iconic grasstrees -- known as 'yaccas' -- play a critical role in protecting wildlife from deadly weather extremes, thereby ensuring their ...