Research by Oregon State University biologists suggests that toxic air stemming from wildfires won't necessarily prompt ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – With wildfires growing more destructive both in the United States and around the world, University at Buffalo researchers have conducted one of the most extensive evaluations to date ...

A peer-reviewed study published in Nature has identified more than 1,000 wildfire events across North America where flames burned aggressively through the night, shattering the long-held assumption ...

Individual aspen trees can burn easily, though, because their bark is thin.

Canada's drinking water can remain at risk long after wildfires burn out, according to a UBC-led global review that found water-quality impacts often emerge months or years later—not just immediately ...

In a windowless, warehouse-sized lab on campus, a team of CU Boulder researchers huddle around two wind tunnels—long metal tubes that blow air currents at controlled speeds. Laura Shannon, a graduate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke from Canadian wildfires as seen from the Corning Tower Observation Deck looking south on June 29, 2023, in Albany. A new ...

Wildland firefighting is a profession deeply rooted in science and requires expertise in fire behavior, meteorology, ecology and environmental dynamics. For SFCI researchers, immersion in this ...

A new study of wildfire deaths in relation to road networks across the U.S. concluded that communities with few ways out had the vast majority of fatalities. The study by researchers from the ...

In scenic Alhambra Valley south of Martinez, where forest and grasslands surround large homes, wildfire risk is high, and for retired technology executive Kevin Lewis and his wife, there’s only one ...