Ecological study recognizes a wide range of ecosystems with biological interactions often varying greatly among different ecosystems. The role of fire particularly differs dramatically from one ...

Rebuilding can be a chance to rethink things. By Emily Badger In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like possibility.

A study reveals that fire suppression around the Great Lakes has led to the buildup of fuel and the replacement of fire-tolerant trees with fire-intolerant species. Researchers used tree ring data and ...

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...

Today’s post is the second in a series offering suggestions to educators trying to teach during our chaotic times. Shannon Carey teaches history in a public high school in Oakland, Calif.: It is the ...