Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?

Twenty-five years of research show what it takes to fuel wildland firefighters through an average day, and the toll the long seasonal work takes on their bodies.

Fire weather reason – when wildfires are most likely to strike – has expanded almost everywhere.

Dry, windy conditions have fueled devastating fires in Texas. Understanding these terms can help people in at-risk areas prepare.

Hurricane Michael left a jumbled mess of downed trees. Cleaning it up is even harder than it sounds, and now dead trees are burning.

Birds will shriek and dive at each other over food, territory or mates, but only a small number of species sport actual weapons. The reason: Flying matters more for their survival than fighting.

Birds will shriek and dive at each other over food, territory or mates, but only a small number of species sport actual weapons. The reason: Flying matters more for their survival than fighting.

The U.S. has learned that it cannot suppress its way to a healthy relationship with fire in the West. That strategy failed, even before climate change proved it to be no strategy at all.