Astronomers have found a 'vampire' star in the midst of a feeding frenzy, with the help of an automated program that is sifting through archived data.

The nature of our fires is changing rapidly, and the adaptation of our plants and animals won't be able to keep pace.

Australian scientists warned the country could face a climate change-driven bushfire crisis by 2020. It arrived on schedule.

"So many of us are wondering: have lives spent furthering conservation been wasted?"

Carcasses can play a positive role as landscapes recover from fire, providing rich nutrients for other native animal, microbial and plant species.

Australia's current bushfire crisis could wipe out some of our rarer insect species, according to a group of experts.

New research shows marsupials are forced to change their eating habits in hot weather because of the toxins found in Eucalyptus leaves.

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

Rather than an untidy mess, fire-damaged trees and half burnt logs left behind by a fire are valuable habitat for recovering wildlife.