This story is a collaboration between the Kyiv Independent and the Guardian’s Age of extinction and Ukraine in depth ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and set some of the ancient towering trees on fire. Wildland ...

New research from Western Colorado University shows that the long-held conventional belief about aspen trees being resilient to wildfires is more than just an anecdotal assumption. Matt Harris, a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Target shooting and restricted ‘exploding targets’ have caused five fires in Oregon since May, state officials said, adding that some people should brush up on the rules before ...

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

Five years ago, the Labor Day fires burned more than a million acres across Oregon and Washington. Since then, researchers at Portland State University have been tracking the post-fire changes to the ...

I have written three articles about the decline of animals in Eagle County and wider areas. There is, however, another worrisome decline. The environment around us is changing, including issues with ...