SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fresh evacuation warnings were issued on Friday for dozens of rural Australian towns as around 1,000 firefighters battled a bushfire in Victoria state which has destroyed properties, ...

Ahead of Australia's bushfire season, a landmark report has found bad wildfires are becoming more likely, more severe and burning far more land than they otherwise would have due to climate change.

While the impact of wildfires on terrestrial life has been well studied, only recently has research started to examine the effects of wildfire ash on aquatic organisms. New research reveals that ...

Cooler temperatures and easing winds Monday helped firefighters contain a bushfire that killed two people and razed 143 properties, with clean-up efforts getting underway. The inferno, sparked by ...

Australian firefighters said Friday they were fighting to control a bushfire racing through a national park that has consumed an area the size of Singapore. The eastern state of Victoria has faced ...

Western Australia's large-scale prescribed burning program is under scientific review for its ecological consequences.

Bushfire smoke disrupted the Australian Open build-up Wednesday for a second straight day, with qualifying rounds delayed following a barrage of complaints about safety from international tennis ...