Drawing on data from the physics-based FIRETEC model, a nonlinear dynamical approach examines time series for a variety of ...

NASA is studying the science of wildfires on the ground and in the air with their FireSense mission in an effort to better understand wildfire behavior and help response in the future. NBC News' Jacob ...

A peer-reviewed study published in Nature has identified more than 1,000 wildfire events across North America where flames burned aggressively through the night, shattering the long-held assumption ...

In a windowless, warehouse-sized lab on campus, a team of CU Boulder researchers huddle around two wind tunnels—long metal tubes that blow air currents at controlled speeds. Laura Shannon, a graduate ...

New research finds that treated forests are 88% less susceptible to high-severity wildfire than their unmanaged counterparts, and can recover carbon stocks in only seven years. The findings, carried ...

The timber industry and its supporters, joined by many in the Trump administration, have long promoted logging as a way to reduce fire danger. Some even blame declining timber operations in recent ...

Forests in California are struggling to recover after wildfires. Studies show tree loss is rising fast while replanting ...

Pregnant women's exposure to wildfire smoke — particularly in the third trimester — may increase the risk of autism in their children, according to new research, which looked at hundreds of thousands ...

Trauma, such as experiencing a wildfire, can have lingering impacts on decision-making, according to a UC San Diego study published Wednesday. Researchers dubbed the condition “climate trauma.” The ...