An illegal campfire sparked a blaze that has burned half of the unique Fraser Island off Australia’s East coast.

Roughly half of the howler monkeys in the research preserve have died or remain unaccounted for. Scientists had been studying them for more than 30 years. 

The mountain is home to two historic telescopes and many other scientific instruments, along with a billion dollars’ worth of broadcast transmission towers.

Flames and smoke have killed dozens of people over the past month and burned hundreds of thousands of acres, causing massive disruptions.

Researchers uncover the “body-snatching” tactics of fungi that flourish immediately after wildfires.

Ten endangered Manning River turtles were saved from flooding in New South Wales, Australia, following devastating fires on the country’s east coast.

The geneticist’s long career included leading the laboratory’s recovery from a devastating 1989 fire.

The wildfires burning across Australia have caused significant damage to ecosystems and vulnerable species, yet some are faring worse than others.

An image of a Malagasy tree boa wins first place in the British Ecological Society’s annual photography competition.

Firefighters who didn’t develop obstructive airway disease after the World Trade Center attacks had higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and other factors that hint at possible protective effects of diet.

The astronomical idea doesn’t align well with the fossil record, anthropologists argue, but the origins of bipedalism are still difficult to determine.

Nine months after a fire destroyed priceless collections, scientists are working restore the archives and keep their research afloat.

Since a February blaze displaced 10 research groups, “phenomenally generous” support has emerged from across campus and the world as scientists wait to return to the bench.

Investigators have the victims’ samples in hand, but face a range of obstacles before they can finally ID them.

The structure was the cornerstone of a UCLA conservation science center.

Universities are still assessing the extent of the damage; field sites are at risk and some equipment has been damaged.

Technician’s death in Patrick Harran’s lab prompted the American Association for the Advancement of Science to yank Harran’s title as a fellow.

A University of California, Los Angeles chemist facing criminal charges after a lab accident that killed his research assistant in 2009 avoids a public trial and jail time.

Cotton cloth coated with DNA from herring sperm does not burn.