RICHBURG — In rural Chester County, a house burned to the ground May 13 as local firefighters stood by watching flames pour out of windows until the roof crumbled and walls collapsed. This was no ...

On Aug. 8, the Bug Fire began burning north of Reno. Two days later, the Stallion Fire began burning in parts of California and Nevada. Now, the Hawk Fire has burned over 15,000 acres in the same ...

As drought conditions are expected to continue into the hot and humid summer months, wildfire safety has to be top of mind in the Carolinas. At the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety in ...

A South African experiment launched in 1954 offers insights for a hotter future. Plus: Saving one of the world's most trafficked mammals, and how to turn sand into fertile soil.