The wildfires that are now threatening Sydney and other parts of New South Wales, Australia, are burning out of control, despite intensive firefighting efforts. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philippe Gerber / Getty Images Trees are made of wood, so it’s safe to assume that, to some extent, they are flammable—but some ...

Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, Southern Californians have been encouraged, for years, to rip out water-guzzling lawns. They have also been urged to forgo nonnative, ...

Trees are made of wood, so it’s safe to assume that, to some extent, they are flammable—but some pose more of a fire safety issue than others. Fast-growing junipers and eucalyptus, for example, as ...