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wildfire on July 21, 2026 in Cotignac, France

Environment

Rapid climate change brings wildfire threat to new corners of Europe

Scorching conditions this year have triggered wildfires in European countries that are normally considered to be damp and cool

Environment

Built-in fire extinguishers can prevent battery explosions

Humans

Indigenous Australians have managed land with fire for 11,000 years

Californian firefighter control centre

Technology

Smoke-spotting AI watches live video to find early signs of wildfire

Technology

Sheets of fungus could be used as eco-friendly fireproofing for homes

Flickering flames

Physics

Flames that don’t flicker could make engines more efficient

Firefighters extinguishing a house fire

Technology

Fabric inspired by camel鈥檚 hump could protect firefighters from heat

Lithium-ion batteries

Technology

Gel-coated battery could stop mobile phones catching fire or exploding

Technology

Fire safety app simulates wildfires and shows a route to avoid them

Fire

What is fire?

A chemical reaction that converts fuel and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water

Physics

Blue whirl that consumes all fuel it encounters is three flames in one

Environment

Australia鈥檚 wildfires killed 90 per cent of small ground-based animals

Environment

‘Zombie’ fires are burning the Arctic after smouldering under snow

Environment

Rare herb devastated by Australian bush fires saved by seed bank