The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.

The Southern High Plains of the United States have low annual rainfall. 

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) Crop Development Centre (CDC) have developed a fast and accurate method for identifying and quantifying toxins in fusarium-infected cereal grain.

With just one water sample, and using no nets or fishhooks, the University of New Brunswick’s Dr. Scott Pavey can tell what types of fish live in a stream or lake.

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) will lead the development of the first Australian satellite designed to predict where bushfires are likely to start and those that will be difficult to contain.

With climate change, the issues of land are becoming more important.

All over the world, the rate at which humans consume fresh water is now approaching or surpassing the rate at which water sources are being naturally replenished, creating water shortages for people and ecosystems. 

The threat to insects and other small creatures from rainforest clearance and the consequences for the environment in tropical regions are recognised. 

As nations prepare to mitigate climate change, decision makers need to understand how land use fits into the climate equation.

As crop production plans are adapting to the declining water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer, cotton is playing an increasingly important role in water conservation.