The use and control of fire are behavioral characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals. Now anthropologists report that savanna chimpanzees in Senegal have a near human understanding of ...

Fire is an important part of plant life in Australia, influencing where plants grow and how abundant a species will be. As a result of recurring bushfires and cultural fire over millennia, many plants ...

A late season fire in Bwabwata National park. Conor Eastment This type of burning also protects and increases biodiversity. And it enables rural people to hunt animals, gather plant foods and ...

Fire alarm cabling has become incrementally more complex over the years, in part driven by the trend toward mass notification, which is a factor of the fire alarm system. Mass notification — a one- or ...