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Tassie fires linked to human-induced climate change, study finds
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Increasing frequency Bushfires in Tasmania are happening more frequently now than in the past 1,000 years, and human impacts on climate are likely to blame, researchers say.
Most bushfires in south-eastern Australia caused by humans
Friday, 11 December 2015
Fire starters The vast majority of bushfires in south-eastern Australia are caused by humans, a new study suggests.
Borneo burning: Satellite image reveals extent of thick smoke
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Borneo Burning NASA's Aqua satellite captures images of the heavy smoke from fires set by Indonesian farmers which are continuing to blanket Borneo and many surrounding regions.
Asteroid and volcanoes combined killed the dinosaurs
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
StarStuff Podcast The asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago accelerated volcanic eruptions in India creating a double-whammy disaster that wiped out the dinosaurs. Also; new insights into the dwarf planet Ceres, and neutrino discovery awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Golfers set the course on fire - literally
Friday, 21 March 2014
Titanium alloy golf clubs can cause wild bushfire-producing sparks if they hit a rock mid-swing, a US study shows.
Why do coal fires burn for so long?
Friday, 14 February 2014 7
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Ask an Expert Why do coal fires take so long to put out? How often do they happen?
Beams of electricity zap fires
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Researchers have shown that they can put out a fire by pointing an electrical wand at a flame and applying a current.
Ice-cream headaches, hair and eye shape
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Dr Karl on triple j What causes 'ice cream' headaches? Plus: will shaving cause us to become hairless?; how can eye shape affect the way you read?; and why do smoke detectors have radioactive material in them?
Firefighting gear for future spacecraft
Monday, 6 April 2009
US engineers are developing the next-generation of firefighting equipment specially designed to work in space.
Indigenous fire to save CO2 emissions
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Traditional Aboriginal burning practices in Australia's savannah country could reduce national greenhouse emissions by nearly 5 megatonnes a year and trigger a million-a-year new industry, says one expert.
