Australian researchers have discovered that sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosus) can recognize the smell of smoke as a sign of approaching fire and attempt to escape, but they do not respond to the sound ...

During Australia’s 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, wombats made headlines as much as the firefighters. In fact, multiple wombats were observed supposedly herding other animals into their own burrows ...

Wildfire is one of the biggest threats that the animal kingdom is afraid of. But over the decades, the animals have felt the threat, and their ways of escaping it are simply magnificent too. Let's ...

Euan Ritchie receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. Euan is a Councillor within the Biodiversity Council, a member of the ...