Mar 24, 2026

For the last few decades, Australia has taken a proactive and centralized approach to wildfire mitigation. It’s wildfire building codes are standardized and mostly mandatory throughout the country, and in some especially wildfire-prone areas the government restricts development altogether. By contrast, the U.S. has...

Mar 10, 2026

In February, responders in Florida successfully rescued a 7-foot, 400-pound manatee that had wiggled his way up a concrete pipe and became trapped in a stormwater drain under the road. The unusual rescue made international headlines, but it was all in a day’s work for Brandi Phillips, the animal technical...