Bushfires that have burnt through wilderness areas in Tasmania are now threatening trees that grow nowhere else in the world and are critical to the state's honey industry.

As bushfire activity rises around the world, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers are investigating the links ...

Bushfires in the Little Desert and Grampians/Gariwerd areas were contained on the weekend thanks to the efforts of hundreds of firefighters. But authorities say the fires are still active and that ...

Adverse selection in health insurance happens when sicker people—or those who present a higher risk to the insurer—buy health insurance while healthier people don’t buy it. Adverse selection can also ...

In the southeast, the state of Victoria is dealing with massive bushfires. Lightning strikes on Jan. 27 ignited fires that have reportedly burned thousands of acres of Grampians National Park ...

The long list of purported "vaccine side effects" was extracted from a report of adverse events, which are not the same as side effects. However, at least two conditions listed as adverse events ...

In 2008, a climate change report made an eerie prediction that Australia would face an extreme bushfire season in 2020. At least 22 people have died and more than 1700 homes have been destroyed as ...

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Mounjaro can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. The most common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and decreased appetite. Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is prescribed to help manage ...

Two blazes burning during Tuesday’s catastrophic bushfire warning in Sydney are being treated as suspicious. Police and fire investigators in NSW are looking into the two fires, one in the Royal ...