WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it's important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you've been outside hiking, gardening or ...

Ticks suck, literally. The tiny, creepy, parasitic arachnids feed on the blood of humans and other animals, and although the bites are typically painless, they can be dangerous. Diseases spread ...

The new bacteria, called Rickettsia finnyi, can cause fever, lethargy, swelling, rashes, and pain and, in some cases, death.

Mammalian meat allergy (MMA) is one of the few known food allergies caused by an environmental trigger—a tick bite. In simple ...

Invasive cedar trees help disease-carrying ticks survive in dry western Oklahoma grasslands, threatening rancher and ...

Southwest Virginia is a hotspot for tick-borne disease— with some of the highest per-person rates of Lyme disease in the ...

An invasive grass found on almost every continent and considered a pest in 73 countries isn’t just weeding out native plants, it is creating a haven for disease-carrying ticks and raising public ...

In 2024, Washoe County saw a nearly 38% increase in reported Lyme disease cases from the previous year, from eight cases to ...

Scientists at Oklahoma State University warn that the fast-growing trees are creating conditions for ticks, mosquitoes and ...

Scientists at Oklahoma State University warn that the fast-growing trees are creating conditions for ticks, mosquitoes and ...

There is perhaps nothing that has plagued the electronics consumer quite as much as bloatware. It’s omnipresent in most modern operating systems and products, whether it’s extra stuff on Android ...