While most bugs die in the winter, ticks are relatively impervious to the freezing temperatures — and as the climate warms, they are becoming increasingly active in winter months, experts warn. The ...

Ticks are tiny, blood-sucking arachnids that, while playing a role in the natural environment, present notable health concerns for both people and animals. Typically found in grassy or wooded regions, ...

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 ...

This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center through a collaboration between NPR’s Radio IQ and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. Southwest Virginia is a hotspot ...

The blood-sucking parasites can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. There have been 14 distinct species of tick recorded in New York by Upstate Medical University’s ...

While most bugs die in the winter, ticks are relatively impervious to the freezing temperatures — and as the climate warms, they are becoming increasingly active in winter months, experts warn. The ...

Experts are warning there may be an uptick in ticks nationwide this summer because of a warm winter that kept ticks active for longer. "There's a lot of impressions that, because it was a mild winter, ...

Planning an outdoor getaway this summer requires many considerations: navigating rainy weekends, enduring heavy traffic and perhaps worst of all, facing an increasing tick problem. Stream Los Angeles ...