Before LEDs became cheap enough to be ubiquitous, flip-card displays were about the only way to get a digital clock. These entirely electromechanical devices had their own charm, and they have a ...

Tick bites can cause a range of different illnesses — and as the weather warms up, ticks can be particularly prevalent. In some areas, ticks have emerged even earlier due to milder winters ...

Tick bites spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Once they attach themselves to a host, ticks are notoriously difficult to remove without breaking off ...

Earlier in this series, we made the case for copper being “the metal that built technology.” Some readers took issue with that statement, noting correctly that meteoric iron and gold were ...

If you spot a blacklegged tick crawling up your leg—or worse, attached to your skin—you might be worried about getting Lyme disease. That’s reasonable because Lyme is the most commonly ...

As many of you know, I’m an avid gardener which means I am outside in the yard a lot. I also walk my dog through the woods nearly every morning of the year. Both of these important parts of my ...

Spring has sprung, the ticks are out and so are the repellants. But what's the best way to protect yourself from ticks and the diseases they carry while enjoying the outdoors, whether it be hiking ...

Every year, Sam Telford is asked the same question. "How bad will this year's tick season be?" Telford, a professor of infectious diseases and global health at Cummings School of Veterinary ...

Bees are a primary target of "No Mow May" projects, which aim to provide more habitat and food for early season pollinators through longer lawns. It also could provide tick habitat. Credit ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — As we get closer to summer, the warm weather may be calling for you to head outside to the great outdoors. There's a tiny mite that could be lurking waiting to spoil your ...