A researcher who extracted the animal from the eel's body believes it's the first recorded instance of one found attached to ...

No one wants to think about their cat or dog carrying parasites. But without prevention, the likelihood of infection is high.

Doing something about ticks has taken over as a priority for the Town of New Shoreham in the wake of an increase in ...

Brian Athearn, dressed in camouflage, scaled a tree with his crossbow near the West Tisbury headquarters of the Martha’s ...

Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S ...

“Theileria is tick-borne but can also be spread by sucking lice, possibly stable flies, limited placental transmission and ...

A new Sonic the Hedgehog movie and an upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) film have set release dates. Paramount Pictures recently announced plans to make a new live-action TMNT movie ...

John Blizzard is the chief executive officer of QuadSil, a Midland company that he founded along with three other silicone chemists. He and a number of his employees also happen to be hunters. Put it ...

Leah Kovitch of Brunswick, Maine, was working in the meadow near her home this spring when a tick latched onto her leg. It was only after her calf muscle became sore that she noticed she’d been bitten ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — I sat in the car with the window down two months ago as my wife walked into a grocery store. The warm morning sun danced with a cool breeze, providing a perfect opportunity to relax ...

Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg. She did not notice the tiny bug until Monday, when her calf muscle ...

At 6-foot-8, 225 pounds, Hunter sent Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey down to the deck in a heap on a nasty crossover. Giddey went down so bad he hurt his ankle, with Hunter pounding the rock and ...