May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. As the temperatures rise and people spend more time outdoors, tick bites become more ...

A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

On Sudest Island in southern Papua New Guinea, a creature covered in ticks moved across the rainforest floor. Its slithering body, more than a foot long, was snatched up by a research assistant in ...

Screwworms are possibly the most aptly named parasites imaginable, both literally and figuratively. Screwworms—technically, ...

Discover how weather impacts tick populations and activity in the Mid-Missouri region. Learn about the best ways to prevent tick bites and stay safe outdoors.

In northern states, a tick’s life cycle is two years long. University of Minnesota Associate Professor Jon Oliver explains ...

Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points ...

Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points toward the possibility of ...

Blood-sucking ticks are gross and can carry a variety of diseases. But how do you protect yourself against ticks? And why do ...