Long Star ticks are generally found in the West, but they've recently made the jump to the East Coast, too. (NIAID/) This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Our love of the outdoors can bring ...

Ticks—all species and types of ticks—are the worst. But good luck avoiding them—especially if you enjoy spending time in the outdoors. We are in the midst of one of the worst, and longest, tick ...

Ticks aren't known as beach-lovers, so ecologist Dan Salkeld and a colleague were surprised when they found 180 ticks in less than a mile on a coastal trail near Muir Beach in California one day in ...

When you're enjoying the warm weather and outdoors, the last thing you want to think about is bugs. While some of these creepy crawlers are harmless, others pose serious threats to animals and humans.

Spending more time outdoors in the summers means more opportunities to encounter ticks. Delaware is home to a handful of tick species. Knowing how to avoid them and how to treat tick bites will keep ...

The lone star tick, which is known for its aggressive nature and bites that can cause alpha-gal syndrome, or red meat allergy, as well as other dangerous viruses, is spreading across the United States ...

Every spring in Michigan, as ticks wake up from their winter dormancy around the same time many humans seem to wake up from theirs, public health experts remind people to brush up on the basics of ...

While tickborne diseases have been on the rise across the U.S., outdoor enthusiasts can take comfort knowing that most common infections aren't transmitted quickly, researchers said. For instance, ...

If you're planning to spend time outside this summer, make sure to do it while covered up. An explosion in the Connecticut tick population has spurred several senators to call for a ...