With this cold snap, Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with the experts about what this weather means for the future tick season.

The National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine is doing a study to determine the risk of tick-borne disease in Texas. We are asking the community to submit any ticks they find ...

Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is ...

Today, we focus on other people's research. What they consistently find is that tick size and depth are a trade-off: smaller tick size reduces spread costs, but also reduces depth. That makes ...

Sahana is a science journalist and an intern at The Scientist, with a background in neuroscience and microbiology. She has previously written for Live Science, Massive Science, and eLife. View Full ...

Ticks aren’t like bugs that bite you and then fly away. When a tick gets on your body, it sets up camp. It finds a place to eat, then burrows its head into your skin and starts feeding on your ...

Prior to the campaign, 47% of pet owners asked were unaware that people are also at risk of infection from tick-borne diseases. Thanks to the research and the campaign it informed, a later survey ...