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Deer and birds spend time together in cold sunny weather

Magpies and crows surround a resting deer herd as they feed on ticks from the fur of the deer roaming on the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol, England. The weather is pretty cold this season, but it do

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Deadly tick-borne disease on the rise in China

It’salmostpeakseasonforadeadlyvirusspreadbyticksinChina.Infact,thenumberofpeopleaffectedbythediseasecalledseverefeverwiththrombocytopeniasyndrome(SFTS)hasexplod

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Ticked off: Tiny 'dracula' with a taste for dinosaur blood

Dinosaurs,themostfearsomecreaturesevertowalktheEarth,werebuggedalready100millionyearsagobyapaltrypestthatstillplaguesanimalstoday:thebloodsuckingtick,scientists

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England's World Cup winner Dawson reveals heart surgery after tick bite

England's2003WorldCup-winningscrum-halfMattDawsonrevealedMondayhehasundergoneheartsurgeryduetobeingbittenbyatickinaparkinLondonlastyear.The44-year-old--whowon77