Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans face of Lyme disease and other illnesses.

An expert explains the risks mosquitoes and ticks pose to people and how you can best protect yourself from the pests.

A new treatment for Lyme disease offers hope to patients who suffer from long-term effects of the bacterial infection, even after antibiotic treatment.

A combination of antibiotics is more effective in treating Lyme disease than the commonly prescribed course of a single antibiotic alone.

Like Lyme disease, babesiosis is a common tick-borne illness, one that's on the rise in the United States. Here's what you should know.

"If we can unravel the mechanisms at play here, we might be able to block this protein and stop ticks from spreading the bacteria to people..."

Shelter dogs in the Eastern US may be bearing the brunt of ticks' and mosquitoes' expanding range due to warming temperatures.

Blacklegged ticks are surprisingly impervious to extreme temperatures, research finds. "Somehow, they hunker down and survive great."

There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.

Warm weather means tick season. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the great outdoors. Experts have tips that can help.