Lab analyst Diana Wendelin gently adjusts a slide under a microscope. An enlarged image of a tick comes into focus on her computer screen. “So, the first thing I'm looking at is called the scutum.

As tick season rolls around, residents of tick-prone areas in the U.S. are readying to protect themselves from the illness-spreading arachnids. But the impact of the exploding tick population might be ...

Experts are predicting a severe tick season for North America in 2026, including propagation of the lone star species whose bites can trigger potentially lethal red meat allergies in humans. But there ...

It's been a gnarly year for ticks already in the U.S., but the ticks you're seeing will vary depending on where you live.