However, recent research challenges this widely held belief, revealing that opossums may not be as enthusiastic about eating ...

“They eat everything,” MacDonald exclaims ... One item on the opossum’s menu is another newcomer — ticks. A warming climate has brought the insects, and Lyme disease, to our forests ...

They say it’s one of the biggest trick or treating opportunities in the region. But the real treat at “Boo at the Zoo” at ...

"I have to pick them off one by one." At Fern Bridge Farm in Ferrisburgh, owner Kelly Otty credits the tick-eating possums that raise their litters in her garden, as well as the farm's 50-chicken ...

Ticks are parasites, which means they live off a host. They feed on the blood of people and animals. Ticks might look like insects, but they’re arachnids, such as spiders. There are many types ...

On a recent Saturday morning, my husband and I woke up as usual, got the coffee going, opened the front curtains to find we ...

Moonwake Coffee Roasters made waves for hosting coffee pop-ups out of a Cybertruck, but its first San Jose cafe is much more ...

Sep. 17, 2024 — The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams of neurons until we have ...

Sep. 17, 2024 — The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams of neurons until we have ...

The first-ever recorded Northeast case of a tick-borne disease was reported in Connecticut, officials said. Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis is a type of spotted fever transmitted through infected ...

Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow ...