Outbreaks of bird flu and other viruses are rising fast. Here’s why it’s happening—and how you can stay informed, protected, ...

Certain plants are better at attracting pollinators to your yard than others. This one fast-growing evergreen plant will ...

The green-scaled iguanas have made their rounds around Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus while making it their ...

They are among the world’s oldest living birds and one of the planet’s most successful life-forms, having outlasted millions of species (99 ... resident sandhills in Florida, three of them ...

gambiae has been called the world’s most dangerous animal, although strictly speaking that applies only to the female of the species ... bring the program to the Florida Keys.

In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

Here’s what to know. Alpha-gal syndrome can occur after the bite of certain tick species The saliva of certain tick species carry a sugar molecule called alpha-gal. These species include the ...

Two emerging tick species, including one that is known to cause a red meat allergy, are on the rise in Connecticut. Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station recently released ...

Florida has a variety of invasive lizard species, including iguanas, tegus, Nile monitors, agamas, and basilisks. Many of ...

But a new study finds bites from two other tick species – the blacklegged tick and Western blacklegged wood tick – can trigger the allergy, too. The eastern and southern U.S. is home to the ...