County health officials have detected a species of mosquito responsible for spreading Zika and other viruses for the first time in Southern Nevada.

The Health Department says two batches of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus, but no human cases have been reported.

Tammi Hanowskirsquo's yard is carpeted in forest tent caterpillars.

As many people resident in Finland already know, May was an exceptionally cold month. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, the last time May daytime temperatures were this low was in 1969.

Winter tick has been found in over 50 percent of the mule deer examined by wildlife officials in the Whitehorse area and is also found on moose, caribou, and elk in the Yukon

Foodscaping a Tribal College – The purpose of the project is to provide the Northwest Indian College (NWIC) and Lummi Communities with a model of food sovereignty and local access to organic, traditional foods.

The water level on Kluane Lake began dropping last year after a river of glacial meltwater abruptly changed course, leaving docks and boat ramps high and dry.

The Jackson County Medical Examiner has sent samples for testing to the Missouri Department of Health after a possible West Nile death. If confirmed it would be the earliest West Nile fatality in a calendar year in Missouri history.

It has recently been confirmed that a poisonous mushroom, by the name of Steinkrympill has found its way to Iceland.

The likely culprit is a toxic algal bloom, fueled by warmer ocean temperatures.

Hordes of tent caterpillars have covered Tammi Hanowski's home south of Saskatoon and have crawled up the walls and made their way into her pool.

A fierce storm whipped through Moscow Monday, killing 16 people, toppling thousands of trees and damaging several buildings, officials said.

Goldfish Lake near Port Heiden is on the verge of draining into the Bering Sea.

Crews continue to work a 13-hectare blaze about 40 kilometres northwest of Haines Junction. The risk of wildfire is now considered 'extreme' in many parts of the territory.

Tick season is here and it's no secret the parasites can transmit dangerous diseases.But there's a relatively new and rare tick-borne disorder that causes an allergic reaction to red meat called 'Alpha Gal.'Jasmine Bailey reports how the tick that carries

Douglas Indian Association catalogs marine debris at the bottom of Gastineau Channel | Though it sounds like the subtitle to a Pirates of the Caribbean movie, ghost fishing is a real phenomenon. It's going on right now in Gastineau Channel.

As spring walrus hunting season gets underway, residents of St. Lawrence Island talk about sea ice changes and how they affect the village.

Scientists predict a record year for ticks on Long Island and the rest of the Northeast, and they are attributing the surge to a confluence