Cats are naturally fastidious groomers, making regular baths unnecessary and potentially harmful. While most cats thrive ...

Landowners and councils fit black trunk bags when they confirm processionary caterpillars on pines or oaks. These larvae ...

Common in hedgerows and woodland edges, elderberry plants produce dark purple berries in late summer and autumn. When unripe, the berries contain amygdalin, a toxin that releases cyanide, and can have ...

Google's New York office faced a bedbug scare, prompting temporary closure for professional extermination. Sniffer dogs ...

Laura Kerr moved back with her parents at 42 after quitting her job and selling her house. Her teen has her own room but Kerr ...

We didn’t learn about what was really in the air until January, February,” said Craig Galanti, a resident in Porter Ranch ...

A toxic algae warning has been issued for an Anglesey lake and beach. Pet owners have been urged to take care at Llyn Maelog ...

Contact with blue-green algae can have health effects for humans and animals. The situation is being investigated by Highland ...

If you’re of a certain generation, you’re likely to have clear memories of weekly dosings with cod liver oil (or castor oil, if you were particularly unlucky), a practice that was ostensibly a worm ...

A runner was forced to quit the sport due to a rare condition that means she’s allergic to water. Erin Cassidy first started ‘breaking out’ when she was swimming with school ten years ago and went on ...

Ragweed pollen, dust and mold drive a fall allergy surge in West Texas; an allergist explains peak timing, symptoms and ...