Tick attack: BBC hunts for tiny bloodsuckers as diseases rise

Tick attack: BBC hunts for tiny bloodsuckers as diseases rise

BBC/Emma Lynch James Gallagher inspects some of the captured ticks Am I the hunter or the hunted? It’s the question running through my mind as I stroll through the long grass and bracken. I’ve come to the park looking for blood-sucking ticks – to find out how common they are, why new species and new … Read more

Billions of dollars lost! How Twitter Blue troubled investors on Wall Street

Billions of dollars lost! How Twitter Blue troubled investors on Wall Street

Before being suspended last night, Elon Musk‘s idea of an $8 blue check subscription service on Twitter created a mess on Wall Street with at least two stocks losing billions of dollars in market capitalisation. Aerospace company Lockheed Martin and pharma major Eli Lilly and Company were both victims of impersonation on the social media … Read more

Tick Spraying May Not Guard Against Lyme Disease

Tick Spraying May Not Guard Against Lyme Disease

April 14, 2022 – Two widely used and environmentally safe tick control measures may slash the number of bloodthirsty bugs in your neighborhood, but they won’t reduce your chances of contracting Lyme disease, researchers have found. The results of a 4-year study, which appears in the May 2022 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, showed a … Read more

Psychology of a Song: What Makes These Grammy-Nominated Tracks Tick?

Psychology of a Song: What Makes These Grammy-Nominated Tracks Tick?

A single song can amplify our current mood or transport us to an entirely new realm of feeling. Wallowing in self-pity on your bedroom floor? Deepen your blues with some blues. Pulling yourself out of your misery to jump-start a night on the town? Bump top-40 pop hits. Dancing your troubles away? Loop trippy EDM … Read more