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Clarkfield, Minn. Every time MaryAnn Oakland sees a Monarch butterfly flutter from her hand into the blue sky yonder she says that it fills her with great joy.

City Council to Bed Bugs: Drop Dead!

There was hawkish rhetoric on the steps of City Hall this afternoon directed at an unlikely foe: bed bugs. The quarter-inch-long insects may be small, but theyre also crafty. Human beings tend not to like them, perhaps because they can lie dormant in pillows, couches, picture frames and even electrical sockets for four to six months without a so-called blood meal. These six-legged parasites ...

Special Reports: Ticks

Ticks have been known to carry Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but now allergists are looking to see if they're causing another nasty and potentially deadly reaction.

Sludge, a free fertilizer for farmers, can pose health and environmental risks

Sludge is generally applied to fields in spring and fall. This sludge came from Burlington's Wastewater Treatment Plant and was spread onto the field by Synagro.

A tough itch to scratch

From a runny nose and itchy eyes to a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction, allergies affects one in three New Zealanders. Two Marlborough families cope with severe allergies every day.